Adrian Frater/Gleaner Writer

A section of The Estuary in St James was seen flooded a day after the passage of the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

MoBay devastated

Western Bureau” When the sun rose on Wednesday morning, Montego Bay was a shadow of its former self. The popular tourism gem, once known for its lively streets and welcoming beaches, had been torn…
Sanitation workers collecting garbage in a section of the Second City on Monday ahead of the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Chinese supermarkets save the day for MoBay’s ‘Melissa doubters’

WESTERN BUREAU: Except for the Chinese-owned supermarkets and sanitation workers, downtown Montego Bay resembled a ghost town yesterday. Businesses, gas stations, and street vendors had all cleared…
Micah Williams, tomato farmer from Flagaman in St Elizabeth, shows items used to shield him at his home during Hurricane Beryl in 2024.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Toxic encounters

Western Bureau: Memories of last year’s devastating blow by Hurricane Beryl are still fresh, especially the major infrastructural damage, the multimillion-dollar hit on the farming section, and…
Ashley Anguin, Chairperson, Jill Stewart MoBay City Run Champions of the West committee (centre) is flanked between Shanoya Douglas, Sports Girl of the Year for Track & Field from Holland High School, and Suraj Guwalani, Sports Boy of the Year for Swimming
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Douglas, Guwulani cop JSMCR Sports Boy and Girl awards out west

Western Bureau: UNDER-20 WORLD Championship bronze medallist Shanoya Douglas and CARIFTA swimming medallist Suraj Guwulani were the toast of yesterday’s inaugural Jill Stewart Montego Bay City Run…
NPCA President Ivin Malahoo heaping praise on her colleagues for their dedicated service.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Nat’l Patient Care Assn celebrates 35th anniversary

WESTERN BUREAU: A sea of pink and white filled the Glendevon New Testament Church of God in Montego Bay, St James, on Sunday as the National Patient Care Association (NPCA) celebrated its 35th…
Judge Ruth Lawrence in 2008.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Judicial anguish

Western Bureau: As members of the legal fraternity grieved the shocking death of Trelawny Parish Judge Ruth Lawrence, police yesterday outlined how her spouse’s detailing of the 14 hours leading up…
Retired educator Rhona Campbell (left), Dr Dawn Lemonius (second right) and retired Assistant Commissioner of Police Denver Frater (right) were all smiles as they handed over goodies to staff and students at the Ulster Spring Primary and Infant School.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Grateful alumni come good for Ulster Spring Primary and Infant School

Western Bureau: When a group of former Ulster Spring Primary and Infant School students met up at the funeral of their former schoolmate, Dr Paul Robinson, at the Sacred Heart Catholic Church in…
The grounds of the construction site for the Western Children and Adolescent Hospital in Mt Salem, St James. The Chinese workers who have been contracted for the construction of the hospital took strike action on Wednesday, apparently over the lack of pay.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

‘No money no work’

Western Bureau: In a surprise move, Chinese workers on the new Western Child and Adolescent Hospital project in Montego Bay, St James, yesterday withdrew their services, claiming payment concerns,…
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

St James High celebrates stellar CSEC pass rates

WESTERN BUREAU: Despite several distractions over the past year, including the highly publicised clash between the school’s principal and its chairman, St James High continues to shine as a beacon of…