Janet Silvera/Senior Gleaner Writer

Paula Kerr-Jarrett Wegman and her brother Peter Bovell carry the urn with their father Christopher Bovell's ashes during the funeral.
February 12, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Bovell laid to rest

WESTERN BUREAU: Former Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Senator Christopher Bovell, a distinguished attorney-at-law whose steady counsel shaped both national governance and corporate Jamaica, was laid to…
From left: Philip Rose, deputy director of tourism; Donovan White, director of tourism; Jackie Marks, global head of trade brands, Apple Leisure Group Vacations; and Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett in conversation during a special welcome dinner for Apple
February 5, 2026 by Janet Silvera

RIU hosts 125 North American travel agents as Ja rebuilds after Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: RIU Montego Bay hosted its largest group of international travel agents for the year last Saturday, as Jamaica’s tourism sector continues its recovery push in the aftermath of the…
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January 23, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Caribbean tourism ministers to meet in Montego Bay

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay will host a high-level, closed-door meeting of Caribbean tourism ministers on January 31, aimed at forging coordinated regional responses to mounting global pressures on…
Chef Jackie Tyson with Café Blue’s chocolate-covered coffee beans.
January 15, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Jamaican coffee finding new life on the plate

WESTERN BUREAU: For generations, Jamaicans have known coffee as comfort, brewed strong, shared freely, and sometimes treated as a cure-all for everything from flu to fatigue. But in the hands of…