Big season ahead for Grand Lido
WITH THE official start of the winter season set for December 15, the Grand Lido Braco Resort and Spa Hotel, in Trelawny, one of the north coast's premium all-inclusive resorts, is already registering an increase in bookings for the season.
St James PC rids roads of old vehicles
THE ST. JAMES Parish Council has spearheaded an exercise to remove 114 derelict vehicles, identified for removal and disposal at the municipal dump, from the public roadways throughout the parish.
Negril is ready
WITH THE official start of the 2004/05 winter tourist season just a few days away, tourism interests in Negril are reporting that despite damages suffered during the passage of Hurricane Ivan, they are ready to welcome visitors.
Giuseppe Maffessanti - Our western giant
POPULAR ITALIAN-JAMAICAN, Montego Bay builder/developer/-philanthropist, Giuseppe 'Pino' Maffessanti, well known in history as a Frenchman for all seasons.
HIV/AIDS and the West
THE ISLAND'S western region is unfortunately the section with the highest number of HIV/AIDS cases. The latest figures released by the Ministry of Health showed St. James as the parish with the most cases of persons living with HIV/AIDS.
Our domestic football is okay, says St James FA boss
WHILE ST. JAMES is no longer a commanding force in NPL football, St. James FA president Lennox Wallace thinks the game is on track at the parish level as the parish remains a dominant force at the Western Confederation level with some six teams.
'Reggae Marathon course is best in the Carib'
FORMER OLYMPIAN and World Championships Olympic competitor and the acclaimed 'King of Caribbean marathons' Pamenos Ballantyne, rates the Reggae Marathon course as the best in the Caribbean.
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