Western Focus

Former Village United head coach, Cassman Williams, says the Elleston Wakeland Community Centre, situated in the heart of Falmouth, Trelawny, is ideally located for the development of a multipurpose stadium but is bemoaning the facility's current state of disrepair.

The Negril Education Environment Trust (NEET) staged its annual Buy A Brick Campaign and Culture Day at the Travellers Beach Resort in Negril on Tuesday.

Scores of businessmen and members of the diaspora converged at the Hilton Guest House, St Leonard's, in Westmoreland on Sunday for the 10th staging of the Wise Women Club's Luncheon and Fun Day.

We normally sleep at night and are awake during the daytime. As a matter of fact, we all know the saying "early to bed, early to rise makes a man healthy, wealthy, and wise", which suggests that most people function best when this pattern is followed. Is there any truth to this, and what would be the basis of it?

Fishermen from Savanna-la-Mar in Westmoreland think the town's fisheries sector is in need of urgent assistance from the Government if it is to continue being a primary source of livelihood for many residents.

HIS Determination and an unrelenting passion for authentic Jamaican music prompted Raphiel 'Raphi' Chambers to form the Rock Top Band one year ago. His zeal led to the band producing its own 13-track debut album weeks after its formation.

WESTERN BUREAU:The Green Island High School in Hanover will stage its inaugural pageant for girls at the Mandela Green Complex in the town of Green Island on Saturday, March 15, under the theme 'Young, Gifted, and Black'.

WESTERN BUREAU:The Irwin community, which was the scene of one of the most horrifying crimes committed in Jamaica in 2012, is now a much more secure community, thanks to last week's official opening of the Meadows of Irwin Police Post.

WESTERN BUREAU:A St James man, who reportedly took $245,000 from a woman to buy a car and then failed to deliver on his promise, was offered bail when he appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

We hear people make reference to 'brain food', which suggests that certain foods have a special impact on our brain function.

WESTERN BUREAU:Last Friday evening, vehicular traffic in Savanna-la-Mar slowed to a crawl as hundreds of students from various high schools flooded into the town centre following Jamaica Day celebrations at their respective institutions.