Albert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer
May 21, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
5G technology could become reality in Jamaica within weeks – Flow executive
WESTERN BUREAU:
5G technology could soon become a reality in Jamaica, according to Stephen Price, vice-president and general manager of Flow and Liberty Business Jamaica.
On Tuesday, Price revealed…
May 20, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Liberty Business to establish headquarters in Montego Bay
WESTERN BUREAU:
Telecommunications company Liberty Business is “doubling down on Montego Bay” with plans afoot to establish headquarters in the western city.
“We are doubling down on Montego Bay,…
May 20, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
St Elizabeth cops wearing body cameras in commercial centres
WESTERN BUREAU:
Superintendent Coleridge Minto, the commanding officer for the St Elizabeth Police Division, has confirmed that police personnel operating in key commercial districts in that parish…
May 16, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Decline in major crimes in St Bess, but murders see slight uptick
WESTERN BUREAU:
Despite currently enjoying a 38 per cent decline in major crimes, there remains heightened concern in St Elizabeth about an uptick in murders, according to Superintendent Coleridge…
May 15, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Shelter crisis - Mayor sounds alarm as more than half of facilities in St Elizabeth not ready for hurricane season
WESTERN BUREAU:
Black River Mayor Richard Solomon says St Elizabeth remains dangerously unprepared for the Atlantic hurricane season, which begins in another two weeks, with more than half of its…
May 13, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Former Maroon chiefs accusing Chief Currie of manipulating upcoming election
WESTERN BUREAU:
Former colonels Meredith Rowe and Ferron Williams, who plan to contest the upcoming Accompong Maroon leadership elections, have raised concerns about the process, which is being…
May 11, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
RIU set to doubling down, not slow down
WESTERN BUREAU:
Niurka Garcia Linton, the director of sales for RIU Resorts Jamaica, says the Spanish hospitality giant, which is marking its 25th anniversary in Jamaica next month, will be doubling…
May 8, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
OUR cops OCCUR Regulator of the Year award
The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) has hailed winning the coveted OCCUR’s Regulator of the Year Award for 2025 and the Winston Hay Award for Most Outstanding Consumer Protection Initiative as a…
May 5, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
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…