Bryan Miller/Gleaner Writer

Superintendent Andrew Nish.
March 19, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover police want JPs, pastors to step up social intervention

Western Bureau: The domestic dispute numbers have not climbed, but police in Hanover are fielding calls with growing frequency. Deputy Superintendent Courtney Wilson says the parish needs stronger…
Shermaine Anderson-Gayle, president of the Hanover Chamber of Commerce.
March 18, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover Chamber calls for traffic lights at Grand Palladium’s entrance

Western Bureau: Reacting to the spate of traffic accidents near the Grand Palladium Hotels and Resorts – widely regarded as an accident blackspot – the Hanover Chamber of Commerce is calling for the…
The Woodsville Bridge in Hanover.
March 18, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Residents cautiously optimistic about plans for new Woodsville Bridge

Western Bureau: After four years of using the makeshift bridge, which they created when the 100-year-old Woodsville Bridge collapsed in 2022, residents of the eastern Hanover community are greeting…
Sandrene Hill-Sherwood (seated right), president of the Hanover Justices of the Peace Association, and the members of her executive.
March 11, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Veteran educator chosen to lead Hanover JPs’ association

Western Bureau: Veteran educator Sandrene Hill-Sherwood, a long-serving teacher at the Sandy Bay Primary School, is the new chairperson for the Hanover Justices of the Peace Association (HJPA) after…
One of six  bus sheds being constructed in the parish.
March 6, 2026 by Bryan Miller

New bus sheds to improve safety, comfort in Hanover

WESTERN BUREAU: Six new bus sheds are being built in Hanover as part of efforts to provide greater comfort for the travelling public. The project, scheduled for completion within three months, is…
Purkiss
March 4, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover MPs want verification of ROOFS disbursement funds

WESTERN BUREAU: Hanover’s two members of parliament (MPs) Heatha Miller-Bennett and Andrea Purkiss, want to see the relevant documentation to verify a claim by Local Government Minister Pearnel…
Colin Virgo.
February 27, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Virgo renews call for end to contract work

WESTERN BUREAU: Colin Virgo, assistant general secretary of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union (BITU), used the occasion of the annual civic ceremony to mark the birthday of National Hero Sir…
From left: Tamika Davis, Jamaica Labour Party caretaker for Hanover Western; Sandrene Hill-Sherwood, representing Custos of Hanover Lennox Anderson-Jackson; Collin Virgo, assistant general secretary of the Bustamante Industrial Trade Union; and Denise Huds
February 26, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Last-minute gov’t intervention saves Blenheim civic ceremony for Bustamante

Western Bureau: The plan to scale down Tuesday’s annual celebration of National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante’s birthday at his birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover, was averted at the last minute after…
Students labelling trees at Grand Palladium Resort.
February 23, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover students participate in plant-naming project

Western Bureau: Twenty-six students, five years old and under, from the Passion Basic School and Daycare in Johnson Town, Hanover, were given a first-hand experience in plant identification and naming…