Mickalia Kington - Sunday Gleaner Writer

The crumbling sidewalk in front of the National Works Agency office along Barracks Road in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, forces this student to walk on the road surface.
February 15, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

WALKING GAMBLE

WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar is not a town you stroll through for leisure. You move because you must. The capital of Westmoreland, home to an estimated 13,930 people across 3,980 households, has…
Visitors seen on the beach in Negril on December 27, 2021.
January 4, 2026 by Mickalia Kington

Slow but steady progress in Negril

Along Negril’s beachfront and bustling roadside, recovery after Hurricane Melissa is unfolding not in sweeping declarations but in quiet resilience with one plate of food sold, one tourist taxi trip…
Gerald Miller  (right), health promotion and education officer for Westmoreland, educating residents on the risks of contracting leptospirosis and other diseases from the nearby Ancho River.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

DEADLY RISK

WESTERN BUREAU: Days before a leptospirosis outbreak was officially declared across several Jamaican parishes, including Westmoreland, public health officials were already warning residents in…
Ian Hayles, the member of parliament for Westmoreland Western.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Anxiety abounds in Retreat, Red Ground, Red Road

WESTERN BUREAU: For residents of Retreat, Red Ground, and Red Road in Westmoreland Western , last week’s torrential downpours brought a familiar misery – flooded roads, stranded motorists, and yet…