Westmoreland

NEWS ST. JAMES 

Westmoreland youth aces 19 subjects despite tedious journey to and from school in St. James

October 12, 2020October 13, 2020 Horace Mills 1 Comment anchovy High School, Bethel Town, csec, cxc, Nevinne Blake, st james, Westmoreland

A high academic achiever from Bethel Town in Westmoreland said she is definitely not a time waster – a declaration

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BEACON OF THE DAY NEWS WESTMORELAND 

Beacon of the day | Westmoreland boy completes primary school despite big battle with sickle cell

August 3, 2020September 1, 2020 Horace Mills 0 Comments COVID-19, Grange Hill Primary, Jordane McLeod, pep, primary exit profile, Savanna-la-Mar Primary School, Sherine James Tennant, sickle cell, Westmoreland

Jordane McLeod would be a strong contender if there were an award for perseverance in the Primary Exit Profile (PEP),

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NEWS 

CHAPTER CLOSED – Westmoreland resident dies at age 110; her daughter still alive at 91

May 25, 2020May 25, 2020 Horace Mills 1 Comment 110 years old, Albertha Davis, centenarian, Horace Mills, Westmoreland, Williamsfield

The community of Williamsfield in Westmoreland has lost its eldest resident, Albertha Davis, who died of natural cause at age

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NEWS 

Man charged for fake COVID news

March 29, 2020March 30, 2020 Horace Mills 0 Comments COVID-19, fake news, Westmoreland, Zavian Patterson

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a Person of Interest, who was being sought by police in Westmoreland, surrendered in

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MANCHESTER NEWS 

COVID CASES REACH 21 – Latest victims from Manchester and Westmoreland

March 24, 2020March 24, 2020 Horace Mills 0 Comments 21, Coronavirus, Manchester, Westmoreland

The government has announced that the number of people tested positive in Jamaica for coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) has increased

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BEACON OF THE DAY 

BEACON OF THE DAY: Westmoreland native still active at 107

March 15, 2020March 17, 2020 Horace Mills 0 Comments desdie white, Desdie Whyte Farquharson, Reverend Wesley Farquharson, United States, Welcome Church of God Holiness, Westmoreland

A family is still basking in a milestone attained by its matriarch, Desdie Elizabeth Whyte Farquharson, affectionately called Miss Des.

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NEWS 

Football season kicked off in Westmoreland

March 2, 2020March 2, 2020 Horace Mills 0 Comments Barracks Road United, DTR Foundation/Chappa Auto Under-13 Development League, Everton Tomlinson, Georges Plain Football Club, Grange Hill United, Grotto Beneveolent Society, Negril Football Club, Russia Benevolent Society, Silver Spring/Spring Field United, STRATHS Football Club, West Development Programme, Westmoreland

The football season in Westmoreland commenced on Saturday, February 29, with the official opening of the Westmoreland Football Association’s DTR

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NEWS ST ANN 

St Ann man among 2 charged after drug bust in Westmoreland

October 30, 2019October 30, 2019 Horace Mills 0 Comments ganja, Perry Denmark, Shamar Hamilton, st ann, Westmoreland

A resident of St Ann is among two persons charged after Jamaica Defence Force coastguard intercepted a vessel off the

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NEWS 

Man charged with murder of taxi driver, wounding of four others in Westmoreland

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 Horace Mills 0 Comments Anthony Tomlinson, Daine Dellop, Westmoreland

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a suspect has been arrested and charged for the murder of a man and

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NEWS 

Hospital worker finds gun on boy injured in crash

September 12, 2019September 12, 2019 Horace Mills 0 Comments gun, hospital, Westmoreland

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a teenage boy was arrested and charged after a member of the medical staff

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NEWS 

HIGH ALERT: Westmoreland boy missing

September 5, 2019September 5, 2019 Horace Mills 0 Comments missing, Sanjay Wright, Westmoreland

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a High Alert has been activated for 12-year-old Sanjay Wright, otherwise called ‘Buggie’, from

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