Western Bureau: Hanover is slated to get a standalone justice centre within a matter of months, which will allow the different departments of the Ministry of Justice (MOJ), which now operates out of rented premises, to have a home of their own....
WESTERN BUREAU: David Pryce, regional manager for the National Water Commission in Hanover, says the company will be undertaking corrective measures to address the concerns of residents of Pond Piece in Hopewell, Hanover, who are distressed about...
WESTERN BUREAU: Unrest is brewing at Hopewell High in Hanover as many teachers and students have seemingly abandoned the institution since the return of Principal Byron Grant last Friday. Grant had been absent from the school since the December...
WESTERN BUREAU: There was a moment of disagreement during last Thursday’s monthly meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) as a councillor and the mayor came down on opposite sides of an argument about the habitual late start to both...
Western Bureau: Lucea Mayor Sheridan Samuels, who is also the chairman of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), is calling for the National Works Agency (NWA) to do a better job as it relates to the cleaning of the Venture Gutter, the main drain...
Western Bureau: The perennial mould problem, which has been plaguing the more than 100-year-old Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) headquarters in the parish capital, Lucea, is seemingly acting up again. Yesterday, staffers, as well as Lucea Mayor...
Western Bureau: With the safety of the nation’s children fast becoming an issue of major concern, for the 2024-2025 academic year, the police in Hanover will be taking a proactive step to stamp out indiscipline while seeking to create a layer of...
Western Bureau: Unlike in some of the other parishes in western Jamaica, the 2024-2025 school year got off to a smooth start in Hanover yesterday, with all institutions across the parish opening their doors to students despite some adjustments...
Western Bureau: John Byles, executive deputy chairman of Chukka Caribbean Adventures, says the tourist industry is the one that provides the most opportunities for children in today’s Jamaica, and he wants other investors to get involved in social...
Western Bureau: Residents of Hanover are hopping mad about the pothole-riddled state of the main roads in the parish, especially the stretch of roadway from Great River in the eastern section to Negril, Westmoreland, which they say is not only...
WESTERN BUREAU: The low-key treatment of the 300th anniversary of the establishment of Hanover as a parish is not sitting well with several business owners there, who are now seeking an explanation for why the year-long celebration, which should...
Western Bureau: The 32 students of Form 5C from the Class of 1997 at the Rusea’s High School, in Hanover, have formed themselves into a group and are now giving back to the school as a part of the process to improve the teaching/learning conditions...
Western Bureau: Acting Superintendent of Police Andrew Nish, the police commander for Hanover, has joined the growing list of persons calling for the authorities to repair the roadway in Lucea, which is riddled with potholes and leaking water mains...
Western Bureau: A senior Hanover justice of the peace (JP), who allegedly fled the scene of an accident on Independence Day, after he reportedly crashed into the vehicle of Hanover Custos Dr David Stair, is to be arrested and charged by the Hanover...
Western Bureau: With the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) August 12 deadline to fully restore electricity across the island now past, sections of Hanover are still seeking to address issues in some communities still without light. Hanover was...
Western Bureau: With the 2024-2025 school year on the horizon, 330 high-school and tertiary students from Hanover should now be feeling a fair amount of comfort, having been the recipients of more than US$350,000 in scholarship support from the...
WESTERN BUREAU: With a major uptick in the parish’s mosquito population since the recent passage of Hurricane Beryl, the Hanover Health Department (HHD) has embarked on a multifaceted drive to address the problem which has been bringing misery to...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Hopewell Church of God of Prophecy has expanded its soup kitchen operations from once a week to three or four days a week, now serving over 200 meals daily to the elderly and needy across several districts in Eastern Hanover....
WESTERN BUREAU: Twenty-one students from 16 schools in Hanover Western who aced the Primary Exit Profile examinations have been awarded for their excellent performances. The students, their parents or guardians and teachers were all feted at the...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Hanover Health Department (HHD) was able to maintain its services across that parish throughout the passing of Hurricane Beryl, with full health services available in the remote areas within a day of the passing of the Category...
WESTERN BUREAU: The safety of residents in the Woodsville community in eastern Hanover hangs in the balance as they continue to use the Woodsville bridge that links their community to the rest of parish and sections of Westmoreland. Reconstructed...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Hanover Municipal Corporation’s (HMC’s) office complex, located in Sir Alexander Bustamante Square, Lucea, has suffered an estimated millions of dollars in damage by the Category 4 hurricane Beryl. In an interview with The...
A late start to the consultation held in Eastern Hanover recently did not help to ease residents’ concerns about the workings of the $40 billion Shared Prosperity Through Accelerated Development to our Road Network (SPARK) programme. This, as...
WESTERN BUREAU: Former Jamaica Hotel and Tourism Association (JHTA) president Wayne Cummings believes that with the large number of tourism projects being proposed for the near future, there may well be a need for imported workers for the industry...
WESTERN BUREAU: In Hanover, the majority of the funds allocated by the Government for hurricane relief will go towards food and building material. Those are the items the parish’s political representatives say are in greatest demand. “I have been...
