Western Focus

The Nurses' Association of Jamaica (NAJ) gave special recognition to 35 nurses from the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) during the commemoration of National Nurses Week in a seminar and an awards ceremony held last week.

WESTMORELAND:Residents of communities in eastern Westmoreland are up in arms with the National Water Commission (NWC) over what they say is a consistent lack of adequate water supply in their communities.

Christopher ThomasGleaner WriterWESTERN BUREAU:A St James man who used his next-door neighbour's bank card to withdraw $60,000 without her consent was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on...

WESTMORELAND:Councillor for the Frome Division of the Westmoreland Parish Council, Paul Wilson, has chided the National Water Commission (NWC) for its handling of the parish's water development master plan.

HANOVER:The Grand Palladium resort bade farewell to outgoing Director of Human Resources, Rodcliffe Robertson, last week Friday.

WESTERN BUREAU:The announcement by Tourism and Entertainment Minister Dr Wykeham McNeill that two new cruise ships would make Montego Bay their home port has been met with mixed reactions from key stakeholders in western Jamaica.

WESTERN BUREAU:Secretary-Manager of the St James Parish Council Gerald Lee has indicated that the municipal authority could soon be staging night court sessions in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court.

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WESTERN BUREAU:National Works Agency (NWA) parish manager for Hanover, Wayne Cover, says delayed procurement caused setbacks in plans to clean the Lucea West River and drains in Lucea prior to the June 1 start of the Atlantic hurricane season.

WESTMORELAND:Stakeholders in Westmoreland have intensified calls for security cameras to be installed in the town centre of Savanna-la-Mar to arrest the increasing incidence of crime in the town.

HANOVER:The Middlesex Corner Primary School conducted its annual graduation ceremony and prize-giving exercise for grade six students last Wednesday at the Greenland United Church under the theme 'Let's Reach Higher: Strive for Excellence'.

WESTERN BUREAU:Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar and Chairman of the Westmoreland Parish Council Bertel Moore, says the parish is in a state of readiness to deal with disasters which may arise during this hurricane season.