Westmoreland Parish

Back in the day, Jamaican parents had a habit of dressing up the family in their Sunday best for a relaxing evening on the waving gallery at the international ... Show more

History-making J’can Marc Coley in full flight on World Pilots Day - Jamaica Observer

Two students of the Grange Hill High School in Westmoreland were shot, one fatally, in a gun attack in the parish a short while ago.Grange Hill student killed in gun attack, schoolmate injured - Jamaica Observer

Gang violence within the community of Grange Hill, Westmoreland, has left a grade 10 schoolboy, 16-year-old Carson Bennett ... Show more

DEADLY ATTACK | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

King Charles the Third has officially ordered the Jamaican government to cover the legal expenses of dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused ... Show more

King Charles orders Gov’t to cover legal fees for Kartel’s Privy Council appeal - Jamaica Observer

Embattled principal of St James High School, Joseph Williams has denied that he expelled two female students from the institution. “No students were expelled ... Show more

No students expelled, says St James High principal - Jamaica Observer

There are mixed views to a suggestion by Prime Minister Andrew Holness for Negril to become a parish. While some residents have accepted the idea ... Show more

Mixed views on proposed parish status for Negril - Jamaica Observer

The family of 16-year-old Carson Barrett is refuting claims made by the Westmoreland police that their relative could have been involved in criminal activity ... Show more

Relative of murdered schoolboy dismisses police claim linking him to possibly criminal activity - Jamaica Observer

The Westmoreland police have identified the 16-year-old male student who was chased and brutally killed by unknown assailants as he left school on Thursday ... Show more

16-y-o student killed in Westmoreland attack identified - Jamaica Observer

Prime Minister Andrew Holness has strongly condemned Thursday's killing of a schoolboy in Grange Hill, Westmoreland. Sixteen-year-old Carson Bennett ... Show more

Holness condemns killing of Grange Hill High student | News | Jamaica Gleaner

Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Friday condemned the brutal killing of Carlton Barrett, a 16-year-old student of Grange Hill High in Westmoreland ... Show more

Holness condemns killing of 16-y-o Westmoreland student - Jamaica Observer

Opposition Junior Spokesperson on Citizen Security Jouvaughnie Byfield is condemning Thursday's shooting in Grange Hill, Westmoreland in which two high school ... Show more

Junior PNP spokesman condemns shooting of students in Westmoreland | News | Jamaica Gleaner

Senior teacher at Alpha Infant School Sabrina Raymond-Hunter has endorsed the ‘ICHEETAH’ robot, a smart educational AI-powered tool that will advance the way ... Show more

Senior teacher endorses robots assisting in school - Jamaica Observer

Stung by an anonymous message circulated via WhatsApp about the National Identification System (NIDS), Cabinet member Dr Dana Morris Dixon made an unscheduled ... Show more

‘Absolutely false’ - Jamaica Observer

An insurance agent employed to Sagicor insisted on Wednesday that he had numerous meetings with murder accused Omar Collymore and his now-deceased wife Simone ... Show more

Agent says Collymore knew about multimillion-dollar insurance policies - Jamaica Observer

A long-awaited transitional ruling council was sworn in Thursday in Haiti as the nation enduring anarchy and rampant gang violence took a first step toward ... Show more

Haiti transitional council sworn in after months of violence - Jamaica Observer

Music producer Tarik “Rvssian” Johnson is quite upbeat about his involvement in the Supreme Ventures Money Time campaign, which launched a little over a month ... Show more

Money Time vibes - Jamaica Observer

The Government said it is yet to recover any of the funds that were swindled from more than 200 accounts at fraud-hit Stocks and Securities Limited but said ... Show more

Bad news for Bolt - Jamaica Observer

Vice-Chairman of National Road Safety Council (NRSC) Dr Lucien Jones has added his voice to those urging young male drivers to take better care on the roads ... Show more

Careless young men the cause of many road crashes, says Jones - Jamaica Observer

Three of six donated water storage tanks were delivered to Negril Primary School on Wednesday as well-wishers rushed to replace the one stolen on April 1 ... Show more

One water tank stolen; six donatedWell-wishers reach out to Negril Primary - Jamaica Observer

Thieves have removed seven of 10 Jamaica Public Service (JPS)-installed street lights in Orange Bay, Western Hanover, once again ... Show more

JPS introducing technology to catch thieves pilfering its infrastructure | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

With Negril in the grips of a water crisis, the theft of one of four water tanks from the local primary school has hit the institution hard ... Show more

Negril Primary pleads for help following water tank theft - Jamaica Observer

Celebrate Mom with Love! 💐💗 Bashco Mother’s Day competition, ‘To Mom with Love,’ is back! From April 12th to May 7th, spend $6 ... Show more

�� Celebrate Mom with Love! �� Bashco Mother’s Day competition, ‘To Mom with Love,’ is back! From April 12th to May 7th, spend $6 ... Show more

The Savanna-la-Mar police have now charged a man in relation to the seizure of a sub-machine gun and several rounds of ammunition in Retreat ... Show more

Update | Westmoreland man charged over seizure of sub-machine gun | News | Jamaica Gleaner

At least two senior attorneys with no known connection to the case believe dancehall star Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer and his three co-accused will be freed or ... Show more

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Forty-year-old Sushana Greenfield, the woman accused of abducting a newborn from her parents at the Victoria Jubilee Maternity Hospital on Monday ... Show more

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The Girls’ Champs, organised by the Women’s Amateur Athletics Association, was started in 1957 with St Hilda’s High the first winner ... Show more

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All the information gathered by the Finsac Commission during its examination of the circumstances that led to the collapse of financial institutions in the ... Show more

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In the heart of Duhaney Park 64-year-old Donovan Jemeison, a visually impaired man, refuses to let darkness take his independence. Jemeison cooks, washes ... Show more

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Two vehicles were shot up by bike-riding thugs along the Crowder main road in Westmoreland Tuesday morning as gang conflict continued to escalate in the Grange ... Show more

One of the most powerful members in United States President Joe Biden’s Cabinet, Secretary of State Antony Blinken, is scheduled to lead a high-level American ... Show more

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People's National Party councillor for the Bethel Town Division in Westmoreland, Danree Delancy, has been sworn in as the new mayor of Savanna-la-Mar. Delancy ... Show more

Veteran councillor Danree Delancy installed as mayor of Savanna-la-Mar | News | Jamaica Gleaner

The volatile Grange Hill community in Westmoreland is now under a murderous siege as five men have been killed in the escalating gang feud between the infamous ... Show more

Grange Hill tense after five murders in three days | Lead Stories | Jamaica Gleaner

A Jamaican-born man was deported to the island from the UK late last month after a previous attempt to return him was blocked by protesting passengers ... Show more

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Security has been significantly increased in the Grange Hill community in Westmoreland in response to an upsurge in gang violence ... Show more

Additional security assets rushed to Grange Hill after four murders over the weekend | News | Jamaica Gleaner