Western Bureau The leadership in the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) has remained as it was prior to the recent local government elections as, following the swearing in ceremony for the seven elected People’s National Party (PNP) councillors in...
WESTERN BUREAU: WITH THE local government election now a thing of the past, and the People’s National Party (PNP) declared the winner of all seven council divisions in Hanover, questions of who will be the next mayor of Lucea, and chairman of the...
Western Bureau: Prime Minister Andrew Holness says feedback he has received from residents, during his recent travels across the country, shows that proper roads and a good water supply are their greatest needs at present, and all other things...
WESTERN BUREAU: DESPITE SEVERAL visits from three ministers of government – Desmond McKenzie, Everald Warmington, and Matthew Samuda – as well as two visits from Prime Minister Andrew Holness to the parish over the last month, the people of Hanover...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE HANOVER Municipal Corporation’s (HMC) Chester Castle division in Eastern Hanover is noted for regularly changing its political representatives. No councillor in the recent past – except one of the persons on the 2024 ballot,...
Western Bureau The contest for the Hopewell division in the Hanover Municipal Council (HMC) is getting more interesting with time, as the February 26 local government elections draw near. The incumbent, Devon Brown, of the Jamaica Labour Party (...
WESTERN BUREAU: The long-promised police station in Hanover’s fastest-growing economic and residential area, Hopewell, is scheduled to be opened in another two months. Although not giving a specific date, Assistant Commissioner of Police Clifford...
WESTERN BUREAU: Over 200 justices of the peace from the parishes of St James, Hanover, and Westmoreland, accompanied by their respective custodes, participated in over four hours of training and information sharing on Friday February 9, at a...
Western Bureau Justice Minister Delroy Chuck has joined the cry from other government officials and individuals in the private sector condemning the recent travel advisory issued by the United States (US), warning its citizens against travelling to...
WESTERN BUREAU: Electoral officers at the Hanover Eastern constituency in Sandy Bay, Hanover, were taken to task by a man whose application to run as an independent candidate was flatly rejected as his name was not found on the voters’ list. Forty-...
WESTERN BUREAU: More than 400 persons across the parish of Hanover, including some homeless persons, who receive a hot meal in Lucea each Tuesday, courtesy of the Hanover Ministers Fraternal, are now sure of the continuation of the ‘Kitchen of Love...
WESTERN BUREAU: Leader of the Opposition Mark Golding says Jamaica’s democracy must be restored to “decency” with the calling of the local government elections. Golding made the call before thousands of persons at a political meeting at Rusea’s...
Western Bureau Two senior citizens who reside in the deep rural district of Chambers Pen, in Hanover Western, can now sleep more comfortably at night, after being gifted with newly built houses, constructed by the government under its indigent...
Western Bureau Prime Minister Andrew Holness has indicated that a special programme is to be announced as part of the next National Budget, through which improvements will be made to markets in towns across the island. Holness made the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Drought conditions and medical emergencies, several of which were motor vehicle accidents, kept the Hanover Division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) relatively busy throughout 2023. Their quick action and professionalism resulted...
WESTERN BUREAU: Concerns are high within the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), as development is on the uptick across the parish, but several of the buildings, commercial and residential, are being constructed without the necessary approvals....
WESTERN BUREAU: With the parish of Hanover fast losing its claim to be the safest parish in the island, the Green Island police are calling for better road and street-lighting infrastructure in that area, which is now noted among several police...
WESTERN BUREAU: Once considered the safest parish in the island, in 2023 Hanover had the highest percentage increase in murders, although not the highest number. Police statistics are showing that, with 72 murders occurring in that parish last...
WESTERN BUREAU: The police in Hanover have stepped up their campaign against gangs and have taken steps to prevent a reprisal to Wednesday night’s double murder in Green Island. Those murdered were 35-year-old businessman Romaine Jones and 56-year-...
WESTERN BUREAU: A new aspirant to represent the People’s National Party (PNP) in Hanover Eastern has been presented to members of that constituency executive by the party. The Gleaner has learnt that a hurriedly called meeting of the constituency...
WESTERN BUREAU: The police station being built in Hopewell, Hanover is now looking like it will be ready to be served in soon as work has been taking place on the facility daily since the middle of December 2023. Following concerns by several...
WESTERN BUREAU: Assistant Commissioner of Police (ACP) Clifford Chambers says on a comparative basis Hanover has the leading major crime figures across the country, as he noted that criminals are delivering a double whammy on businesses in the...
WESTERN BUREAU: The murder of the bursar at the Hopewell High School in Hanover on Wednesday has stirred emotions in Hopewell and its adjoining communities, with residents expressing anger, disgust, and despondency. Thirty-five-year-old Jermaine...
Western Bureau: The People’s National Party (PNP) will be presenting its seven prospective local government election candidates for Hanover during a political function slated for January 21 next year at a venue to be decided in the parish capital,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Mayor of Lucea Sheridan Samuels has expressed dismay at the slow pace of plans for a proposed police station in the fast-growing town of Hopewell in Hanover, this despite a steady uptick in crime in the parish. The facility had...
