Western Bureau: The Western Regional Health Authorities (WRHA) took it to the beach in the western region last Friday with a belated staging of Caribbean Wellness Day at the Wavz Beach in Negril by hosting a 5K beach trot and beach volleyball...
The distraught guardians of missing Manchester High student Jayden Thompson were up to late yesterday pleading for his safe return, clinging to hope as the days pass with no sign of the 12-year-old. “Wi no waa find no body. Any way dem can lef’ him...
Western Bureau: Jamaica’s Director of Tourism Donovan White has announced plans to market the island’s communities on platforms like Netflix and Amazon Prime, part of a bold strategy to turn local culture and creativity into bookable tourism...
WESTERN BUREAU: National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang on Saturday evening made a contribution of $100,000 to the Mt Alvernia Preparatory School and Kindergarten in aid of the institution’s legacy project, as part of its milestone centennial...
It is a nightmare that parents dread, having their child diagnosed with a serious ailment such as cancer. Childhood cancer remains a significant health concern in Jamaica where leukaemia, lymphoma, and brain tumours represent the most common types...
After last week’s public acknowledgement that former Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller has been suffering from dementia, Professor of Public Health and Ageing Denise Eldemire Shearer says there should be no shame associated with the condition...
In 2021, during the COVID-19 pandemic, 16-year-old Ardenne High School student Katelyn Tait was diagnosed with cancer - stage two Hodgkin lymphoma. Come November 2026, a mere five years later, she will graduate from The University of the West...
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has told Jamaicans in the diaspora that there will be no honeymoon period for the Government following the September 3 general election that gave his administration a third consecutive term in power. “Days after the...
“Cocaine is a major source of funding for the gangs in Jamaica.” That was the blunt assessment from a US administration official during a September 19 high-level briefing last Friday in Kansas City, Missouri. The official, speaking as part of a US...
A junior resident at May Pen Hospital who contested the September 3 general election as a People’s National Party (PNP) candidate is scheduled to face disciplinary proceedings on Monday. The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA), his employer,...
Jamaica’s three domestic aerodromes – Negril, Ken Jones, and Tinson Pen – together with Ian Fleming International Airport (IFIA), have accumulated nearly J$2 billion in maintenance, security, and repair costs over the past six years. According to...
What should have been a routine two-minute drive from Dominica Drive to Chelsea Manor turned into a harrowing 15-minute ordeal for an elderly couple, after their car was swept away by raging floodwaters during a thunderstorm in New Kingston two...
More than 15 years after businessman Keith Clarke was fatally shot during a joint police-military operation, his family has filed a lawsuit alleging that security forces stormed the wrong house during the deadly pre-dawn raid. Filed by Clarke’s...
An employee and a former employee of the Institute of Sports (INSPORTS) have both been acquitted of fraud charges in connection with a $222-million scheme uncovered at the state agency. Andrea Picton, an accounting clerk, was found not guilty on 10...
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness is calling for the urgent reform of the world’s multilateral systems so that small countries, including his own island nation, can benefit from specific financial streams. “Jamaica has achieved economic...
Western Bureau: The staff at the Princess Hotel and Resort in Green Island, Hanover, and the 1,600 students at the nearby Green Island High School, will now find it much easier to negotiate the roadway in that area as two sets of traffic lights...
After the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information’s unkept promise to remove Old Harbour High School from the shift system by 2016, Principal Lynton Weir remains hopeful that the commitment will be honoured by the new timeline of 2028...
WESTERN BUREAU: Thirty-three retirees, who were formerly employed by the Western Regional Heath Authority (WRHA), were given a heartfelt send-off when they were honoured for their commitment and dedication during a luncheon in Montego Bay, St...
WESTERN BUREAU: Following recent suicides committed by teenagers in western Jamaica, two reputable therapists are contending that while the factors behind the irreversible act are varied, parents and other adults should avoid putting pressure on...
Western Bureau: Scores of men over 40 gathered on Thursday in the Savanna-la-Mar Independence Park for a free health screening hosted by the Misty Blue Cancer Care Foundation in partnership with the Westmoreland Health Department. Under the theme ‘...
Under growing public pressure, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Thursday broke its silence on the controversial police killing of 22-year-old Jamar Farquharson while also taking aim at the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM)...
A former supervisor at a Kingston car wash testified on Thursday that Constable Noel Maitland paid her a $2,000 deposit at the business in July 2022 after bringing in a sofa for cleaning. She told the court that Maitland, who she identified in...
WESTERN BUREAU: Darien Henry, principal of Montego Bay Community College, is urging parents to closely monitor their children’s use of tablets and mobile phones, warning that these devices can serve as gateways for predators and platforms for...
WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, permanent secretary in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, has confirmed that all Jamaican workers and 50 unskilled Chinese workers are no longer employed on the construction site of the new multibillion-dollar...
WESTERN BUREAU: Errol Greene, trustee of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), has appealed to justices of the peace (JPs) to expose colleagues who exploit their office for personal gain, and in so doing, erode public trust and tarnish...
