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December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Holmwood Tech relaxes grooming code, provides haven for displaced western students
Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs, flooded laboratories, and damaged dormitories, Holmwood Technical High School in Christiana, Manchester, has reopened, relaxing grooming rules and…
December 9, 2025
Operating hours at ports extended
The Port Authority of Jamaica is reporting that extended opening hours have been implemented across major port facilities as it deals with the rise in hurricane relief cargo, as well as the impending…
December 9, 2025
Simon Mitchell | Post-Hurricane Melissa flooding in Jamaica – an explanation
There is a lot of news speculation about rising flood waters in areas such as Content and New Market, where flood waters have begun rising since the passage of Hurricane Melissa across the island in…
December 9, 2025
LEPTO SCARE IN THE WEST
WESTERN BUREAU: Health officials are probing whether two people involved in post-Melissa cleanup efforts in Catherine Hall and Westgreen, St James, died from leptospirosis, a bacterial disease often…
December 9, 2025
Garth Rattray | Mental-health challenges after Hurricane Melissa
Although Hurricane Melissa tore a destructive path through the west of Jamaica and caused disruption across most of the island, every Jamaican - here and in the diaspora - was badly affected by its…
December 9, 2025
Michael Taylor | From the weight of waiting to the agony of the aftermath
I first wrote these reflections while we were still waiting for Hurricane Melissa to make landfall – a nation caught between forecasts and fear. Now that it has passed, and the resulting devastation…
December 9, 2025
Something Extra | Saturday
The big screen at Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records in St Andrew offered fans the next best thing to being in the stands for Jamaica’s showdown with Trinidad and Tobago. The match viewing, which ended…
December 9, 2025
Body of man found hanging from tree in Manchester
A man was found hanging from a tree in Spalding, Manchester on Friday, the police have confirmed. However, Superintendent Carey Duncan, commanding officer for the Manchester Police Division, said the…
December 9, 2025
UWI announces new dates for graduations postponed due to Melissa
The University of the West Indies, Mona has announced new dates for its graduation ceremonies which were postponed due to Hurricane Melissa. The ceremonies, originally scheduled for October 30 to…