WESTERN BUREAU: ROAD USERS in Hanover are poised to see some much better road surfaces across the parish as, during the upcoming weeks, the National Works Agency (NWA) will be undertaking four major road projects spanning several communities....
WESTERN BUREAU: With stakeholders worried that the Hopewell cemetery is on the verge of running out of space, the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) has been advised to acquire an adjoining 11-acre property to expand the burial ground. The...
WESTERN BUREAU: The daily traffic congestion plaguing several townships in Hanover, including the parish capital Lucea, has drawn the wrath of Superintendent Sharon Beeput, the police commander who wants swift action to be taken to address the...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE HANOVER Health Department (HHD) has said it will be seeking to inoculate approximately 6,000 persons in the western parish over the next four weeks as part of its effort to boost the national campaign to get as many Jamaicans as...
WESTERN BUREAU: As an act of gratitude for their efforts, healthcare workers who have been on the frontline in the battle to control the spread of the coronavirus in Hanover, will be at the forefront of the parish’s celebration of National Heroes...
WESTERN BUREAU: Jasmin Johnson, principal of the Bethel Primary School in Hanover, has always had a passion to serve persons with disabilities, so it is not surprising that she has made it a personal project to make regular visits to the West Haven...
WESTERN BUREAU: WHILE URGING vaccination compliance, Dr Marcia Johnson-Campbell, the regional non-communicable disease programme coordinator in the Western Regional Health Authority, is also calling on Jamaicans to provide each other with physical...
WESTERN BUREAU: While some communities are expressing disgust with the damage to their roads by truckers transporting dumping material to a site under preparation for a new 2,000-room hotel in Hanover Western, the constituency’s Member of...
WESTERN BUREAU: Tamika Davis, the member of parliament (MP) for Hanover Western, has joined the growing list of stakeholders calling for the establishment of the much-talked-about Lucea bypass road to address the daily traffic congestion in the...
WESTERN BUREAU: In a bold bid to curtail the spread of the deadly COVID-19, Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels has established a high-profile task force to execute an ‘all-hands-on-deck’ approach to deal with the troublesome medical crisis in Hanover. “...
Councillor Marvin Sewell of the Green Island division in the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), says he regrets supporting the approval for the construction of the Princess Hotel, which is to be located in Green Island. The councillor’s regret is...
WESTERN BUREAU: WITH THE increasing demand for space at the Hopewell cemetery in Hanover, there is now great fear among residents of eastern Hanover that they will soon be out of space to bury their deceased loved ones. Ever since the cemetery in...
WESTERN BUREAU: While the courts in the neighbouring parishes of St James and Westmoreland have had to close their doors because of their inability to function amid the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic, the Hanover courts, through pre-planning and...
WESTERN BUREAU: Pointing to a high global demand for medical-grade oxygen, Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has said that the local shortage, which caused a major scare and is being blamed for some deaths, is not because of poor...
WESTERN BUREAU: The 20 top-performing students from primary and preparatory schools in Hanover Western got an extra boost for their success as they were lauded and awarded for their performance in 2021 Primary Exit Profile examination in a special...
Western Bureau: The Hanover Parish Development Committee (PDC) has embarked on a bold effort to make the streets safer for the parish’s children by repainting pedestrian crossings in proximity to schools, in preparation for the start of the new...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE HANOVER police have embarked on a major drive to seize illegal motorcycles operating in the parish. According to the police, statistics gathered on crimes committed in the parish are pointing to motorcyclists being involved in a...
WESTERN BUREAU: Hanover and Trelawny are being used for a pilot project under which the Ministry of Justice is changing the seals of justices of the peace (JPs), who now have wider jurisdiction across the island instead of just being able to serve...
WESTERN BUREAU: Equipped with a crane and flatbed truck, local government officers spearheaded a major anti-vending operation at the Lucea municipal car park on Tuesday, removing illegally erected shops, including a 20-foot metal container fitted...
WESTERN BUREAU: Almonique Hutchinson and Jordaine Evans of Bethel Primary in Hopewell, Hanover, were honoured by the school last weekend for their exceptional performances in this year’s Primary Exit Profile (PEP) examinations, which brought much...
WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Kaushal Singh, medical officer of health (MOH) for Hanover, is appealing to residents of the western parish to take on a responsible attitude towards their health and to think twice about attending illegal parties and other such...
WESTERN BUREAU: Raymond DeSouza, who heads the Hanover division of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, is becoming increasingly concerned about the vast number of road crashes occurring in the western parish, especially involving motorcyclists, who are...
WESTERN BUREAU: The plan to establish a police post in Hopewell, Hanover, was placed on a fast track at the recent monthly meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), where a decision was taken to give the entire building, where a section...
WESTERN BUREAU: Lucea’s Mayor Sheridan Samuels, who is also chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), says he is prepared to lead the charge to shut down any party which is being staged in the parish for which the required permit fees...
WESTERN BUREAU: While they stand to benefit from a 1,000-room hotel slated for construction in their community, residents of Green Island, Hanover, are peeved at the road damage and noise nuisance allegedly caused by trucks transporting material to...
