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Hurricane Melissa ravaged the homes of residents of Parottee, St Elizabeth, upending their lives.
December 9, 2025

Parottee residents call for counselling following traumatic Hurricane Melissa

Residents of Parottee in St Elizabeth are calling for urgent counselling as they grapple with the trauma and loss caused by Hurricane Melissa, which ravaged their homes and upended their lives. …
Members of the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Division intercepted a black Honda Fit travelling in the direction of Spanish Town.
December 9, 2025

Three reportedly shot and killed by police; westbound lane of Mandela Highway closed

Motorists are being advised that the westbound lane of the Mandela Highway in the vicinity of the entrance to the PJ Patterson Highway is closed following a fatal shooting incident on Wednesday. The…
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December 9, 2025

St Mary police seize shotgun found in grave

The St Mary police recovered a shotgun from a grave at Robins Bay in the parish during a pre-dawn operation on Tuesday. According to a police report, about 2:20 a.m., a team from the St Mary…
City park employee plant flowers along one of Johannesburg's major highway as a massive cleanup job gets underway in anticipation of the upcoming G20 summit to be held in the South African economic capital, Friday, November 14, 2025. (AP Photo/Jerome Delay
December 9, 2025

South Africa deploys 3,500 extra police officers and braces for protests around G20 summit

JOHANNESBURG (AP) — South African police and army units held a parade Wednesday involving helicopters, K-9 dog units and officers on motorcycles in a show of force ahead of expected protests around…
Acting Chief Public Health Inspector for St James, Sherika Lewis, addressing a recent St James Municipal Corporation monthly meeting in Montego Bay.
December 9, 2025

Communal sanitation systems proposed to support hurricane-affected residents in St James

Acting Chief Public Health Inspector for St James, Sherika Lewis, is recommending the establishment of communal sanitation systems for residents affected by Hurricane Melissa. “We are aware that…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

Holness says ODPEM transfer to OPM not permanent

Stating that he has enough entities on his plate to deal with, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness said the reassignment of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) to the…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness
December 9, 2025

Holness: Process under way to relocate nearly 1,300 Jamaicans still in hurricane shelters

The Government has started the process of decommissioning hurricane shelters and is exploring suitable alternatives to relocate Jamaicans still residing at these facilities, Prime Minister Dr Andrew…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

Full Hurricane Melissa electricity restoration could take six months – PM

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness today disclosed that, based on projections, it could take up to six months to achieve full electricity restoration to all affected communities following Hurricane…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

National Reconstruction and Resilient Authority to be established for Melissa rebuilding and recovery efforts

The Jamaican Government has announced the establishment of a National Reconstruction Resilient Authority (NRRA) to lead the island’s rebuilding and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane…