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Chantal McLean
28 Apr, 2026 0

How Chantal McLean turned pain into a publishing platform for women

For Chantal McLean, the journey into publishing was not born in a classroom or corporate office; it was shaped in one of the most emotionally complex periods of her life. Today, through Dee D’s…
A section of the Claremont Market remains roofless months after Hurricane Melissa.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Claremont Market still roofless

Vendors and customers who use the Claremont Market in St Ann continue to endure disruption as the building remains without a roof, six months after Hurricane Melissa tore through the parish in October…
Flooded farmland in Bog Hole, Clarendon, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Hurricane losses still bite Clarendon farmers

Six months after Hurricane Melissa sowed devastation across sections of Jamaica, leaving flooded fields, shattered infrastructure and livelihoods in ruins, farmers in Clarendon are still reaping the…
Rosemarie A. Henry (left), principal officer and VP, risk and compliance, CUNA Caribbean Insurance Jamaica and president, Insurance Association of Jamaica (IAJ), greets Matthew Samuda second right), Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, as Ev
28 Apr, 2026 0

Insurance leaders confront challenges of underinsurance and fraud

As Jamaica’s insurance sector faces persistent gaps in coverage and rising fraud risks, industry leaders call for a stronger, more inclusive, and accountable sector to support national resilience,…
A cruise ship docks at the port of Ocho Rios.
28 Apr, 2026 0

All‑inclusives recover, villas struggle amid cruise uncertainty

Larger, all-inclusive hotels in the Ocho Rios-Runaway Bay corridor were largely spared the worst of October’s Hurricane Melissa and, six months on, are mostly recording their customary high occupancy…
Franceita Renford at her workstation on a corridor along West Street in Port Antonio, Portland.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Portland mother still waiting for help

Six months after Hurricane Melissa tore through eastern Portland, Franceita Renford is still struggling to rebuild her life. A mother of two who lives in the Rio Grande Valley, her home was destroyed…
Betty-Ann Brown jokes that she now has the best view from her ravaged home in Alligator Pond, Manchester. She is trying to rebuild further inland but the process is slow as she is in need of help.
28 Apr, 2026 0

Alligator Pond woman still sleeps on storm-ravaged verandah

Betty-Ann Brown now sleeps on the verandah of what used to be her two bedroom home in Alligator Pond, Manchester. The 60-year-old clothes vendor’s home was destroyed when Hurricane Melissa tore…
The Independent Commission of Investigation has launched a probe into the matter.
28 Apr, 2026 0

INDECOM probing double fatal police shooting in Portmore

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of two men in Greater Portmore, St Catherine, on Monday. The deceased have been identified as…
Edris Farquharson
28 Apr, 2026 0

Retired policeman found dead at home

The Spanish Town police have launched an investigation into the sudden death of a retired policeman who was on Monday night found unresponsive in his St Catherine home. He has been identified as…