Bryan Miller/Gleaner Writer

Kenyah Adamson (right), manager of the Lucea branch of the Infiniti Cooperative Credit Union Jamaica Limited, presents documents related to the entrepreneurship programme to Tova Trench-Anderson, the parish manager for the Hanover branch of the Social Deve
April 20, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover’s SDC branch, Infiniti Credit Union launch entrepreneurship programme for students

Western Bureau: The Hanover branch of the Social Development Commission (SDC) has forged a partnership with Infiniti Cooperative Credit Union to launch a Youth Entrepreneurship Programme (YEP) in high…
Hanover’s police commander, Superintendent Andrew Nish.
April 14, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover police replace curfew with ‘soca aerobics’

WESTERN BUREAU: Days after a curfew ended in the Hopewell township in Hanover, the parish’s police returned to the community and engaged residents in an initiative dubbed ‘soca aerobics’, which is…
Superintendent Andrew Nish.
April 13, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Slight uptick in murders a concern in Hanover

Western Bureau: Despite the best efforts of the police and an overall decline in major crimes in the parish, Superintendent Andrew Nish, the police commander for Hanover, says there has been a slight…
Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels.
April 11, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Church accused of squatting

WESTERN BUREAU: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels is accusing a church in the Hanover capital of squatting, saying the building it is occupying is owned by the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), which…
Hanover’s Custos Lennox Anderson-Jackson.
April 9, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover Custos backs push for greater focus on STEAM, TVET subjects in schools

WESTERN BUREAU: Hanover Custos Lennox Anderson-Jackson has voiced strong support for educators advocating for greater recognition of STEAM and TVET subjects, emphasising that rapid technological…
Reverend Sheldon Ashman (third left), chairman of the Hanover Ministers Fraternal, collects a symbolic cheque for $2.4 million from 12-year-old Gareson Whittaker, the son of Michelle Whittaker, managing director of GV Service Station in Hanover. Sharing in
April 8, 2026 by Bryan Miller

GV Service Station pumps $9.2m into Kitchen of Love for 2025

WESTERN BUREAU: The Hanover Kitchen of Love has received a $2.4-million boost from GV Service Station, which is spearheading an initiative to provide 400 hot meals per month to needy persons in the…
Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver addressing the JTA’s 2026 Education Conference in Hanover on Tuesday.
April 8, 2026 by Bryan Miller

ON EDGE

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) President Mark Malabver is calling on the Government to show greater respect for the nation’s teachers, arguing that educators are not being…
Member of Parliament for Hanover Eastern, Andrea Purkiss, addresses the Constituency Development Fund community consultation meeting at Bethel Primary School in Hopewell, Hanover, on Tuesday.
March 27, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Patching to begin on eastern Hanover roads

WESTERN BUREAU: The need for potable water and properly paved roads dominated complaints from residents at an Hanover Eastern community Development Fund (CDF) constituency consultation on Tuesday at…
Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels.
March 26, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Advertisement, building amnesty to take effect in Hanover

WESTERN BUREAU: For the next three months, the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) will be putting into effect an advertisement and building amnesty, which will become effective on April 1 and run…