Robert Almeida has taken up a second position formerly held by Patrick Hylton, whose two-decade-old leadership of banking group NCB is wrapping up. On Friday, August 4, Almeida, who has a central role…
Deeper monitoring coming for food establishments
The Ministry of Health and Wellness will be deploying technology to better track the eleven or so categories of food organisations that are regulated by its internal Environmental Health Division. The estimated cost…
Tourism Workers Pension Scheme pulls in $876M
Minister of Tourism, Edmund Bartlett has urged delinquent employers in the tourism industry “to step up to the plate and honour their commitment to workers to match the 5 percent contribution” made by…
Black River Hospital to be Upgraded
Plans are in place to upgrade the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth from a Type C facility, to a Type B. “We are upgrading the entity to a Type B hospital, and…
Explore History While in Ocho Rios, Jamaica
While thoughts of Ocho Rios conjure visions of a lush tropical landscape, beaches, nature-made turquoise pools, and sharing smiles with proud and enterprising Jamaicans, this town, like others, has a history all its…
No Redemption Without Reparation!
It is the view of Western Mirror CEO and Editor-in-Chief Lloyd B. Smith that for the Black descendants of the infamous slave trade in Jamaica to be fully redeemed, there must be fulsome…
Chetwood Memorial Primary is the BEST in the West!
Chetwood Memorial Primary School in Montego Bay, St. James, is the toast of the Ministry of Education Region Four (St. James) Westmoreland and Hanover, having landed three prestigious government scholarships for their outstanding…
As We Congratulate the Reggae Girls, Let’s Move for A National Business Policy on Sports
Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz on Wednesday, August 2, 2023, battled to a nilI-all draw with the #8 ranked Brazilian team in Melbourne, Australia, knocking them out of the 2023 FIFA Women’s World Cup competition…
What’s It Like Being a Jamaican Living in Saipan?
Have you ever wondered what’s it like being a Jamaican living in Saipan? In our “Jamaicans to the World” series, Jamaicans.com founder Xavier Murphy speaks with Walt F.J. Goodridge. He is a Jamaican…
Jamaica’s Reggae Girlz Historic World Cup Run Ends
The spectacular run of the Reggae Girlz, Jamaica’s national women’s football team, ended on 8 August 2023 when Colombia defeated the Girlz (1-0) in the knock-out round of the FIFA Women’s World Cup…