WESTERn BUREAU: “Where the west goes, the rest goes” has been a long-standing slogan in national politics, and with the 2025 general election looming, the region’s 12 seats, which the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) won in 2020 on its way to a...
Western Bureau: Having been labelled the nation’s murder capital for almost a decade, western Jamaica is seemingly on course to shed that title, given the dramatic reduction in murders since the start of this year. Based on the latest Jamaica...
Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel is to be crowned 'King of the Dancehall’ by Reggae Sumfest. Joe Bogdanovich, chief executive officer of DownSound Entertainment, teased the 'coronation' at the Montego Bay launch of Reggae Sumfest on...
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Wait-A-Bit in Trelawny were in a militant mood yesterday as they staged a protest in front of the community’s police station and blocked the main thoroughfare to express their outrage over what they claim was the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Former Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) president Lionel Reid, renowned for his strong advocacy for small hotel operators and his passion for the growth and development of Jamaica's tourism sector, has passed away....
Western Bureau: Roy Smith, the twin brother of Leroy Smith, the 71-year-old man who collapsed and died on the floor of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, last month, is now in distress after being denied a United States (...
Western Bureau: Western Jamaica, the nation's undisputed murder capital, woke up to more carnage yesterday with the murder of three persons in separate shooting incidents in St Elizabeth and Westmoreland. Those killed have been identified as 70...
WESTERN BUREAU: Notorious International, the underdog of the five contenders at the start of the Reggae Sumfest Global Sound Clash, created a stunning upset at Wednesday night's event in Montego Bay, as after...
