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December 9, 2025
by Raymond Graham
Glenmuir High back in full swing after Hurricane Melissa
With Hurricane Melissa disrupting high schools across rural Jamaica – many still unable to resume full classes because of infrastructural damage – Glenmuir High in May Pen, Clarendon, has emerged as a…
December 9, 2025
by Livingston Scott
Hyde’s call for schoolboy football cancellation faces opposition
AS ORGANISERS continue to grapple with the decision of when or if to restart the suspended 2025 schoolboy football season after the devastation caused by the passage of Hurricane Melissa, one highly…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica to import eggs, select fruits and vegetables amid devastation caused to agriculture by Melissa
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says Jamaica will have to turn to external sources to fill anticipated gaps in critical food items such as eggs, fruits, and vegetables in the coming months. Green…
December 9, 2025
by Edmond Campbell
$30b bite
Damage to Jamaica’s agriculture and fisheries sector from Hurricane Melissa is estimated at nearly $30 billion. The Category Five storm, whose local death toll officials placed at 45 on Tuesday, tore…
December 9, 2025
by Ainsley Walters
Another One to make amends in Stargas
ANOTHER ONE should make amends when he tackles overnight-allowance for the third time in Saturday’s feature for the Stargas United Racehorse Trainers Association of Jamaica trophy. Bred to sprint,…
December 9, 2025
by Ruth
Winnie Harlow’s ‘Simply Winnie’ gets thumbs up from Reggae Girl
Reggae Girl Tiffany Cameron is hailing Jamaican-Canadian supermodel Winnie Harlow’s latest milestone, a children’s book – Simply Winnie – set to be released in June. The professional footballer…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Charges recommended for councillors over failure to file declarations
Integrity Commission Director of Corruption Prosecution Roneiph Lawrence has recommended charges against two sitting and two former councillors for repeatedly failing to file their statutory…
December 9, 2025
St Elizabeth man arrested and charged for breaking into appliance store
The police in St Elizabeth have charged a man for breaking into an appliance store located in Siloah. He is 37-year-old labourer Denvor Palmer of Plantain Walk district in Siloah, who is charged with…
December 9, 2025
Westmoreland poultry farmer counts losses after Hurricane Melissa, appeals for help
This year was a rough one for Treshanna Smith, as she experienced the depths of heartbreak and survival all in the span of five months. The young poultry farmer, who lost her baby in July, is now…