MoBay craft traders furious
WESTERN BUREAU: THE DISCONTENT by craft traders over negligible sales, spilled over into the streets of Montego Bay, St. James yesterday, as scores of them converged near the entrance to the cruise ship terminal in a peaceful demonstration.

Tough Brazil test looms
WESTERN BUREAU: IN 1997, in the lead up to World Cup '98, Jamaica was drawn to play Brazil in the first round of the Gold Cup and I predicted doom and gloom. I said then that it would be ugly as we were light years from the Brazilians.

Rasta 'dissed' by employment agency
WESTERN BUREAU: JAHOIDA MCKENZIE, a Rastafarian of a Mt. Salem address, in Montego Bay, is hopping mad. According to him, he was recently the victim of an alleged act of discrimination, which he felt has no place in modern Jamaica.

Sinclair issues warning to NHDC
WESTERN BUREAU: ATTORNEY-AT-LAW CHARLES Sinclair, the Councillor for the Montego Bay Central (Flankers) Division...

Bogue land probe a waste of money - Sinclair Roy Sanford
WESTERN BUREAU: COUNCILLOR CHARLES Sinclair, who was appointed by the St. James Parish Council to probe the controversial Bogue Land issue in Montego Bay, has said...

Brutal killing rocks Mt Salem
WESTERN BUREAU: TUESDAY NIGHT'S gun slaying of Christopher 'Prop' Colquhoun, 29, furniture-maker of Mt. Salem, west central James, in an incident which left five other men with bullet wounds, has left residents of the community in shock.

Cold comfort South coast optimistic about winter tourist season
WESTERN BUREAU: WITH JUST over two months to go before the start of the 2003-2004 winter tourist season, tourism interests in St. Elizabeth are cautiously optimistic that despite the low bookings at this time...