Albert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer
March 10, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Residents elated as Flanker Postal Agency reopens after $3.5m renovation
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Flanker, St James, were in a buoyant mood yesterday as they welcomed the reopening of their postal agency, which was out of service for a protracted period to undergo a…
March 7, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
UNDP helping western Jamaica’s fishing communities rebuild after Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Alexander De Croo, a senior official of the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) and United Nations Under-Secretary-General, has indicated that international partnerships are…
March 7, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
New Scout commissioner wants organisation to tackle challenges facing youths
WESTERN BUREAU: Kevin Richards, the newly installed chief commissioner of the Scout Association of Jamaica, says the movement must confront growing challenges impacting young people while building on…
March 6, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Chief scout calls for young people to live values every day
WESTERN BUREAU: Governor General Sir Patrick Allen, the chief scout of Jamaica, is calling for young Jamaicans to embrace the principles of scouting, not just in uniform but in their daily lives.…
March 6, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Campbell: $787m ROOFS allocation in Westmoreland undermined by transportation burden
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Dayton Campbell, the member of parliament for Westmoreland Eastern, says the Government’s Restoration of Owner and Occupant Family Shelter (ROOFS) Programme is poorly conceived,…
March 4, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Commerce to anchor Black River’s post-hurricane redevelopment, says Seiveright
WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, says commerce, enterprise, and infrastructure expansion will be at the centre of Black River’s…
March 3, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Melissa halts Petersfield by-election plans
WESTERN BUREAU: The Petersfield Division in Westmoreland Central will remain without elected representation for now, as Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 winds have forced a delay in naming a date for…
February 28, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Gov’t eyes tomato juice for schools
WESTERN BUREAU: Floyd Green, minister of agriculture, fisheries and mining, has revealed plans to introduce a locally produced tomato-based juice into Jamaica’s school nutrition programme,…
February 26, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Andrews Memorial gives Black River Hospital $9m shot in the arm
WESTERN BUREAU: Donmayne Gyles, president and chief executive officer (CEO) of Andrews Memorial Hospital, has donated medical supplies and computers valued at $9 million to the Hurricane…