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Senator Aubin Hill (left), minister of investment, industry and commerce; Delano Seiveright, state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, led by Gloria Henry, vice-president of the Port Authority of Jamaica, on a tour of the Monteg
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Port Authority, BPO sector show resilience after hurricane

WESTERN BUREAU: The Port Authority of Jamaica and the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), representing the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, have been lauded for their rapid…
A section of a Hurricane Melissa-battered roadway in St Elizabeth.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

‘Everything gone’

WESTERN BUREAU: Veteran fisherman Howard Moxam stood solemnly on the battered shoreline of Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, his weathered gaze fixed on the restless sea that had stripped him of nearly…
Rosemarie Bent in a photo with persons using her home in Flagaman, St Elizebeth, as a shelter. Those persons had nowhere to go as they prepared for the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa which is expected to make landfall today.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Mother, son turn Flagaman home into sanctuary for persons fleeing Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: In the hilly terrain of Flagaman, St Elizabeth, where the wind hums through sprawling melon fields and resilience grows as abundantly as the crops, melon vendor Rosemarie Bent has once…
Flagaman Community Centre in St Elizabeth, which is expected to be used as a shelter for residents in preparation for Tropical Storm Melissa which is expected to hit Jamaica over the weekend.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

‘We’re not ready’

WESTERN BUREAU: As dark clouds gather once again over Jamaica’s southern plains, a sense of dread hangs heavy over the farming community of Flagaman, in St Elizabeth, as many residents who barely…
From left: Lemar James, president of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, and Yemima Garcia, assistant governor and director of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, present a bottle of wine to Rotarians Dr Ella Aiken and her husband, Professor William Aiken, distric
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Governor urges Rotarians to build legacy, create lasting change

WESTERN BUREAU: Professor William Aiken, district governor for Rotary International District 7020, is calling on Rotarians and other community leaders to shift their focus from short-term projects to…
Marissa Peddie (right), recipient of the Bishop Philmon Samuels Scholarship, accepts a cheque representing the scholarship towards her degree in primary education at Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College from Olga Samuels, senior founding pastor of the Fresh Brea
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Former ward at St James girls’ home, Sunday school teacher are first recipients of Bishop Philmon Samuels Scholarship

WESTERN BUREAU: Two young women, a Sunday school teacher and a former ward of the Melody Girls’ House in St James, became the first recipients of the inaugural Bishop Philmon Samuels Scholarship Fund,…
Richard Vernon, chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Vernon says Fresh Bread Ministries has enriched MoBay’s heart and spirit

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon says Fresh Bread Ministries International (FBMI), a non-denominational organisation based in the St James capital, has made the area richer in spirit…
Dominica Pradere, past president of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Rotary declares fight to end polio far from over

WESTERN BUREAU: Dominica Pradere, past president of the Rotary Club of Montego Bay, says the global campaign to eradicate poliomyelitis, commonly known as polio, is far from complete, and is calling…
Robert Morgan (left), minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic, Growth and Job Creation with responsibility for works, examines documents related to the Montego Bay Perimeter Road, now under construction, during a tour of the construction sit
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Gov’t contemplating phased opening of MoBay Bypass ahead of 2026 completion date

WESTERN BUREAU: While the projected completion date for the new Montego Bay Bypass Road is May 2026, it is likely that motorists will start using sections of the multimillion-dollar project ahead of…