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13 Oct, 2025
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Westmoreland Fire Brigade reports surge in emergency calls amid ambulance challenges
WESTERN BUREAU: While fire calls were down by 14 per cent nationally in 2023-2024, the situation was far different in Westmoreland, which registered a staggering 35 per cent increase that was further…
13 Oct, 2025
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Nish: Hanover looking at new strategies to sustain crime reduction
WESTERN NUREAU: Superintendent Andrew Nish, head of the Hanover Police Division, says he is encouraged by a significant decline in murders and shootings in the western parish. Despite this overall…
13 Oct, 2025
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Nat’l Patient Care Assn celebrates 35th anniversary
WESTERN BUREAU: A sea of pink and white filled the Glendevon New Testament Church of God in Montego Bay, St James, on Sunday as the National Patient Care Association (NPCA) celebrated its 35th…
13 Oct, 2025
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Queen Nanny did not sign the treaty
NOT MUCH is known about Queen Nanny’s early years on Earth. But the story is that she was from west Africa, from where many people were taken to the West Indies to work on various plantations under…
13 Oct, 2025
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St James councillors want better communication from NSWMA on garbage collection
WESTERN BUREAU: Councillors at the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) are calling for an improvement in the communication between the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s [NSWMA] Western…
13 Oct, 2025
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Streetlights brighten communities in Guy’s Hill
Twenty-seven streetlights have been installed in several communities in Guy’s Hill, St Catherine, providing a greater sense of safety and security for residents. The beneficiary communities are…
13 Oct, 2025
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Fatally police shooting on Whitehall Avenue in St Andrew
A man was fatally shot by the police at a premises along Whitehall Avenue in St Andrew on Monday afternoon. He is yet to be identified. The incident occurred at about 3:40 p.m. This is the second…
13 Oct, 2025
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Jamaica committed to environmental protection - Samuda
Jamaica cannot sit idly by as a victim of the global climate crisis but must instead play its part in unearthing solutions to the climate change challenges impacting the region, charged Minister of…
13 Oct, 2025
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Health Ministry moves ahead with plans to expand Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is moving ahead with plans to expand and modernise the Type V Montego Bay Comprehensive Health Centre in St James, as part of the government’s commitment to enhance…