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Mesheka Brown (centre), Grant a Wish beneficiary, shares some of the details of her experience with aunt Shereka South (left) and Belinda Williams, interim head of the Group Sales Marketing Unit at NCB.
21 Apr, 2026 0

NCB Foundation gifts $250K towards Mesheka Brown’s eye surgery

WESTERN BUREAU: Since 2019, Mesheka Brown had been trying to adjust to life with glaucoma, which had robbed her of her sight in one eye and was threatening the other, so she was not taken totally by…
Visible damage to the court building, with deteriorating tarpaulins and unsafe conditions forcing the staff out.
21 Apr, 2026 0

Staff protest locks down Westmoreland courts office

Western Bureau: Operations at the Westmoreland courts office in Savanna-la-Mar were brought to a standstill on Monday after members of the staff failed to report for duty, citing poor and unsafe…
20 Apr, 2026 0

Shocked and confused

When Courtney Anderson went to court last Thursday, the last thing he expected was that the judge would order his arrest, have him jailed, and place a stop order against him.
20 Apr, 2026 0

Casino caution

Leader of Opposition Business in the Senate Donna Scott-Mottley is urging the Government to put stronger safeguards in place to protect vulnerable Jamaicans as the country moves to grant three casino…
Deputy Superintendent of Police Linroy Edwards, the operations officer for the St James Police Division, addresses journalists during a press conference held in Sam Sharpe Square in Montego Bay on Friday.
20 Apr, 2026 0

St James police resolute about keeping murders low, says operations officer

WESTERN BUREAU: Deputy Superintendent of Police Linroy Edwards, the operations officer for the St James Police Division, says that while the 20 murders recorded in St James this year is one more than…
‘Dec & Nor: TeTe’s Super Brain: ADHD & Autism Adventures’.
20 Apr, 2026 0

Celebrating ‘TeTe’s Super Brain’

Parents of a child diagnosed with either Attention Deficit Hyperactivity Disorder (ADHD) or autism often face a range of emotions in dealing with the impacts of the situation. In terms of autism,…
Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism.
20 Apr, 2026 0

Bartlett: Despite training and certification, tourism sector unlikely to match other industries in remuneration

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has acknowledged that, even while efforts are being made to professionalise the local tourism sector through training and certification, wages in the…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett addressing students at the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit and Artisan Experience in Montego Bay.
20 Apr, 2026 0

Youth creativity tagged as key to shaping future of tourism

Western Bureau: Young Jamaicans are being urged to harness their creative ideas so that they can develop the skills needed to shape the future of Jamaica’s tourism. Edmund Bartlett, minister of…
From left: Tamara Bernard, hospital administrator at the Cornwall Regional Hospital [CRH] in Montego Bay, St James; Leset Stephenson, departmental manager of the CRH’s Dialysis Unit; Patrick Williams, president of the Jamaica Awareness Association of Cal
20 Apr, 2026 0

JAAC donates four new dialysis machines to CRH

WESTERN BUREAU: The Dialysis Unit at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH), in Montego Bay, S James, has received four new dialysis machines, courtesy of the Jamaica Awareness Association of California…