Mickalia Kington/Gleaner Writer

The vehicle which Bijorn Ellis drove, showing bullet holes.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

W’land man killed at police checkpoint

A birthday viist to a friend ended in terror for 30-year-old Bijorn ‘Cody’ Ellis of Bath district, Burnt Savannah, who was fatally shot by police along the Llandilo main road late Sunday. A close…
Ravaged trees as far as the eye can see. The view from the playing field at the Cornwall Mountain Infant School, one of two stops the team made on their visit.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Faith, floodwaters and survival

WESTERN BUREAU: Cornwall Mountain is not the kind of place you stumble on by accident. The roads twist upward, breaking off into narrow lanes where houses sit on the hillsides and neighbours live like…
Imani Murdock created her own relief drive following her personal experience with Hurricane Beryl last year.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Supplies flow from diaspora to parishes ravaged by Hurricane Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s southern and western parishes nearly a month ago, the silence it left behind — dead phones, vanished roads, unanswered calls — sparked a wave…
Hugh Grant, president and CEO of JPS.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

JPS CEO: Full underground power grid too costly for Jamaica

While the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa has intensified calls for underground electricity infrastructure, Jamaica Public Service (JPS) CEO Hugh Grant says the cost and complexity…
Justice and Constitutional Affairs Minister Delroy Chuck (left) shakes hands with Westmoreland Custos Reverend Hartley Perrin after touring the Westmoreland Parish Court in Savanna-la-Mar on Friday. Looking on is Kadeish Jarrett-Fletcher, director of clien
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Whithorn to anchor court operations in Westmoreland

WESTERN BUREAU: Preliminary assessments following Hurricane Melissa show that while several court buildings across St Elizabeth and Westmoreland suffered heavy damage, the newly renovated Whithorn…
Margaret Bridge, a problematic culvert which overflows during heavy rainfall.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Dalling Street, McNeil Land plagued by clogged drains and rising flood water

Western Bureau: For residents of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, the rain hasn’t stopped, and neither have the floods. In Dalling Street, McNeil Land, and surrounding areas, clogged drains and rising…
The family of Faith Gifford (from left) son Christopher Spence; daughter-in-law Petrena Spence; grandson Christopher Spence Jr; sister-in-law Hyacinth McFayden; husband Kelvin Gifford; and sister Kay Irving.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Remembering a fighter

Western Bureau: When Dorothy Satchwell spoke with The Gleaner Thursday evening, at the Faith Gifford Breast Cancer Symposium, she couldn’t help but feel overwhelmed by the turnout. “The support for…
The section of Nonpariel Road in Negril, Westmoreland, where an autistic child was struck by a vehicle while running across the roadway. The incident has renewed calls for improved supervision and safety measures for special needs children. 
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Llandilo student with severe ADHD hit by car

A 15-year-old student from the Llandilo School of Special Education in Westmoreland remained in critical condition in the intensive care unit at the Savanna-la-Mar Public General Hospital as of last…
Rats carry the disease, leptospirosis.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Health officials in Westmoreland raise leptospirosis concerns after flood rains

Western Bureau: With sections of Westmoreland swamped by floodwaters over the weekend, the health authorities in the parish are once again warning residents to take precautions against leptospirosis,…