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December 9, 2025
KSAMC: Persuasion not force being used to relocate homeless amid TS Melissa
In light of public concern regarding the relocation of homeless individuals across the municipality, the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) says it has taken a rights-based and…
December 9, 2025
Category 5 Hurricane Melissa now closer to Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica, CMC – Hurricane Melissa, now a Category 5 storm with winds in excess of 160 miles per hour, is inching towards Jamaica on Monday and is expected to move near or over the Caribbean…
December 9, 2025
UHWI tells non-essential staff not to report to work in light of Melissa
The management of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has advised all non-essential employees to remain at home until further notice in light of the adverse weather conditions associated…
December 9, 2025
Fire leaves three homeless in Portland ahead of Melissa
As Portlanders braced for Hurricane Melissa, another kind of disaster struck, as fire of unknown origin left three people homeless in Port Antonio on Sunday night. The fire, which reportedly started…
December 9, 2025
Mandatory evacuations ordered for seven flood-prone communities as Hurricane Melissa nears
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Sunday ordered the immediate evacuation of several vulnerable communities across Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa bears down on the island with life-threatening rain…
December 9, 2025
Fearing floods - Two Manchester residents seek shelter early as Hurricane Melissa draws near
Fearing their homes in New Forest, Manchester, would flood, 65-year-old Jewham Davis and 57-year-old Trevor Barnes were two of three men who proactively sought shelter as slow moving Hurricane Melissa…
December 9, 2025
Police urge crane operators to secure equipment ahead of Hurricane Melissa
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging construction companies and crane operators to lower and secure erected cranes immediately as Hurricane Melissa approaches. “The police are issuing an…
December 9, 2025
Drivers travel free as Jamaica’s toll booths open for Hurricane Melissa
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has ordered all toll booths across Jamaica to be opened free of cost as weather conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Melissa. The directive took effect…
December 9, 2025
Kingston man hospitalised after being electrocuted
A man was rushed to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) this afternoon after he was electrocuted while cutting a tree on Fitzgerald Avenue in Kingston. Reports are that the man came into contact with…