Janet Silvera - Sunday Gleaner Writer

Chef Maurice Mullings
02 Aug, 2026 0

Jamaica’s island flavours to ignite Beijing - Montego Bay chef to serve up Independence fare in China
WESTERN BUREAU: Executive Chef Maurice Mullings will take Jamaican cuisine to China this week, leading the island’s first official food festival in Beijing as Jamaica celebrates its 64th anniversary…
Edgar Bruce sits in the small kitchen that he lives in at the Mt Matthews Church of the Nazarene in Logwood, Shrewsbury in Westmoreland
26 Jul, 2026 0

The kitchen that became home - 71-year-old holds on to hope nine months after storm
WESTERN BUREAU: The neatly made bed occupies one side of the kitchen at the Mt Matthews Church of the Nazarene in Logwood, Shrewsbury, Westmoreland. On the other are cupboards, pots and cooking…
Jamaica-born Talia Parkinson-Jones, executive producer of NBC’s Today with Jenna and Sheinelle, on the job while a segment was being shot at Sandals Dunn’s River in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
29 Mar, 2026 0

FULL CIRCLE

WESTERN BUREAU: From a little girl growing up in Kingston to one of daytime television’s most influential producers, Talia Parkinson-Jones has built a career shaping stories, steering culture, and…
One of the beauties that makes Tiamo stand out.
22 Feb, 2026 0

Built on love, tested by storms

WESTERN BUREAU: On a weekend devoted to love, a Jamaican returnee finally opened a resort built on it. As Valentine’s Day celebrations unfolded across the island, Annika D’Andrea officially launched…
Jeremiah Knight, author of the cookbook and memoir ‘Diplomat in the Kitchen’.
08 Feb, 2026 0

Jeremiah Knight turns global culinary journey into memoir

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Two young children carefully cross downed cable wires on their way home from school in Rose Hall, St James, last Friday.
01 Feb, 2026 0

Billion-Dollar Collapse

WESTERN BUREAU: Three months after Hurricane Melissa struck western Jamaica, large sections of the community cable network remain dark, leaving operators to confront an estimated $1.4 billion in…
The devastation at Maggotty High School after the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
21 Dec, 2025 0

Reopening anxiety

WESTERN BUREAU: With schools set to fully reopen in two weeks, anxiety is mounting among the principals of some hurricane-damaged institutions as they grapple with unclear repair timelines, safety…
Mount Hermon United Church in Westmoreland.
01 Nov, 2025 0

Faith shaken, not broken

WESTERN BUREAU: Hurricane Melissa has shattered hundreds of Jamaica’s churches, from wooden chapels tucked in sugar-belt villages to grand cathedrals that survived slavery and emancipation. The storm…
Steven Weinstein
12 Sep, 2025 0

Negril at a crossroads

WESTERN BUREAU: Forty years ago, Steven Weinstein first stumbled onto the sands of Negril and found a paradise that would change his life. Captivated by its seven miles of white sand, rustic charm,…