Western Focus

Western Bureau:Budding photographers who are either considering the art as a profession or a hobby are honing their skills at the Montego Bay Community College (MBCC) Photography Club, where several students are taking the business of photography quite seriously.

Western Bureau:It is not often that people make fun of their vexing circumstances, but in Chigwell, Hanover, the residents seem quite happy to joke their troubles away, seemingly determined not to make the challenges they face interfere with their peace...

Despite hosting last week's high-profile 36th International Food Safety Conference of the Food Hygiene Bureau, Montego Bay is a city facing its own food safety challenges as it has been operating without a proper slaughter facility (abattoir) for the past 10 years.

Despite a whopping 73 per cent increase in the number of food establishments registered with the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) over the last four years, health officials have raised concerns about the high level of non-compliance in regard to safety standards.

Following in the wake of the recent power room explosion, which forced several workers to seek medical attention after being exposed to suspicious fumes, the Affiliated Computer Services (ACS) managed Xerox Company in Freeport, Montego Bay, is now back to normal.

Multi-Grammy award-winning song bird Pastor Shirley Caesar will be among more than 30 awardees at the inaugural PraiseFest Awards ceremony, which will unfold next Wednesday at the Montego Bay Convention Centre.

Western Bureau:Students from the University of Technology School of Oral Health Science will get an opportunity to work alongside internationally certified dental professionals as the Sandals Foundation seeks to expand its partnership in community and education.

A Montego Bay store employee who punched a co-worker in her face during a dispute is to return to the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court for sentencing on November 30.

Western Bureau:Emotionally disturbed youngsters in 12 schools, in St James, are now reaping the benefits of a behaviour modification programme initiated to reduce suspension and expulsion rate, which has been plaguing several schools.

Have you lost your spunk, your umph, your energy? Sure, all of us feel tired at one time or another, but when was the last time you felt like you could take on the world?

WESTERN BUREAU:An auto mechanic from St Andrew, who is charged with the theft of a motor car in September, was remanded on Tuesday after giving several different answers when he was asked to state his address.