Hanover Eastern News Today

WESTERN BUREAU Residents across the parish of Hanover are expressing displeasure with the performance of the National Solid Waste Management Authority/Western Parks and Markets (NSWMA/WPM), with councillors unanimously insisting that senior...

Chang satisfied with police response to crime surge in Green Island

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Hopewell, Hanover, are now crying for help to rid the town of a growing pile of metal waste, which is ballooning in the ‘River Gully’ area. They say that in addition to being an eyesore, there are also health concerns...

WESTERN BUREAU: MEMBER OF Parliament for Hanover Western, Tamika Davis, says she is not daunted by the loss of the one Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) divisional seat the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) had in her constituency prior to the recent...

How the PNP took Hanover

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...

The People's National Party's (PNP) Wynter McIntosh has been declared the winner of the Chester Castle division in Hanover Eastern following the official counting of ballots from Monday's local government election. Initially, the...

HANOVER, Jamaica - The Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) leadership in Hanover Eastern is currently looking into what could have transpired within 24 hours that has resulted in a seat it had won being rescinded following Monday's local government elections. Following a preliminary count, political newcomer and educator Kaydeen Myles-Campbell of the JLP was said to have won the Chester Castle seat by 17 votes. However, following a recount on Tuesday,...

Outgoing Lucea mayor claims JLP sabotaged PNP-led council

WESTERN BUREAU: Western Jamaica will be solidly under the microscope for the February 26 lcoal government elections, as the popular sentiment over recent years is that “where the west goes, the rest goes”. Based on the results of the last local...