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Denever Forbes, owner of Floyd’s Pelican Bar in Parottee, St Elizabeth.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Pelican Bar stands once more amid Parottee’s struggle to recover

WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s southern coastline six months ago, the fishing village of Parottee in St Elizabeth was left reeling from heavy losses. Homes were damaged,…
Jason Henzell, chairman, Jakes Hotel Villas & Spa in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Treasure Beach rises again

WESTERN BUREAU: Treasure Beach in St Elizabeth has mounted a remarkable recovery in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, with residents and tourism stakeholders crediting not only reconstruction efforts but…
Howard Moxam, a fisherman from Calabash Bay Beach in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, six months after Hurricane Melissa made a destructive landfall in the parish on October 28, 2025.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Fishermen slowly returning to sea as Mother Nature restores coastline

WESTERN BUREAU: Months after Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s south coast, fishermen at Calabash Bay Fishing Beach in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, are gradually returning to the sea, signalling…
Christopher Jarrett, president of the Jamaica Hotel & Tourist Association.
25 Apr, 2026 0

Tourism players cite global uncertainty and soft bookings amid recovery push

Western Bureau: As Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett tours hospitality properties along Jamaica’s south coast to assess recovery efforts and reinforce the sector’s readiness to welcome international…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett addressing students at the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit and Artisan Experience in Montego Bay.
24 Apr, 2026 0

NaRRA set to drive south coast tourism reset, says Bartlett

WESTERN BUREAU: As the local tourism and hospitality sector continues to rebound from Hurricane Melissa, Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett says the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority…
Claudette Bryan, western regional vice-president of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), delivered the sermon at the association’s 41st anniversary church service held at Norwood Wesleyan Holiness Church, hosted by the St James Chapter of t
22 Apr, 2026 0

‘Some JPs should not be there’

WESTERN BUREAU: Claudette Bryan, western regional vice-president of the Lay Magistrates Association of Jamaica (LMAJ), has said that some individuals holding the title of Justice of the Peace (JP)…
Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism.
20 Apr, 2026 0

Bartlett: Despite training and certification, tourism sector unlikely to match other industries in remuneration

WESTERN BUREAU: Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has acknowledged that, even while efforts are being made to professionalise the local tourism sector through training and certification, wages in the…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett addressing students at the Jamaica Youth Tourism Summit and Artisan Experience in Montego Bay.
20 Apr, 2026 0

Youth creativity tagged as key to shaping future of tourism

Western Bureau: Young Jamaicans are being urged to harness their creative ideas so that they can develop the skills needed to shape the future of Jamaica’s tourism. Edmund Bartlett, minister of…
Odaine Thomas, junior warden of Friendly Lodge 383, presents a cheque on behalf of the Freemason Association of Jamaica to Lance Corporal Andrew Cammock of the Cornwall College Cadet Unit. Sharing in the occasion are Lecia Allen (left), vice-principal of C
17 Apr, 2026 0

Cornwall College Cadet Unit gets $400K to revive drum corps

WESTERN BUREAU: The Cornwall College Cadet Unit, which is a part of the Fourth Battalion of the Jamaica Combined Cadet Force (JCCF), has been gifted a $400,000 donation by the Freemason Association of…