Janet Silvera - Gleaner Writer

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Lorna Bell, Special Olympics (left), and Marlon Tingling, communications manager, St James Municipal Corporation (second left), and the team organising the upcoming Special Olympics Games at the Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay on
March 22, 2026 by Janet Silvera

MoBay to host historic Caribbean Beach Games for Special Olympians

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay is set to make sporting history this November when it hosts the inaugural Caribbean Beach Games for Special Olympians, bringing together athletes from across the region in…

Students make the most of their temporary classroom, learning and laughing under the guidance of Elaine Morgan.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Learning triumphs over disaster

WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa ripped the roof off Dumfries Primary and left children wandering aimlessly across Lima, St James, veteran teacher Elaine Morgan refused to let the storm steal…
A Montego Bay resident collects water at the Operation Blessing headquarters on the Trumpet Call Ministries grounds in Montego Bay, St James.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Blessing across the west

WESTERN BUREAU When Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica on October 28, flattening homes, schools, and entire communities, Pastor Mary Wildish’s church, Trumpet Call Ministries, became a…
Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts, Adam Stewart (centre), interacts with team members during his visit to the resorts following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

No staff laid off

WESTERN BUREAU: Shelleitha Curtis did not expect to cry that morning. She was packing care packages – adding rice, juices, diapers, disposable food containers, garbage bags, cooking oil, and other…