WESTERN BUREAU: The case brought against Hopewell High School Principal Byron Grant for allegedly breaching building regulations in relation to construction works at the school, has been deferred to next month. When the case came up for mention in...
WESTERN BUREAU: Activities at the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) office in Lucea, Hanover, have been significantly scaled down. According to information reaching The Gleaner, approximately 11 staff members, including the mayor and the chief...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Chances Rehabilitation Centre in Hanover, which was ordered closed by the Hanover Health Department (HHD) in late January, is reportedly still in operation. However, the operators have switched location, moving to an 11-bedroom...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Chambers Pen community in western Hanover is poised for a major upgrading of its social amenities under a rural development project, which is to be implemented by the Ministry of Local Government and Rural Development (MLGRD...
WESTERN BUREAU: Staff members who work inside the main building at the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC), located at Bustamante Square in Lucea, are now on edge as credible reports surfaced yesterday that a member of staff has tested positive...
WESTERN BUREAU: IN AN attempt to comply with the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA), the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) will be moving towards holding virtual monthly meetings, beginning with its regular monthly meeting slated for April 8....
WESTERN BUREAU: There are concerns that Hanover, which was once widely considered the safest parish in the island, is now moving to the opposite end of the spectrum, with massive percentage increases in major crimes and a major rise in COVID-19...
WESTERN BUREAU: ACTING ON a recommendation from the Hanover Health Department (HHD), the COVID-19-hit fruits and vegetable market in Hopewell, in the western parish, was closed on Wednesday, paving the way for a deep-cleaning and sanitisation...
WESTERN BUREAU: Workers in the main building of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) in Lucea are now looking forward to the implementation of the Government’s work-from-home policy as a welcome relief from the air-quality woes that are...
WESTERN BUREAU: Eight needy tertiary-level students from rural districts in the western section of Hanover were presented with education grants totalling J$1 million by Member of Parliament (MP) Tamika Davis to continue with their educational...
WESTERN BUREAU: With at least three vendors at the Hanover Municipal Corporation-operated market in the western parish having tested positive for the coronavirus recently – one of whom has died – there are calls for the facility to be deep-cleaned...
WESTERN BUREAU: Audley Deidrick, president of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ), is appealing to stakeholders within the tourism sector to use the downtime caused by the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic to improve their facilities to allow them to...
WESTERN BUREAU: The islandwide Jamaica Constabulary Force’s (JCF) 2021 recruitment drive to beef up its number, which kicked off in Hanover last week, measured up to expectations, despite the initial health scare brought on by the ongoing COVID-19...
WESTERN BUREAU Savanna-la-mar Mayor Bertel Moore is calling for the Negril Aerodrome to be brought up to international standards so that international flights can be accommodated at the facility. While bringing greetings last Thursday at the...
WESTERN BUREAU: The Negril Aerodrome in Westmoreland has taken on a brand-new look, thanks to a $47-million rehabilitation of the facility, which is located in proximity to the world-famous seven-mile beach in the western resort town. Approximately...
WESTERN BUREAU: Hanover’s Custos Dr David Stair has said the ongoing spread of the deadly coronavirus in the parish and the wider Jamaica is a direct result of the rampant indiscipline being display by those persons, who are showing scant regard...
Western Bureau: Yesterday’s event to mark the 137th birthday of National Hero Sir Alexander Bustamante at his birthplace at Blenheim, Hanover, lacked the usual fanfare as the ongoing COVID-19 pandemic forced a low-key event. Traditionally, the...
WESTERN BUREAU: THE MAJOR efforts to revive the dormant Hanover Parish Development Committee (HPDC) are finally bearing fruit as that body now has a new executive in place – installed on Tuesday – to serve for the next two years. At the annual...
WESTERN BUREAU: The non-attendance of representatives of government bodies at the regular monthly meeting of the Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) has been criticised by councillors, as only six of 14 listed agencies turned up in February. Fed-up...
WESTERN BUREAU: Theft of wires is being blamed for the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) delay in installing 10 street lights along the Orange Bay to Negril roadway in Hanover. Numerous accidents have been reported during...
Western Bureau: The main thoroughfare from Sandy Bay to Montpelier in Hanover Eastern is to be named in honour of the constituency’s former Member of Parliament Dr D.K. Duncan, who died last year. This follows the passing of a resolution at...
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite the debilitating impact of the COVID-19 pandemic and instances of bad weather, the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is predicting that 2021 will be a good year for the agricultural sector in Hanover. “Twenty-...
WESTERN BUREAU: A church and two businesses in Hanover that are in the cross hairs of a contact-tracing exercise have heeded the advice of health officials to cease operations temporarily amid a national spike in coronavirus cases. The church in...
Western Bureau: The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) has served a summons on Hopewell High Principal Byron Grant for continued construction being carried out at the school despite a stop order being issued last week for the unauthorised works....
WESTERN BUREAU: THE OFFICE staff at the Hanover Poor Relief offices, located on Miller’s Drive, Lucea, has had to vacate the office building on Miller’s Drive, in Lucea, because of a poor air-quality issue, which is affecting their health. The...
