Albert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

05 May, 2026 0

Anchovy High School to immortalise Howard Ward
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay businessman Howard Ward is to be immortalised by Anchovy High School after donating $14 million in cash and kind to aid in its post-Hurricane Melissa recovery, his latest…
02 May, 2026 0

Plans afoot to close RIU Palace Montego Bay for major refurbishing
Frank Sondern, the Regional Director for RIU hotels in Jamaica, says the Spanish hotel chain will temporarily close the RIU Palace Hotel, in Montego Bay, for four months to facilitate extensive…
FLOW Vice-President Stephen Price.
01 May, 2026 0

FLOW’s Price backs NaRRA push to cut telecoms rollout delays

WESTERN BUREAU: Stephen Price, vice-president and general manager of FLOW Jamaica, is endorsing the proposed establishment of the National Regulatory Reform Authority (NaRRA), arguing that Jamaica…
Hugh Grant (right), president and chief executive officer of the Jamaica Public Service, and Stephen Price, vice-president and general manager of FLOW Jamaica, speak on a panel during the Utility Service Providers round-table at the OOCUR 20th anniversary
30 Apr, 2026 0

Utilities warn regulatory delays are driving up costs

WESTERN BUREAU: Leaders of the country’s main utility firms are calling for a quicker turnaround on regulatory approvals and policy decisions, warning that prolonged delays are undermining investment,…
Chairman of the Organisation of Caribbean Utility Regulators, Ansford Hewitt (left), shares a light moment with Dr Andrew Wheatley, minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister, with responsibility for science, technology and special proj
29 Apr, 2026 0

Regional energy transition now urgent, says Wheatley

WESTERN BUREAU: Andrew Wheatley, minister without portfolio with responsibility for science, technology, and special projects, has warned that the Caribbean’s energy transition and digital…
Rolston Anglin, minister of finance and economic development and minister of education and training in the Cayman Islands.
29 Apr, 2026 0

Cayman minister wants stronger backing for regional regulators

WESTERN BUREAU: A Caymanian government official is urging Caribbean countries to provide stronger support to regulatory bodies, saying that underinvestment in these institutions could undermine the…
Michael Kelly shows two of the four graves that were damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa almost six months ago at Parottee in St Elizabeth last Wednesday.
28 Apr, 2026 0

SIX MONTHS IN THE DARK

WESTERN BUREAU: Six months after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa, residents of the small coastal community of Parottee in St Elizabeth say their most urgent needs are the restoration of…
Basil Bennett, a resident of Parottee, St Elizabeth.
28 Apr, 2026 0

No plans to relocate after sea took home

WESTERN BUREAU: Seventy-year-old Parotte fisherman Basil Bennett said he stood in stunned disbelief and watched his home collapse under the brutal force of Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 winds as it…
Ruined remains of the St Elizabeth Parish Court on High Street in Black River, six months after Hurricane Melissa made landfall on October 28, 2025.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Black River recovery advances, but challenges remain

WESTERN BUREAU: Richard Solomon, chairman of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation and mayor of Black River, says the historic town is steadily recovering from the devastation caused by Hurricane…