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Daughters of the late Don Wehby, Stephanie (second left) and Abigail, accept a plaque from President, Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica, Metry Seaga, inducting Wehby in the PSOJ 31st Hall of Fame on Monday. Sharing in the moment is Wehby’s sister, D
December 18, 2025

GraceKennedy renames headquarters as Don Wehby Building

GraceKennedy’s global headquarters in downtown Kingston will be renamed The Don Wehby Building. The tribute was announced on Monday at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, where the late former Group CEO was…
Guests at Island Village in Ocho Rios, St Ann.
December 18, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Island Village moves to fill tourism gap after Melissa

As the winter tourist season opens, with parts of the north coast still recovering from Hurricane Melissa, Island Village Plaza in Ocho Rios, St Ann, is stepping in to serve residents and visitors.…
Venice Edwards looks at the gifting tree while shopping in Azan SuperCentre in Cross Roads, St Andrew.
December 18, 2025 by Sashana Small

Gifting tree at Azan’s spreads Christmas cheer

Azan Supercentre in Cross Roads, St Andrew, is helping to bring back the magic of Christmas for hundreds of children impacted by Hurricane Melissa through its gifting tree programme. Through this…
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister Floyd Green (second left), flanked by (from left) HI‑Pro Vice-President Jaimie Ogilvie, farm store manager Sherrae Wong‑Black, Michael Pryce, chairman of the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hurricane Melissa Recovery Task
December 18, 2025 by Ruddy Mathison

Hi-Pro donates supplies to help livestock, crop farmers

Hi-Pro has moved to assist livestock and vegetable farmers badly affected by Hurricane Melissa with a donation of baby chicks, fertilisers, vegetable seeds, agricultural chemicals and feed for goats,…
The Government loaned JPS US$150 million to help speed up restoration.
December 18, 2025

117 Canadian electrical linesmen arrive to help JPS with power restoration

A team of 117 electrical linesmen from Canada arrived on the island Wednesday night, bolstering the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) efforts to restore electricity in hurricane-battered western…
Australian national Lamar Ahchee, left, who is on trial on accusation of attempting to smuggle cocaine into Indonesia, talks to his lawyer during his sentencing hearing at the district court in Denpasar, Bali, Indonesia on December 18, 2025.
December 18, 2025

Indonesian court sentences an Australian to 12 years in prison for smuggling cocaine to Bali

(AP) - An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced an Australian citizen to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of smuggling cocaine to the tourist island of Bali. Lamar Aaron Ahchee, 43, from…
December 18, 2025

20-year-old charged after St Andrew man dies from stab wounds

A 20-year-old trader of Penn Avenue in St Andrew has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in his community on Monday. The accused, Adonii Hayles, otherwise called…
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton (2nd left) greets Carnival Horizon Captain Nick De Ranieri (centre) during the handing over ceremony of 24 pallets of medical supplies for hurricane relief purposes at the Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios, St
December 18, 2025

Carnival-led initiative delivers medical relief to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica on Thursday received a major shipment of medical and hurricane relief supplies at Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios, as recovery efforts continue following the devastation caused by Hurricane…
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Kamina Johnson Smith receives a humanitarian donation from Kim Jin-wook, chargé d’affaires of the Embassy of the Republic of Korea, during a handover ceremony in Kingston on December 17, 2025.
December 18, 2025

Korea provides US$300,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane recovery

The Government of the Republic of Korea has provided a cash donation of US$300,000 to Jamaica to support rebuilding efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The donation was…