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December 9, 2025
Toll collection to resume Monday after Hurricane Melissa suspension
Toll collection across Jamaica’s major highways will resume at midnight on Monday, November 10, the Toll Authority has announced. The Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport…
December 9, 2025
UPDATE | NEPA rules out oil spill at Clarendon beach
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says the oily-looking substance recently seen along Farquhar Beach in Clarendon is not petroleum-based but an accumulation of seaweed and sargassum.…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica to welcome cruise ships in Ocho Rios this week
Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has restored electricity to parts of Ocho Rios in St Ann, just days before cruise ships are scheduled to dock in the resort town on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is the first…
December 9, 2025
Police warn consumers after cow carcasses found in van in Manchester
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has issued an urgent public warning after police intercepted a van in Manchester carrying the carcasses of four large brown cows under suspicious circumstances on…
December 9, 2025
JMMB mobilises support for communities impacted by Melissa
In response to the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, the JMMB Group, through its philanthropic arm, the JMMB Joan Duncan Foundation, has committed an initial $25 million toward…
December 9, 2025
Burmese community donates care packages to Western Regional Health Authority
The Burmese community in Jamaica has donated care packages to the Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) for distribution to staff members in support of recovery efforts, following the passage of…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
‘A profound loss’
The Jamaican diaspora has reacted with shock and disbelief at news that Jamaica’s Consul General to New York Alsion Roach-Wilson has died following her battle with breast cancer. Roach-Wilson died at…
December 9, 2025
by Sharla Williams
What about St Ann?
Roofless buildings, fallen trees, no cell signal, no electricity; these are some of the issues St Ann residents are facing following the passage of Hurricane Melissa over Jamaica on October 28, but…
December 9, 2025
TheHiveCareers mobilises volunteers, skilled workers, rapid-response support
In response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa, TheHiveCareers recently launched its ‘Rebuild Jamaica - Jobs, Volunteers, and Rapid Project Support’ initiative, a platform designed to…