Albert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

Ankie Wardekker (left), registered nurse with Team Broken Earth, attends to a community member during the organisation’s visit to McAlpine in Westmoreland on Wednesday.
February 7, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

McAlpine residents get medical boost from outreach partnership

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of McAlpine, in Westmoreland, recently benefited from a medical outreach initiative conducted by Canadian entity Team Broken Earth, which partnered with the Westmoreland…
Delano Seiveright, state minister in the Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce, addresses members of the Montego Bay business community during the JMMB Group Thought Leadership Breakfast held recently at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St James.
February 4, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Jamaica’s sharp decline in murders boosting investor confidence, says Seiveright

WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, the state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, says Jamaica has made remarkable gains in national security in recent years, with a sharp…
Delano Seiveright, minister of state in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce.
February 2, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Seiveright: Corporate MoBay’s relentless pressure key to post-Melissa recovery

WESTERN BUREAU: State Minister in the Ministry of Industry Investment and Commerce Delano Seiveright, says sustained pressure from corporate Montego Bay was a critical factor in the rapid restoration…
Customs Officer Earl Rayson (right) presents an undisclosed financial donation to Reverend Michael Hammond for the ministries of the First Church of the Open Bible.
January 31, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Wint urges church to pray for Customs officers’ integrity under pressure

WESTERN BUREAU: Howard Wint, the senior director of operations in the western section of the Jamaica Customs Agency, has called for the church to pray for customs officers, particularly for integrity,…
From left: Renardo Douglas, vice-chairman, Anchovy High School; Dr Lavern Stewart, principal; Nigel Goulab, chairman, accepting a symbolic cheque from members of the Chinese community in Montego Bay valued at $1 million from Ziping Chen, chairman of LCH De
January 30, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

MoBay’s Chinese donate $2m to Anchovy High to address hurricane damage

WESTERN BUREAU: The Chinese community in Montego Bay, St James, recently donated $2 million to Anchovy High School to support restoration work in the aftermath of the damage done to its two campuses…
Dr Curtis Yeates, senior medical officer of health at the Cornwall Regional hospital
January 29, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Yeates says major CRH concerns to be addressed in weeks

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Curtis Yeates, the senior medical officer of health at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St James, has issued a public apology to patients and staff for the poor…
A section of the Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James.
January 26, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Tufton: Remedy now under way to ease A&E beds crisis at CRH

WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has acknowledged that severe overcrowding in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) Department at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH)…
McKenzie
January 23, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

McKenzie says $27m approved for Balaclava Fire Station

WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has confirmed that the long-delayed Balaclava Fire Station project is poised to enter an active phase as $27 million is earmarked in the…
File This photo shows the mangled remains of Black River Market in St. Elizabeth destroyed by Hurricane Melissa on October 28, 2025.
January 20, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Black River clean-up now at 90%, says McKenzie

WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie says nearly 90 per cent of the town of Black River in St Elizabeth has been cleaned up in the coordinated effort to restore the town to full…