Albert Ferguson/ Gleaner Writer

Brigadier Mahatma Williams, commander of the Second Battalion Jamaica Regiment, Jamaica Defence Force, exchanging pleasantries with Bishop Conrad H. Pitkin, custos of St. James, at the Brigade’s 2025 Children’s Christmas Fun Day held at the Maroon Town
January 1, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

JDF brings relief, healing to children affected by Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: Hundreds of children and parents still grappling with the trauma left by Hurricane Melissa were offered a measure of respite on Tuesday as the Jamaica Regiment of the Jamaica Defence…
A woman walks past the Junction Public Sanitary Convenience that remains closed to the public after it was opened by Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie in August.
December 13, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Councillors, transport operators frustrated with continued closure of Junction’s new sanitary facility

WESTERN BUREAU: Councillors and public passenger vehicle (PPV) operators in St Elizabeth are experiencing growing frustration over the continued non-use of a newly built public sanitary convenience in…