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Daryl Vaz, Minister of Transport sprinkles rum during a blessing ceremony on August 27 for the first set of school buses under the National Rural School Bus Programme.
December 9, 2025

Tender launched for second phase of Rural School Bus System

The Ministry of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications has officially launched Phase 2 of the Rural School Bus System with a tender for 150 school buses—while blasting private operators in the…
Debris lays in front of the Total gas station on Market Street in Falmouth, Trelawny, on October 29, after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which swept through the island on October 28.
December 9, 2025

Land of wood, water, and debris

Hurricane Melissa has left more than 4.8 million tons of debris strewn across Jamaica, blocking roads and cutting off access to schools, hospitals, farms and markets, according to satellite-based…
Dozens queue up for cash at Scotiabank ATM in Sam Sharpe Square, Montego Bay, the tourism capital of the island.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

JHTA allocates $10 million to aid tourism workers hit by Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa tore across Jamaica as a Category Five storm on October 28, thousands of tourism workers were left homeless, jobless, and uncertain. Now, the Jamaica Hotel and…
In his capacity as the president of the Ghana Caribbean Association, Kevoy Burton is joined by the high commissioner of Barbados, Juliette Bynoes Sutherland (centre), and Okatakyie Boakye Danquah Ababio, the honorary consul of Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Krysta Anderson

Actor Kevoy Burton rallies relief support to send to Jamaica

Assistance has been pouring into the island from all corners of the world post-Hurricane Melissa, and Ghana is no exception. Citizens of the west African country have been gathering relief supplies to…
Visitors look at jewellery in the Apollo Gallery of the Louvre museum on September 4, in Paris.
December 9, 2025

Louvre vows to restore imperial crown dropped in museum heist

PARIS (AP): The diamond and emerald-studded crown of Empress Eugénie, which was found damaged outside the Louvre after apparently being dropped during the October 19 robbery, will be restored as a…
Rising water levels in Content in Williamsfield, Manchester, which inundated homes and business establishments.
December 9, 2025

Water Resources Authority installs flood gauge in Content, Manchester amid rising groundwater, undertaking routine monitoring

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) has installed a flood gauge in Content in Williamsfield, Manchester amid a significant rise in groundwater levels in the local aquifer system and is undertaking…
People protest in the streets of Arusha, Tanzania, Thursday, October 30, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Dozens charged with treason over violence linked to disputed election

DODOMA (AP): Prosecutors in Tanzania on Friday charged dozens of people with treason over their alleged roles in violence surrounding the country’s disputed election. The charge sheet identified 76…
Mark Kerr-Jarrett, managing director of Barnett Limited.
December 9, 2025 by Luke Douglas

Barnett Tech Park suffers significant hurricane damage

The Barnett Tech Park in Montego Bay suffered significant damage as a result of Hurricane Melissa, leaving more than 6,000 workers in the global services, or outsourcing, sector without a job for now.
Kendrick Lamar
December 9, 2025

Kendrick Lamar leads 2026 Grammy nominations

NEW YORK (AP): Not like us? More like him: Kendrick Lamar leads the 2026 Grammy Award nominations, announced Friday. The rapper is up for nine trophies at February’s ceremony: Record, Song and Album…