WESTERN BUREAU: The resort town of Negril, which is now shared by the Hanover and Westmoreland municipal corporations, could soon be controlling its own destiny as critical stakeholders in the town are now pushing to gain autonomy by being declared...
WESTERN BUREAU: RICHARD WALLACE, president of the Negril Chamber of Commerce, is concerned about the safety of tourism workers amid an increase in criminal activity in the resort town. He says that Negril’s crime scourge is not directed at tourists...
WESTERN BUREAU: Citing what he deemed to be the poor performance of the National Works Agency (NWA) in Hanover, Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels on Thursday said that he wants the state agency to be kicked out of the parish and its roles,...
WESTERN BUREAU: Matthew Samuda, minister without portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, says proper maintenance of the Riley River in the short term and desilting at a later date will be key to addressing a recurrent...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE SANDY Bay Health Centre in Hanover has a serious termite infestation problem and the members of staff at the much-used medical facility are fearful that unless the situation is addressed urgently, the building may collapse. “...
WESTERN BUREAU: Hanover Custos Dr David Stair is hopping mad about the dilapidated state of several roads in the western parish, and is calling on the authorities to take immediate steps to rectify a situation he has described as atrocious and...
WESTERN BUREAU: INCREASING INCIDENTS of land capturing and squatting, which have led to a number of unsightly developments in eastern Hanover, are threatening to disrupt the orderly development of the parish, an issue that is a cause for concern...
WESTERN BUREAU: Calls for a fire station to be established in Hopewell, Hanover, are again ringing out following a recent home fire in which a retired assistant superintendent of police perished. Eighty-nine-year-old Elana Nisbett, who lived alone...
WESTERN BUREAU: Bamboo blocking the flow of the Riley River at the eastern entrance to Lucea has again resulted in the flooding of Hanover’s seaside capital. The material, which is gathering in the vicinity of the Riley Bridge, created havoc on...
WESTERN BUREAU: MAYOR OF Lucea and chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), Sheridan Samuels, says that a similar statue of the likeness of National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante, which was unveiled on the grounds of the Hanover...
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Andrew Holness has described the ongoing work to clean up the Dyke Road in St Catherine under the ‘Clean Jamaica’ campaign as the test run for a national clean-up programme, details of which are still to be finalised...
WESTERN BUREAU: PRIME MINISTER Andrew Holness says the Government is unable to resolve the housing crisis confronting the country on its own. Acknowledging the gravity of the shortage of adequate housing solutions within the island, Holness said...
WESTERN BUREAU: MISPLACED VALUE has been cited by Prime Minister Andrew Holness as the reason why Jamaicans are not generally appreciative of improvements to civic infrastructure such as monuments. Holness made the observation while delivering last...
WESTERN BUREAU: THERE WERE more empty chairs than occupied ones at the Jamaica 60 Independence civic ceremony in Lucea, Hanover. The event, which was staged jointly by the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) and the Jamaica Cultural Development...
WESTERN BUREAU: WITH SEVEN businesses now illegally occupying the eastern section of Old Steamer Beach in Hopewell, Hanover, the Hopewell Citizens Association (HCA) and the Hanover Parish Development Committee (HPDC) have raised their voices for...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE RESIDENTS of Lucea, Hanover, are bracing for more flooding as the course of the Riley River under the Riley Bridge, at the eastern entrance to that town, is completely blocked once again by bamboo coming from upstream. The...
WESTERN BUREAU: WITH THE 2022 Emancipation/Independence Jamaica 60 celebrations drawing closer, plans are in high gear in Hanover to ensure that residents in the parish get their fair share of the once-in-a-lifetime celebrations. Parish manager of...
WESTERN BUREAU: The operators of the Chances Rehabilitation Centre in Hanover will know if they have to close the facility come September 23, when a judgment is to be handed down in the case brought against them by the health authority. The...
WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Woodsville and its adjoining communities in Hanover have resorted to using the old bridge which had been ordered closed by the National Works Agency (NWA) since the middle of April, as there is still no clear word on...
WESTERN BUREAU: There is growing concern about an increase in the number of Aedes aegypti mosquito breeding sites in communities across the parish of Hanover. Chief Public Health Inspector (CPHI) in the Hanover Health Services, Patricia Hall...
WESTERN BUREAU: TWENTY STUDENTS, 11 boys and nine girls from primary and preparatory schools in western Hanover, who aced their Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations were awarded for their excellent work. At a ceremony staged by the member of...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Hanover Parish Development Committee (PDC) has joined the national cry for noisy motorcycles roaming the roads of the country to be silenced. In a report tabled at the monthly meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC),...
WESTERN BUREAU: Boasting a 95 per cent readiness in the event of a major disaster striking the western parish up to two weeks ago, the Hanover Disaster Preparedness Committee has been hard hit after a fire gutted its storage facility, which was...
WESTERN BUREAU: Questions are being raised as to why Lucea, the Hanover capital which is frequently choked with traffic congestion, was not selected to site the first traffic lights to be installed in the western parish. Infrastructure for the...
WESTERN BUREAU: Hanover Custos Dr David Stair is hoping that the leaked footage of a medical examination of murder accused Rushane Barnett will lead to a policy addressing how justices of the peace (JPs) treat with sensitive recordings so they do...
