Albert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer
December 18, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
MBCCI’s Russell bats for hurricane-resilient buildings
WESTERN BUREAU: Jason Russell, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says that rather than investing in large, stand-alone storage facilities, which may sit idle between…
December 18, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Westmoreland Chamber says Melissa exposed gaps in preparedness, not storage capacity
WESTERN BUREAU: Hurricane Melissa has reignited debate over disaster readiness in Westmoreland, but the parish’s business community says the solution does not lie in constructing a new, purpose-built…
December 17, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Russell: MoBay faced no food challenge after Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Jason Russell, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says that despite the widespread anxiety in the days following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, Montego…
December 16, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
‘Light will overcome darkness’
WESTERN BUREAU: Rabbi Yaakov Raskin, director of Chabad Jamaica Limited, has condemned what he described as a “despicable” and hate-driven attack on the global Jewish community, following a deadly…
December 16, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
St Elizabeth’s most vulnerable struggling to access benefits
WESTERN BUREAU: The destruction left in the wake of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa has dealt a major blow to PATH and social pension beneficiaries in St Elizabeth, with damaged post offices severely…
December 15, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Generator-powered Christmas tree for Black River as recovery efforts continue
WESTERN BUREAU: A gasolene generator will be used to power a scaled-down Municipal Christmas Tree Lighting Ceremony in Black River, St Elizabeth, as parish leaders move to keep hope alive in…
December 13, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
St Elizabeth municipal services resume after Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU Richard Solomon, mayor of Black River and chairman of the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, says essential municipal services have resumed from the Jeremy Palmer Building in Black…
December 12, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Concerns about risky rebuilding raised at St Elizabeth MC meeting
WESTERN BUREAU: Michelle Senior, parish manager at the St Elizabeth branch of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is voicing new concerns about unsafe rebuilding efforts now under way in parts…
December 10, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Gov’t targets craft sector as new pillar of creative economy
WESTERN BUREAU: State Minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright has declared that Jamaica’s craft sector is poised for a sweeping overhaul as the Government moves…