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December 9, 2025
Maternal care and relief supplies provided to pregnant and lactating mothers
More than 60 pregnant women and new mothers have received support as the Ministry of Health and Wellness rolled out a new maternal health initiative to assist families affected by Hurricane Melissa. …
December 9, 2025
Police probing death of man found under bridge in Portmore
The body of a man was found under a bridge along Port Henderson Road in Portmore, St Catherine on Saturday. The police report that they were alerted to the discovery around 9:30 a.m. A team was…
December 9, 2025
Indigenous people reflect on meaning of their participation in COP30
BELEM (AP): Indigenous people filled the streets, paddled the water ways and protested at the heart of the venue to make their voices heard during the United Nations climate talks that were supposed…
December 9, 2025
Bryndís Davis | A bamboo-tastic answer to plastic
Bamboo boasts a long and rich cultural history. Used for thousands of years in the construction of homes, bridges, and furniture, bamboo is woven into the fabric of human design and innovation, dating…
December 9, 2025
Policeman among four held with goats in car in Clarendon
A police constable is among four persons, including two teens, who were arrested after being found with goats and other items in the wee hours of this morning in Clarendon. The Gleaner understands…
December 9, 2025
Howard Beckford | Urgent need to decentralise post Hurricane Melissa
Hurricane Melissa did more than devastate homes, infrastructure, and livelihoods across Jamaica. It exposed a weakness we have ignored for far too long. Our highly centralised system of government…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
SBAJ SOUNDS SOS
Charging that the Government is moving too slowly while hundreds of livelihoods hang in the balance, the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) is calling on the Government to provide immediate…
December 9, 2025
IDB, CAF, and CDB launch Caribbean debt-for-resilience joint initiative
The Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, and the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB) launched at COP30 on November 13 the Caribbean…
December 9, 2025
Grenada to host Connected Caribbean Summit 2025
The Government of Grenada will host the Connected Caribbean Summit 2025 (CCS2025) from December 1–5 at the Radisson Grenada Beach Resort, Grand Anse. The summit will bring together more than 200…