Bryan Miller/Gleaner Writer
February 18, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Bustamante’s 142nd birthday celebrations scaled down for economic reasons
Western Bureau: As was the case last year, the celebration to mark the birthday of National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante, at his birthplace in Blenheim, Hanover, has been scaled down because of lack…
February 16, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Hanover police turn focus on traffic infractions for 2026
Western Bureau: Superintendent Andrew Nish, the police commander for Hanover, says that for this year, his team would be paying greater attention to traffic management with a view to preventing the…
February 14, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Twenty ‘Melissa’ victims still in Hanover shelters
Western Bureau: It has been more than three months since Hurricane Melissa devastated western Jamaica, but the impact is still being felt in the region with some families in Hanover, whose homes were…
February 14, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Fire Brigade’s Hanover branch appeals for end to crank calls
Western Bureau: Citing the strain on its limited resources, the Hanover branch of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is urging individuals making crank calls to its emergency number to end the practice…
February 7, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Flooding, cold front leave chilling effect in Hanover
Western Bureau: Heavy rains that lashed sections of Hanover this week took a heavy toll on the parish, causing major flooding in the OceanPointe Housing Development and land slippage in other areas,…
January 30, 2026
by Bryan Miller
CRY FOR DEANS
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver has reiterated his call for every school in the island to have a dean of discipline, expressing disappointment that both the…
January 28, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Comprehensive cleaning plans for Lucea’s Venture Gutter
WESTERN BUREAU: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels says he will be collaborating with Hanover Western Member of Parliament Heatha Miller-Bennett to develop a comprehensive cleaning plan for the Venture…
January 27, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Homeless Hanover family happy with new container home
Western Bureau: When Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica on October 28 last year, 44-year-old Theresa Diana Wedderburn of Pell River, Hanover, and her husband and five children, were among the scores…
January 17, 2026
by Bryan Miller
Purkiss unhappy with the treatment of tourism workers post Hurricane Melissa
Western Bureau: Andrea Purkiss, the opposition People’s National Party’s (PNP) spokesperson on tourism, says she is deeply troubled by the way workers in the tourism industry have been treated since…