Adrian Frater/Gleaner Writer

Dancehall star Bounty Killer explains the reason behind the $8 million donation to four hospitals out west.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Bounty Killer, DJ Khaled donate $8m to western hospitals

WESTERN BUREAU: Dancehall star Rodney ‘Bounty Killer’ Price, through his Bounty Killer Foundation and International DJ and record producer DJ Khaled’s We the Best Foundation, on Monday donated $8…
Dr Christopher Tufton (left) conversing with a member of the Spanish medical team.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Health workers commended for strength after Hurricane Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has praised medical personnel for their resilience after Hurricane Melissa caused widespread damage to health facilities, calling the…
Residents caught up with their telephone calls.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

‘Babylon’ no more

WESTERN BUREAU: While Hurricane Melissa has not left behind many positive memories, it may have laid the foundation for a stronger relationship between the police in Montego Hills, St James, and…
Barry Plummer, a resident of Catherine Hall in Montege Bay, St James.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

‘I just want the mud out of my house’

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid cries for food, water, and the removal of mud-soaked debris, one resident of Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, St James, says his only wish is to clear the sludge from his home and…
Lucea’s Mayor Sheridan Samuels (left) expressing his gratitude to Portmore’s Mayor Leon Thomas for the supplies he brought the people of Hanover.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Portmore mayor delivers relief in hurricane-battered Hanover

WESTERN BUREAU: Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas became an instant hero to scores of residents in Haughton Court and surrounding communities in western Hanover on Monday when he arrived with a truckload of…
Delano Seiveright, minister of state in the Ministry of Investment, Industry and Commerce.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Seiveright optimistic for winter tourist season, despite Melissa blow

WESTERN BUREAU: While most hospitality workers in hurricane-battered western Jamaica come from communities still without electricity, water, and other essentials, Delano Seiveright remains hopeful…
Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Hospital nightmare

Western Bureau: As the after effects of Hurricane Melissa continues to take a heavy toll on the lives of residents in western Jamaica, nurses at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St…
Pastor Paul Thompson
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Melissa victims worship under tents at site of destroyed church building

Western Bureau: The faith and resolve of members of the Porto Bello Pentecostal Worship Centre at Cornwall Court in Montego Bay, St James was on full display yesterday as they gathered at the site…
Rose Heights resident Cherry doing her laundry in the proximity of the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

‘We just have to fight through’

Western Bureau: Despite the massive dislocation and spin-off hardship left behind by Hurricane Melissa, residents in western Jamaica are determined to make the best of a bad situation, demonstrating…