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Residents say an oily substance and dead fish have washed ashore at Farquhar Beach in southern Clarendon after Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Residents sound alarm after 'oily substance' and dead fish wash ashore Farquhar Beach in Clarendon

A probe is to be launched after residents say an oily substance and dead fish have washed ashore at Farquhar Beach in southern Clarendon. The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries confirmed that…
Jamaican seasonal farm workers in Canada are receiving support from employers and diaspora groups after Hurricane Melissa’s devastation.
December 9, 2025

Canadian employers and diaspora mobilise support for Jamaican farm workers affected by Melissa

Major relief efforts are under way in Canada to support Jamaican seasonal farm workers whose families and communities were severely affected by Hurricane Melissa. Employers, diaspora groups, and civic…
Dr Shantelle Broughton – Pittergill, senior registrar and Dr Debra Hall-Parkinson, Consultant Paediatrician in the Neonatal Intensive Care Unit (NICU), Bustamante Hospital for Children share a moment in setting up newly provided infusion pump to ensure a
December 9, 2025

Bustamante Hospital gets $6m boost from Sandals Foundation to care for babies transferred from hurricane-hit facilities

The Sandals Foundation has donated $6 million worth of medical equipment and supplies to the Bustamante Hospital for Children to assist with the treatment of critically ill children transferred from…
December 9, 2025

Manchester police probe suspected suicides of child and adult

Police in Manchester have launched investigations into the suspected suicides of an 11-year-old boy and a 37-year-old man, whose bodies were found in separate incidents within 24 hours. The child a…
Campion College in St Andrew, Jamaica.
December 9, 2025

Jamaican students shine as Campion College's Mijaun Talbot tops Caribbean in CSEC maths

Jamaican students have recorded strong performances in the 2025 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) examinations, securing first place in 13 subjects, including Mathematics. That's…
Magdala House.
December 9, 2025 by Marcia Thomas

A requiem for historic buildings in Black River

I have always been interested in the history of the parish of St Elizabeth, which was the parish of my mother. Her family roots run deep in the parish. Her grandmother, Adelaide Shaw, was born in Ivor…
City of Belém in Pará, which is hosting COP30 Amazonia.
December 9, 2025

Call of Belém for the climate urges countries to respond urgently to the global crisis

Brazil’s President, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva, issued a call for urgent action addressed to all countries, aimed at giving renewed momentum to the global fight against climate change. The call…
Leaders pose for a family photo during the U.N Climate Change Conference COP 30.
December 9, 2025

A cycle of words ends, a cycle of action begins

COP30 President-Designate André Corrêa do Lago in the tenth and final letter reflects on the journey toward COP30 as both a destination and a new beginning, calling on nations to transform…
Debris lays in front of the Total gas station on Market Street in Falmouth, Trelawny, on October 29, after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which swept through the island on October 28.
December 9, 2025

Land of wood, water, and debris

Hurricane Melissa has left more than 4.8 million tons of debris strewn across Jamaica, blocking roads and cutting off access to schools, hospitals, farms and markets, according to satellite-based…