WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) President Robin Russell says Jamaican companies are increasingly being contracted to provide entertainment in the tourism industry, a shift that is reflecting the growing integration of...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Dr Mark Smith says artificial intelligence (AI) is the most significant innovation in human history, and is calling for its increased use in the local education system, arguing that,...
Western Bureau: Members of the Rastafarian community in western Jamaica were at the forefront of yesterday’s protest in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, St James, which was staged to show solidarity with Burkina Faso’s leader, Captain Ibrahim...
WESTERN BUREAU: Commuters in Green Pond, St James, and Green Island in Hanover are anticipating a more reliable and comfortable means of transport as the Montego Bay Metro Bus Company expanded its services into the communities on Monday. The...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Dr Mark Smith has announced plans to establish a think tank within the next three months. The initiative will advocate for increased government funding for the education sector, with a...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has launched an initiative dubbed ‘Go Public Fund Education,’ which is aimed at encouraging private sector investment in Jamaica’s educational system, as the nation seeks to create a...
WESTERN BUREAU: Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, the minister of education, says the Government has forged a partnership with Elon Musk’s satellite Internet provider Starlink to connect rural public schools with high-speed Internet services....
WESTERN BUREAU: Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining Floyd Green has announced that starting this fiscal year and continuing over the next six years, the Government will invest $600 million to revitalise the Montpelier Agricultural...
WESTERN BUREAU: A quiet, yet transformative change is unfolding in Mt Salem, St James, and residents are now poised to embrace a smart, seamless transportation system that promises to redefine the vibrant area. At the heart of this initiative is...
WESTERN BUREAU: The St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC), in partnership with the Urban Development Corporation (UDC), is set to transform the Montego Bay Shoe Arcade, commonly known as the Old Shoe Market, into a state-of-the-art shopping...
Western Bureau: Wilford ‘Billy’ Heaven, the chief executive officer of the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and Education (CHASE) Fund, says infirmed residents in St Elizabeth and Portland will now benefit from swift and secure transportation to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Just hours after the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) secretariat announced Dr Garfield James as the winner of Sunday’s tightly contested internal selection in Westmoreland Western, angry party workers launched a fierce backlash. They...
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon has said that there are plans to address growing concerns over tourism harassment in the Second City with the establishment of a new police post at the Old Hospital Park on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard....
WESTERN BUREAU: RICHARD VERNON, chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC), says the organisation is now closer to formalising a lease arrangement with Montego Bay Multi Sports Development Limited for the Montego Bay Sports Complex in...
WESTERN BUREAU: People’s National Party (PNP) General Secretary Dr Dayton Campbell is threatening legal action against Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon and the St James Municipal Corporation if they continue to remove election paraphernalia...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Horace Chang, the general secretary of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP), has declared yesterday’s internal selection process in Westmoreland Western as a close contest. He said a winner has emerged, but the party will not...
WESTERN BUREAU: Kerry Thomas, the People’s National Party (PNP) councillor for the Mount Salem division in the St James Municipal Corporation, is warning Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon against carrying out a threat to remove political banners...
WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of National Security, Dr Horace Chang, says Montego Bay is entering a transformative era of sustained growth and stability, thanks to substantial investments by both the private sector and the...
WESTERN BUREAU: After 35 years of working in the business processing outsourcing (BPO) sector at the Montego Bay Free Zone in St James, 54-year-old customer service representative Desna Lightbody has established an extraordinary legacy. Her legacy...
WESTERN BUREAU: Kenre Valentine, a maritime surveyor with the Maritime Authority of Jamaica (MAJ), wants primary and secondary school students across the country to embrace science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) to prepare...
WESTERN BUREAU: Elva Williams-Richards, senior vice-president at the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), has announced plans to develop an overwater boardwalk along the coastline in Freeport in Montego Bay, St James. This initiative is part of a...
WESTERN BUREAU: Senior Superintendent Othneil Dobson, the divisional commander for the Westmoreland police, has unveiled a strategic plan to enhance the law enforcement capabilities of the police in the western parish, which he hopes will result in...
WESTERN BUREAU: Senator Delano Seiveright, state minister in the Ministry of Tourism, is encouraging more Jamaicans to embrace the Spanish language, calling it an essential tool for bridging the communication gap created by the increasing presence...
WESTERN BUREAU: The highly anticipated Manning’s School STEM Day, set for April 2, is poised to revolutionise how students engage with science, technology, engineering, and mathematics (STEM) while celebrating Jamaica’s rich cultural heritage. Dane...
WESTERN BUREAU: STUDENT-ATHLETES IN western Jamaica now have something more to strive for. The Champions of the West Award has been created as a spin-off from the annual Jill Stewart MoBay City Run (JSMCR), and each year, a Sports Boy and Sports...
