Janet Silvera/Gleaner Writer

Eighty-five-year-old Myrtle Coke, who died on November 9, days after being airlifted by JDF relief team from her home in Springfield, St Elizabeth, where she was injured during Hurricane Melissa.
December 13, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Senior siblings triple tragedy

WESTERN BUREAU: She could not run when Hurricane Melissa tore apart the tiny house in Springfield, St Elizabeth. The disabled daughter survived, but her mother and two uncles, inseparable siblings who…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness and executives of LCH Development topping out Tower One at The Pinnacle Montego Bay in St James yesterday.
December 11, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Holness urges developers to help rebuild Ja

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the topping out of Tower One at The Pinnacle marks a major step forward for Jamaica’s tourism diversification strategy. However, he insists that…
One of the 60 homes built by S Hotel Montego in 30 days for families displaced by Hurricane Melissa.
December 10, 2025 by Janet Silvera

60 homes in 30 days

WESTERN BUREAU: A crippled man in Hertford, Westmoreland, a father and his two sons in Black River, St Elizabeth, and a woman living in the open air in Petersfield are among the first recipients of…
Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts International Adam Stewart (left) responds to questions posed by Unique Vacations’ Executive Vice-President of Sales and Industry Relations, Gary Sadler, during the Sandals ‘Back to Jamaica’ forum on Friday at Sa
December 10, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Sandals bets big with MoBay rebuild, Runaway Bay roll-out

WESTERN BUREAU: Sandals Resorts International will invest more than US$120 million ($19 billion) to rebuild and transform its two flagship Montego Bay properties part of a broader strategy that…
Travel advisers and tourism stakeholders at the Sandals Back to Jamaica held at Sandal’s Dunn’s River in Ocho Rios, St Ann, yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Room inventory surges back

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s Director of Tourism Donovan White has assured more than 250 visiting travel advisers that the country’s tourism recovery is accelerating faster than anticipated, revealing…
Shane Munroe, CEO, MBJ Airports Limited, addressing travel advisers and other tourism stakeholders at the Sandals ‘Back to Jamaica’ Town Hall at Sandals Dunn’s River in St Ann on Friday.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

New flights, 2026 expansion underscore strong airlift to Jamaica, says MBJ CEO

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica is set to welcome a wave of new international flights this winter and into 2026, a clear signal that global confidence in the island’s tourism product remains strong despite…
Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, Wang Jinfeng (second right), greets crew members of the ‘Ark Silk Road; medical ship at the Montego Bay Cruise Ship Terminal on Thursday.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Chinese medical ship a lifeline, says Fray

WESTERN BUREAU: Western Jamaica’s health sector has received a critical boost with the arrival of China’s Navy hospital ship Ark Silk Road, which began a three-day medical mission in Montego Bay, St…
Dr Leahcim Semaj shares lens time with Round Hill Hotel and Villas managing director, Josef Fortsmayr, during one of his mindspa workshops for staff at the Montego Bay resort.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Round Hill rebuilds staff ahead of reopening

WESTERN BUREAU: Five weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica, Round Hill Hotel and Villas is preparing to reopen its doors, but not before first rebuilding something far more…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett (centre) is flkanked by (from left) senior executives of the S Hotel Montego Bay, Radu Mot, Romie Morris, Ann-Marie Goffe-Pryce and Andres Cope. In the back is Christopher Jarrett, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

MoBay gears up for winter season’s start in days

WESTERN BUREAU: With the winter tourist season set to open on December 15, Montego Bay’s major resorts and attractions are accelerating their final recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. Among…