Montego Bay, Jamaica News

McCalla, Lightbourne The country's Justice Minister and Attorney General, Senator Dorothy Lightbourne, and Chief Justice Zaila McCalla head the star-studded group of legal luminaries that will invade western Jamaica this weekend.

"Food" is cheap and tasty and sets you up for a hard day at the beach. But where do you go in the evening? The First Post is here to help.

So they all got the memo and, horror of horrors, there are no clean hands. It's yet another Olint scare.

There is now a major musical buzz sweeping western Jamaica as retro music fans are now gearing up for the Off Tha Wall Retro Party, which is slated to rock the Pier One Complex in Montego Bay on Saturday.

Each year, Northern Caribbean University pauses to acknowledge the academic achievements of its students at the highly anticipated and prestigious Honours Convocation Ceremony.

Through next Tuesday , buy rare one-way sale rates from USAirways to a pair of island destinations.

In yesterday's front-page article, "Bail too easy - Police Officers Association appeals to courts, frowns on suspended sentences", members of the association lamented the fact that "almost everybody who goes before the courts comes out on bail". This cry from the police for more persons to be remanded by the courts is not new.

The Salvation Army will launch its annual Christmas Kettle at the Montego Bay Civic Centre in St James tomorrow.

While most doctors venture to Jamaica to get away from the pressures of caring for patients, Tom Rexroth will be doing just the opposite as he visits the Caribbean island this week.

The Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay remains open and operational, a release from the airport's managers and operators, MBJ Airports Limited, confirmed Friday evening .

Hundreds of jobs could be created in and around Montego Bay as early as March next year, with the construction of two new five-star hotels - Secrets St James and Secrets Wild Orchid.

IT IS official. Montego Bay's Dean Corrodus has been declared the Jamaica Millennium Motoring Club Rally Sport Driver of the year while Clarendonian Christopher Campbell was recently named Dover's champion driver.

By Sir Ronald Sanders Government representatives of all the countries that now form the Caribbean Community and Common Market , except the Bahamas and Haiti, were present at a meeting in Montego Bay, Jamaica when "majority opinion was clearly in favour of a Federation". Sir Ronald Sanders is a business executive and former Caribbean diplomat who ...

Every year, the month of November is celebrated as International Youth Month. But who really knows what Youth Month is and what it represents? There are always a number of activities held in this month that centre on the youth and their achievements, but only a few TEENs are aware of what this really means.

Montego Bay, Nov 6 Jamaican sources have announced the island will apply for Rio Group membership as up to now it represented CARICOM at this instance now meeting in this Jamaican resort.

Jamaica is gearing up for more high-rollers and heavy spenders with Cabinet's recent approval of an 'inventory-enrichment strategy,' which will allow merchants to import more high-end products into the island.

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Jamaica's Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Dr Kenneth Baugh, has praised the Rio Group for its role in strengthening the region's international presence.

THE TOURISM Enhancement Fund has spent $15 million more than the estimated $40 million projected to implement the traffic-management system for Montego Bay.

Montego Bay, Jamaica, Nov 5 Regional integration and development are expected to be the center of attention of participants in ministerial meetings of the Rio Group and the Latin American and Caribbean Summit today and tomorrow in Montego Bay, Jamaica.