WIPEOUT - Norwood hoodlums taken out by cops

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
A six hour operation at three separate locations of Norwood, St. James saw the police's Mobile Reserve Unit on Tuesday eradicating four hoodlums and wounding two others.

Rapist Fingered In Over 10 Cases

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
A serial rapist, who has caused quite a lot of trouble for females in St. James, Trelawny and St. Ann, has been captured and slapped with 10 counts of rape.

[COURTHOUSE]:::New Trial Date For Ammunition Accused

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
A new trial date has been set for Oscar Lawrence who was reportedly found in possession of a .45 round of ammunition.

[COURTHOUSE]:::Robber To Be Sentenced

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
A St. James man who allegedly held up and robbed a woman and cut a police constable to his finger will know on March 19 what impact, if any, a court-ordered social enquiry report will have on his sentencing.

[COURTHOUSE]:::Multiple Murderer Accused Freed Of Charges

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
Almost one year after he was accused of a quadruple murder in Hendon Norwood, 29 year-old David Thelwell of Glendevon, St. James was freed of the charges after a Resident Magistrate ruled that the prosecution has not established a prima facie case against him.

[COURTHOUSE]:::CROWN TO COMPLETE ROBBERY CASE FILE

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
The prosecution is yet to complete the file in the case against four persons who allegedly broke into a woman's business place and remove items valuing over $2 million.

[COURTHOUSE]:::THE CASE OFTHE STOLEN CHICKEN

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
A Westmoreland man who is alleged to have stolen 31 bags of chicken from a meat shop to which he is employed was granted bail in the sum of $250,000 when he appeared before the Montego Bay RM Court on Thursday, February 25.

[COURTHOUSE]:::WOMAN ON GANJA RAP OUT ON BAIL

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
A St. Catherine woman who was arrested after 11 pounds of marijuana was found inside her luggage, while on her way out of the island, has been released on bail.

[COURTHOUSE]:::FOUR MEN IN BAR HEIST CASE HEAD TO TRIAL

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
A trial date has been set in the case against four St. James men who allegedly broke into a bar in the parish early January.

[OPINIONS]:::Don't Limit Your Dreams

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
[POSTED BY::: anonymous]
In the previous publication of the Western Mirror, 13 year-old Harrison Memorial High School, student Jody Esi Otu, wrote and dedicated a book of poetry to her African father. This young lady amazed us with her accomplishment, as many teenagers her age are not thinking about writing a book, let alone writing a book dedicated to her father.

[OPINIONS]:::The Western Mirror Is A Winner

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
[POSTED BY::: Frank L R Manborde] 
I read with much interest Mr. Robert Dalley's two part article titled 'Robert Dalley's Winners of 2009 that was published in your Western Mirror recently. Mr. Dalley named and commented on his six personality winners for last year. His two part article was put together in a creative and intellectual way which made a great read for me.

Farmers Benefit From Support Services

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
Pepper farmers in St. Elizabeth stand to benefit from the establishment of a hot pepper processing facility in Hounslow in the parish.

[SAV SUSS]:::BANGARANG!

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
Many Jamaicans have a fear of lizards. What is the cause of this dread? They usually start in childhood. Fear may be learnt from another person. Many children grow up seeing their mothers screaming and reacting hysterically to lizards.

Young Professionals Reach Out

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
Recently, a group of young professionals in Hanover handed a basket of food and toiletries to a needy family in the Parish.

Sustainable Tourism Update - ...baby steps, moving forward

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010

Jamaica's tourism (or any other industry) will only be truly sustainable when all of its costs - including costs to the society and the environment - are fully and honestly counted, and recovered from those who reap the benefits. Environmental costs have at least been recognized, though up to now there has been only a little recovery.

Support for small hotels still strong

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
Small hotels represent a third, or just under 10,000 of Jamaica's hotel room stock, and de­spite the all inclusive concept, have contributed significantly to the growth of the hospitality sector over many years.

'We need help to help' - NGO's

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
These are the cries from the different Non-Government Organizations (NGO's) that gathered at the Breezes Trelawny Hotel on February 16 in an effort combine their ideas to find ways to alleviate the stress that their charities are under at present.

CCRIF and CIMH to launch excess rainfall model for new insurance policy

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
The Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) and the Caribbean Institute of Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH) are launching their Regional Rainfall Model on Thursday, 25 Febru­ary, 2010 at CIMH in Husbands, Barbados.

[Entertainment]:::Kaydonica ready to rise

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
Singer Kaydonica recently visited the second city and presented members of the Gully Embassador football team with balls towards their upcoming season.

[Entertainment]:::Vybz Kartel for Brit-Jam

No. 59 Friday, February 26, 2010
Vybz Kartel the ladies favourite is currently one of the most popular dance­hall artiste across Jamaica, with strings of hits will be appearing for the first time in the second city since the start of the year.