Bryan Miller/Gleaner Writer

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…
The Hanover Municipal Corporation building in Lucea.
February 20, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover’s municipal building crumbling, stakeholders concerned

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid mounting complaints from staff and councillors that the aging Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) administrative building is deteriorating around them, calls are growing for…
Lucea Deputy Mayor Andria Dehaney-Grant.
February 18, 2026 by Bryan Miller

Hanover Health Department embarks on garbage-clearing drive

WESTERN BUREAU: The Hanover Health Department (HHD) has embarked on a garbage clearing drive as a health protection amid complaints from residents that the National Solid Waste Management Authority’s…
Sir Alexander Bustamante.
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…
Hanover’s police commander, Superintendent Andrew Nish.
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…
Andria Dehaney-Grant, deputy mayor of Lucea.
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…
Homes under water at OceanPointe in Hanover.
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,…