Western Focus

The Steering committee of the Jamaica chapter of the Green Island High School Alumni Association has plans under way to construct a sixth-form block with funds from a series of fundraising efforts.The group will be staging its first fundraiser in...

Would you support the aborting of the domestic senior football competitions in Hanover in light of the incidents of crime? Taleeni Francis, commanding officer, Hanover Emergency Medical Services"No. Because even though crime is rising, football is...

Members of the Mandingo Youth Club in Mt Salem, St James, recently conducted a rehabilitation project in the community, which included the repainting of a pedestrian crossing and stop lines to facilitate students of the Mt Salem Primary and Junior...

Stakeholders in the BPO sector have had varying views on the state of that industry during the last two years. Here are some of their comments.Davon Crump, CEO, Global Outsourcing Solutions Limited:"We are losing businesses to other countries...

One year after passing the Special Economic Zones (SEZ) act into law, government is yet to roll out the regulatory framework to govern the new regime, and members of the investing community in western Jamaica are not happy."We know things cannot...

A sedentary lifestyle is well known to be associated with poor health outcomes. Of course, logically, the thinking was that this was because these persons are not getting enough exercise. Recently, it was found, though, that there is more to it than...

What do you think the Government of Jamaica should do to assist communities to cope with traumatic experiences?Sharon Chambers, wellness specialist:"Find volunteers who are professional psyc nurses, psychologists and social workers that can go into...

Commanding Officer of the Trelawny Police Division, Superintendent Clive Blair, has expressed relief that the year 2016 has come to an end.He was spotted taking a break close to midnight on New Year's Eve to catch the last few minutes of 2016 and...

A decade ago, at the Caribbean Child Research Conference, experts from the University of the West Indies, provided research findings which showed that many Jamaican children who have witnessed incidences of violence, may be experiencing dangerous...

The year 2016, in western Jamaica, has featured a mixture of a myriad of woes on one hand, and some good fortune on the other. On the political scene in the region, the Jamaica Labour Party wrested control of all but one of the parish councils away...

More than 600 homeless and indigent persons of various ages, benefited from the Trumpet Call Ministries International’s tenth annual Mission of Mercy Christmas Outreach programme, in Montego Bay. Volunteers overseeing the Christmas treat...