WESTERN BUREAU:A St James couple who were arrested in August during a police operation against the illicit lottery scam had their bail extended to November 27 when they appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.
LUCEA, Hanover:Lucea's mayor, Coun-cillor Shernet Haughton, says she will meet with the administration and operations arms of the Hanover Parish Council to discuss issues that have been raised about the disorderly behaviour of some minibus operators in the Lucea Municipal Park.
WESTERN BUREAU:Western Jamaica-based small businesses were among those with products on display at the Jamaica Promotions' (JAMPRO) Opportunities Jamaica business linkages event, which was staged at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James earlier this week.
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Bus drivers who ply the Lucea to Montego Bay route are expressing disgust and anger at the conduct of some of their colleagues who they say continue to cause chaos in the Lucea Municipal Bus Park.
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St James Parish Council, Glendon Harris, says the municipality has taken steps to curtail the activities of roadside hairdressers in the Second City who are reportedly affecting the earnings of legitimate hairdressers.
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
A St James man who admitted to stealing seven tins of corned beef from a supermarket in Montego Bay was remanded in police custody when he appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Should Sheridan Samuels be elected as the Hanover Football Association president in November, he is promising to bring a new dimension to the role with the sole purpose being to reinvigorate the sport in that parish.
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
After going down by 50 points (300-250) to Cool Wave last week, defending champions Fighter Jet will seek to rebound against Dynamic Strikers tomorrow in the J. Wray & Nephew Western Domino League (Premier League).
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Residents of New Town in Lucea, Hanover, are crying foul at what they say is a gross waste of millions of tax dollars on two roads which were recently rehabilitated in the subdivision.
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Two St James men who allegedly stole a car were offered bail in the combined sum of $600,000 when they appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday.
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Sandals Foundation ambassadors pose for a quick group shot moments before the start of the Flow/CUMI...COME RUN 2013 charity race at Tryall Golf Club last weekend. Proceeds from the run, which is in its fifth year, will go towards the CUMI Trust Fund, which supports the rehabilitation of the mentally ill in the parish of St James.
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
One of the unenviable distinctions that Jamaica 'land we love' has is that we have the highest rates of prostate cancer worldwide. Also, prostate cancer is the most common cause of male cancer deaths in Jamaica. So we need to be informed about how to reduce the risk of cancer.
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Thirteen-year-old Xaria Morrison, a grade eight student of the Mount Alvernia High School in Montego Bay, left the parish of St James in awe after she struck a grade two in CAPE Mathematics Unit One this year.
Published:Saturday | September 28, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Despite the St James Parish Council having surpassed its monetary projections for parking fees for the first half of the 2013-2014 financial year, Montego Bay Mayor Glendon Harris says there are massive potential earnings in that area still untapped.
Published:Saturday | September 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM
WESTERN BUREAU:Mayor of Montego Bay and Chairman of the St James Parish Council, Glendon Harris, has expressed outrage at what, he says, are the illicit garbage-disposal practices by a large number of commercial entities in the resort town.
Published:Saturday | September 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM
WESTERN BUREAU:Commanding Officer of the Negril Police Department, Assistant Superintendent of Police Ryan Gayle, says a shortage of marine police officers in Westmoreland is hampering the constabulary force from effectively dealing with lawless jet ski operators.
Published:Saturday | September 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM
WESTERN BUREAU:The liVES of Rosalee Davidson, her 16-year-old, autistic son, Christopher Clarke, and her two-year-old Chadrick Davidson, who spend most of their days begging on the streets of Montego Bay, are set to change for the better.
Published:Saturday | September 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM
WESTERN BUREAU:The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has come under fire from the Westmoreland Parish Council for what members say is the "woefully inadequate" garbage-collection and street-cleaning service in the parish.
Published:Saturday | September 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM
Western Bureau: Two St. James men who were arrested for stealing a woman's BlackBerry smartphone were freed by the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday due to insufficient evidence.
Published:Saturday | September 21, 2013 | 12:00 AM
WESTERN BUREAU:The St James Parish Council moved a motion at its regular monthly meeting last week to stop payment to contractors assigned to a National Works Agency-led road-rehabilitation project in the Springmount community in the parish.
