Western Focus

A St James taxi operator who allegedly punched another man in his face during a quarrel was ordered to compensate the complainant when he returns to the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on June 24.

Energy Zone sound system emerged champions of the Boom/21st Century Vybzing competition after a rigorous battle with Eagle Killa in the final face-off on Sunday night in Ballards Valley, St Elizabeth, to take home the $200,000 top prize...

A total of 43 trainees graduated from the Lucea Skills Training Centre (LSTC) in Esher in Hanover last Thursday. Thirty-two of the graduates, who were from communities across Hanover, were trained in restaurant service, while the remaining 10 were trained in housekeeping.

Mayor of Falmouth and Chairman of the Trelawny Parish Council, Garth Wilkinson, is calling for a resumption of corporal punishment in Jamaican schools.

In keeping with its mandate to upgrade adopted basic schools, the Tryall Fund's Success by Six Basic Schools Project hosted its second nutritional training workshop at the Sandy Bay Community Basic School in Hanover recently.

WESTERN BUREAU:United States Ambassador to Jamaica Pamela Bridgewater says the country should strengthen its efforts to protect the natural environment, especially in light of climate change and the country's dependence on tourism, which relies on a...

WESTERN BUREAU:Members of a film crew from the Australian version of the television series "Who do you think you are?" were in sections of Hanover last week preparing for one of the 2014 season's episodes which will feature movie star Richard Roxburgh of the Australian Television series 'Rake'.

WESTERN BUREAU:A St James man who allegedly stole a motor car last November was freed of the charge when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday and made full restitution to the owner.

WESTERN BUREAU:A visually impaired St James man, who attempted to smuggle more than two pounds of cocaine out of the island, was sentenced to two years' imprisonment when he appeared in court on Tuesday.

The summer is fast approaching and as we all know, summer brings heat. Many people will try to beat the heat by using air conditioners, but there have been some concerns expressed about whether they can make you ill. How valid are those concerns?

While Negril and Lucea, the two most western townships in Jamaica, continue to grapple with hundreds of trauma cases annually, there is still no trauma centre to provide immediate care for persons within the Negril-Lucea geographical area.

The 28 students of the Woodlands Basic School in Hanover are functioning in a better environment after having received furniture, books, toys, and learning aids from the Junior Plus School in Spring Gardens, Montego Bay.