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MoBay Infant School march for peace

Published:Thursday | March 3, 2016 | 1:43 PMOkoye Henry

The teachers and students at the Corinaldi Avenue-based Montego Bay Infant School took to the streets of the western city last Tuesday to spread the message of peace as part of their 2016 Peace Day celebrations.In a grand show of solidarity, the...

Environment hazards and poor drainage the culprits

Published:Thursday | March 3, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Although the authorities have long identified the root causes of the perennial flooding, which has been impacting sections of St. James and Hanover over the year, the causative environmental hazards are still in place and in some cases has even...

Artistes give St. James High a musical boost

Published:Thursday | March 3, 2016 | 11:49 PM

In a bid to strengthen its links with the school and provide much-needed inspiration to the current student population, the St James High School Past Students' Association (StJHSPA) staged a motivational concert at the institution last Tuesday to...

Poor garbage disposal woes hit MoBay

Published:Friday | March 4, 2016 | 7:09 AMOkoye Henry

The National Works Agency (NWA) says the improper disposal of domestic waste, is one of the main factors causing the clogging of drains in Montego Bay, a situation which resulted in the recent flooding of sections of the St James parish capital....

Eyesore of the week

Published:Friday | March 4, 2016 | 3:50 PMAdrian Frater

Multi-million dollar upgrade for Orchard Sports Complex

Published:Thursday | February 18, 2016 | 2:22 PMPaul Clarke

The Orchard Sports Complex in Hopewell, Hanover, which is arguably the most used sporting facility in the parish, is poised for a multimillion-dollar refurbishing, which is aimed at making it more user-friendly for the 20,000 residents in Hopewell,...

The Tranquil Way

Published:Friday | February 26, 2016 | 2:08 PM

The brain is the centre of control of the body. Any process that significantly impairs brain function may, therefore, have a devastating impact on the entire body. Having a stroke can have such an impact, not only on the individual, but also on...

JLP routed PNP in western blowout

Published:Friday | February 26, 2016 | 3:05 PMAdrian Frater

Despite being declared a fallacy by at least one noted political analyst, the notion that 'where the west goes, the rest will follow' was again in evidence on Thursday night, as on its way to winning the 2016 general election, the Jamaica Labour...

….the big surprises that unfolded out west

Published:Friday | February 26, 2016 | 3:08 PM

WESTERN BUREAU:On account of the People's National Party's (PNP) dominance in the 2011 general election and the prediction that the just-concluded 2016 election would have been very close, some of the results that emerged from Thursday's general...

Vox pop for Western Focus

Published:Friday | February 26, 2016 | 7:22 PM

The sightsand sounds ofelection dayOn election day, The Gleaner team was on the ground in western Jamaica, capturing the sights and sound as electoral activities unfolded. Here are some of the interesting quotes that we got from party supporters and...

Western expectations high - ...Wants boost in agriculture, education and tourism

Published:Thursday | February 18, 2016 | 12:00 AM

With just over 48 hours to go before the 2016 general election, persons aligned to some key sectors in western Jamaica say that central to their expectations from the new government will be the implementation of mechanisms to address economic growth...

Ffolkes-Abrahams vs Malahoo Forte should be a classic

Published:Thursday | February 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater

When voters in the county of Cornwall go to the polls for the 2016 general election on Thursday, six women with solid academic credentials four from the opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) and two from the ruling People's National Party (PNP),...

Ulster Spring hospital one step closer to reality

Published:Thursday | February 18, 2016 | 12:00 AMChristopher Thomas

The Ulster Spring Community Hospital in southern Trelawny, which is currently being upgraded, is now one step closer to being fully completed, thanks to the recent work done by community volunteers to partition the facility into usable patient-care...

Eyesore of the week

Published:Friday | February 19, 2016 | 7:06 PM

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Barnett thinks the constituency is there for the taking

Published:Thursday | February 11, 2016 | 12:00 AMOkoye Henry

While the major battle is expected to be the face-off between the People's National Party's (PNP) Sharon Ffolkes-Abrahams and the Jamaica Labour Party's (JLP) Marlene Malahoo Forte, Clifford Barnett, of the Marcus Garvey People's Political Party,...

Fun, frolic, intrigue and violence

Published:Thursday | February 11, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater

Had it not been for the shooting up of a Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) motorcade in Flanker, St James, nomination day 2016 would have been a joyful experience in western Jamaica based on fun, frolic and intrigue, which unfolded elsewhere.While the guns...

Of fallacy, reality and winning the west

Published:Thursday | February 11, 2016 | 12:00 AMAdrian Frater

With Nomination day 2016 now history, all eyes will be on February 25, when the nation will go to the polls to elect a new government. As is customary, the 15 constituencies in western Jamaica will be firmly under the microscope.While renowned...

Vox pop for Western Focus

Published:Thursday | February 11, 2016 | 12:00 AM

Since the start of the 2016 general election campaign, several influential personalities in local politics have made bold statements about what is likely to unfold in western Jamaica. Here are some of the quotes:"Based on the energy I have seen in...

Eyesore of the week

Published:Friday | February 12, 2016 | 12:00 AM

The Tranquil Way

Published:Thursday | February 4, 2016 | 4:01 PM

Now that the Zika virus (ZIKV) has entered Jamaica, we need to ramp up the preparation process. It was thought to have been inevitable, with the heavy traffic that takes place between Jamaica and the affected countries, which seems to have been the...

The Soroya Amy Jackson Foundation offers 10 bursaries to students

Published:Thursday | February 4, 2016 | 4:08 PMOkoye Henry

Although the Connecticut, United States-based not-for-profit the Soraya Amy Jackson Foundation has only recently become official, the organisation is already aiming to make big strides in youth education in Jamaica.The foundation is currently...

Pastor urges churches to establish special-needs ministries

Published:Thursday | February 4, 2016 | 12:00 AMClaudia Gardner

Pastor Laundale Munroe, the Sabbath school and personalministries director of the West Jamaica Conference of Seventh-day Adventists (SDA), is urging members of the congregation in Hanover to establish special-needs ministries within their respective...

Vox pop for Western Focus

Published:Thursday | February 4, 2016 | 3:40 PM

Vox popQuestionWhat do you think can be done to resuscitate the dairy industry here in western Jamaica?Answers"First, educate the public on the importance of milk in the diet. Second, take the Drink Real Milk Campaign down to the grass roots and...

Western stakeholders mull dairy rivival

Published:Thursday | February 4, 2016 | 4:36 PM

Some key stakeholders in western Jamaica are hoping for a resurgence of the region's traditional dairy-farming communities in light of the new Drink Real Milk Campaign, which is being led by the Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB) and its private...

Dairy could bridge the agriculture-tourism gap - Grizzle

Published:Thursday | February 4, 2016 | 4:39 PM

If there is one person in western Jamaica who is upbeat about the steps being taken to resuscitate Jamaica's dairy industry, it is Negril hotelier/farmer Daniel Grizzle. Grizzle, who grew up in eastern Hanover, says that like many other rural boys,...

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