Published:Saturday | September 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM
WESTERN BUREAU:The groundbreaking ceremony for the Lucea Pipeline-Replacement and Non-Revenue Water-Reduction Project took place last Thursday at Elgin Town in Hanover.
Published:Saturday | September 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM
WESTERN BUREAU:A St Elizabeth man who was arrested after he was found sleeping in a stolen car was offered bail when he appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Eighteen-year-old national invitee, Shanice Bailey, of St James High School and Los Perfectos Football Club, is now the toast of the football fraternity in St James, having won a full scholarship to the Harcum College in Pennsylvania, United States.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
More than 500 students at the Montego Bay Infant School were beneficiaries of educational materials, including books, crayons, pencils, and bags from the Palmyra Foundation's Books4Kids Jamaica programme on Tuesday.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
A team of 31 volunteers, including medical practitioners, nurses and non-medical personnel, will arrive in Montego Bay on Saturday, October 5, to participate in the 20th staging of the annual Atlanta-Montego Bay Sister Cities Health Mission.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Recurring yeast infections can really be a source of stress for a woman. They affect a sensitive part of her body, and to have something continually wrong with it can really affect her self-esteem.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) has earned the ire of a Negril community for leaving piles of tree cuttings along the West End road in the resort town.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
The 10 female sixth-form Cornwall College students making their historic walk, while being welcomed by male students of the institution on Monday morning. The 10 are the first females to be admitted to the upper school of the 117-year-old institution in 30 years.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Commanding Officer of the Negril Police Department, Assistant Superintendent of Police Ryan Gayle, says a code should be enacted under the law to regulate how jet skis are driven within the island's coastal areas.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Reigning champions Fighter Jet will return to action for the first time since lifting the J. Wray & Nephew-sponsored Western Domino League 'Premier League' mid-season title, when they play away to Tropical Riddim in one of five games to start the competition's second round.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
A St James man who stole two bottles of rum and two drink-mix packs was given a suspended sentence when he appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
The Hanover Football Association has all but sewn up a new sponsorship deal with the Sandals/ATL Group of Companies for its Under-20 and -17 leagues, which are set to start later this year.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Chairman of the Negril Resort Board Cliff Reynolds has chided the National Works Agency (NWA) for its failure to provide an update on incomplete road-improvement works along the Norman Manley Boulevard in the resort town.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
A St James man who allegedly robbed a tourist from New Zealand of a digital camera and more than $64,900 last year was freed of the charge when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Published:Saturday | September 14, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Radiologic Technologist and medical ultrasound practitioner, Lennox Anderson-Jackson, has realised his lifelong dream to open a radiology clinic to serve the people of Hanover.
WESTERN BUREAU:Two St James men, who allegedly robbed a couple while they were having sex on a beach, were offered bail for a second time when they appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.
WESTERN BUREAU:A St James man, who reportedly threw his girlfriend's clothes into a pit, was ordered to attend mediation sessions with the complainant when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
It's fast approaching back-to-school time, and apart from getting the books, uniforms, and other school supplies, it is a common practice to deworm and 'wash-out' our children before they go back to school.
WESTERN BUREAU:The University of the West Indies, Mona, Western Jamaica Campus (UWIWJC), recently acknowledged a major milestone, with the campus now having a student population of approximately 1,000 students in more than 15 courses of study.
WESTERN BUREAU:Councillor of the Friendship Division of the Westmoreland Parish Council, Edwin Allwood, has expressed grave concern about the absence of street lights in some communities.
WESTERN BUREAU:Thirteen participants graduated from a pastry and cake-decorating course offered by the Young Women's Christian Association (YWCA), Montego Bay, on Tuesday.
WESTERN BUREAU:Despite the relatively small turnout of patrons at the Makalon Family Anniversary Show in Lucea, Hanover, last Saturday, headline act, Sizzla Kalonji, said he enjoyed himself immensely and was pleased with the crowd response.
