Western Focus

WESTERN BUREAU:Barrington Bucknor of St James, accused of killing another man during a tenancy dispute, is scheduled to return to court in May as the prosecution's case file is still incomplete.

WESTERN BUREAU:The Flanker Peace and Justice Centre in Montego Bay, St James, has been positively impacting lives in the inner city community since it was established in 2002 by the Dispute Resolution Foundation, through funding from the Canadian International Development Agency.

SANDY BAY, Hanover:The Tryall Club will play host to the opening reception on April 23 for 'An Image of Jamaica 1891' exhibition, which features photographs by Valentine & Sons of Dundee, Scotland, and wooden sculptures by Clifford...

ORANGE HILL, Westmoreland:Scores of mourners, headed by Tourism and Entertainment Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill and mayor of Savanna-la-Mar Bertel Moore, crammed into the Wesleyan Holiness Church, Orange Hill, Westmoreland, last Saturday to pay respects to Lucille Lydia Daley.

SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland:The Rotary Club of Savanna-la-Mar through a donation from Hi-Lo Food Stores handed over books to 26 schools in Westmoreland as part of an outreach programme.

WESTERN BUREAU:Katrina Grant, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2008, has proven that she is as ambitious and philanthropic as she is beautiful.

An 18-year-old Montego Bay woman will have a social enquiry report prepared for her to determine her sentence on May 11 after being arrested for five pounds of ganja.

A total of $50,000 was handed over to two groups and an individual from funds garnered through the 2012 staging of the Miss Townhead Talent and Awareness Pageant.

Agriculture Minister Roger Clarke pets a Jamaica Red Poll during a tour of the Montpelier Agricultural, Industrial and Food Show in St James on Easter Monday.

Savanna-la-Mar, the capital city of Westmoreland, is steeped in history and pre-dates Jamaica's discovery by Christopher Columbus in the late 1400s.

Street people in the town of Savanna-la-Mar were on Good Friday treated to a meal of bun, cheese, and drink by Patrick Miller, who was conducting the exercise for the second year.

WESTERN BUREAU:From singing to make-up artistry, 18-year-old Jay-Ann Grant has found her true calling and has started an entrepreneurial effort dubbed 'Makeup by JayAnn'.