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December 9, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
Permits required to rear animals within MoBay’s city limits, says mayor
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon has indicated that residents may rear animals within the city’s limits but they must do so in a way that does not disrupt their communities and only…
December 9, 2025
Study identifies US$1.3b in potential savings through CARICOM import diversification amid US tariffs
The CARICOM Private Sector Organization (CPSO) has estimated that CARICOM member states could achieve annual savings of US$1.3 billion by diversifying their import sources away from the United States,…
December 9, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
Westmoreland taking aim at prostate cancer and breaking cultural barriers
Western Bureau: The fight against prostate cancer takes centre stage this month in Westmoreland as the parish gears up for a major health fair aimed at mobilising men to take their health seriously.…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Lilliput mourns 13-y-o student found dead at home
WESTERN BUREAU: The quiet district of Bugs Bunny in Lilliput, St James, was plunged into mourning following Thursday’s tragic death of 13-year-old Twaine Jaheem Skyers, a second-form student at…
December 9, 2025
Wilson sues former friend Frith for $800m in defamation clash
Businessman Tyrone Wilson has filed an $800 million defamation lawsuit in the Supreme Court against fellow entrepreneur and former friend Kevin Frith, who has dismissed the claim as baseless and…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
African to Jamaican: Music and Creolized Black Culture exhibition officially opened
SINCE FEBRUARY, the Jamaica Music Museum (JaMM) has been giving access to the public to its exhibition, ‘African to Jamaican: Music and Creolized Black Culture’, in its main gallery situated inside…
December 9, 2025
by Bryan Miller
Sister city partnership forged between Negril and Zanzibar City in Tanzania
Western Bureau: Everything is now in place for the formalisation of the twinning of the resort town of Negril, in western Jamaica, and Zanzibar City, in the United Republic of Tanzania through a…
December 9, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
WRHA blames miscommunication for issue with pharmacy interns, says matter settled
WESTERN BUREAU: St Andrade Sinclair, the regional director of the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), says poor communication was responsible for last Thursday’s outcry by pharmacy interns, who…
December 9, 2025
The nest is empty
It’s that time of year when many parents see their kids head off to college or leave home to start their working lives. For parents and guardians, experts say, the separation from their children can…