Albert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer
19 Mar, 2026
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Call made for probation officers to get remote allowance
WESTERN BUREAU Robert Taylor, the acting director of probation aftercare in the Department of Correctional Services, is urging the Government to grant aftercare probation officers a remote-inducement…
18 Mar, 2026
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New sex offender rehab programme to launch this year
WESTERN BUREAU: Retired Brigadier Radgh Mason, the commissioner of corrections, says a new rehabilitation programme for sex offenders, aimed at giving those individuals a chance to change their…
17 Mar, 2026
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St Bess cops concerned as more than 400 students still out of school after Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Superintendent of Police Coleridge Minto, the commander for St Elizabeth, is raising concern about the fact that some 400 students from across the parish have not returned to school…
14 Mar, 2026
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St James’ new probation office to strengthen rehabilitation push, says Cuthbert-Flynn
WESTERN BUREAU: A newly retrofitted probation office, which was officially commissioned into service in St James yesterday, forms a part of the Government’s continued push to strengthen rehabilitation…
13 Mar, 2026
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‘I am not satisfied’
WESTERN BUREAU: Kenneth Brown, superintendent of roads and works at the St Elizabeth Municipal Corporation (StEMC), has voiced disappointment over the condition of Independence Park in Black River,…
13 Mar, 2026
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Guadeloupe Chinese group donates $12m in relief supplies to St James
WESTERN BUREAU The Chinese business community in Guadeloupe has donated hurricane-relief supplies valued at US$80,000 ($12.5 million) to the St James Municipal Corporation in a show of support for…
12 Mar, 2026
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Mayor: Post offices remain essential despite digital shift
WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay’s Mayor, Richard Vernon, says that despite the growing use of digital platforms as communication tools, post offices and postal agencies remain relevant – particularly for…
10 Mar, 2026
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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…
07 Mar, 2026
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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…