WESTERN BUREAU: Savanna-la-Mar is not a town you stroll through for leisure. You move because you must. The capital of Westmoreland, home to an estimated 13,930 people across 3,980 households, has long depended on foot traffic. In this low-lying coastal town, walking is not a lifestyle choice – it is survival. To get to school, to work, to the hospital, to the market, residents walk. Now, in the wake of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, that daily necessity has turned into a daily gamble. The storm did not create Sav’s infrastructure problems. It exposed them. Read more