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16 Nov, 2025
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Shelter crisis
Shelter managers at Petersfield High School in Westmoreland are scrambling to relocate families displaced by Hurricane Melissa, as pressure mounts to free up classroom space for fifth- and sixth-form…
16 Nov, 2025
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Toll Authority announces updated protocols for toll exemption for relief vehicles
The Toll Authority has announced updated protocols for toll exemption for vehicles carrying relief supplies, effective Monday. Under the new protocols, vehicles will fall under two categories -…
16 Nov, 2025
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St Elizabeth man killed in hit and run
The police in St Elizabeth are searching for the driver of a vehicle which failed to stop after hitting and killing a 26-year-old man on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Jarrett Hanson,…
16 Nov, 2025
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Hurricane Melissa pushes back timeline for reopening of Bahia Principe resort, triggering redundancies
Bahia Principe Hotels & Resorts says its Grand Jamaica property will remain closed until December 1, 2026, one year longer than planned, after Hurricane Melissa caused extensive damage and slowed…
16 Nov, 2025
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Hundreds of lineworkers in MoBay in a bid to restore power to the western city
Hundreds of lineworkers from Jamaica, the Caribbean and North America are currently in Montego Bay, St James, working to restore power to critical facilities and residential areas in the tourism…
16 Nov, 2025
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Apprentice jockey charged in relation to another robbery
Multiple criminal charges have been laid against 21-year-old apprentice jockey, Delroy Walker, following an alleged robbery on Bridgeport Road, Portmore, St Catherine, on October 15. Walker,…
16 Nov, 2025
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Top Road in Montego Bay closed to facilitate JPS restoration work
The public is being advised that Top Road in Montego Bay, St James, will be closed until 8 p.m. this evening to facilitate ongoing restoration work by the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS)…
16 Nov, 2025
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William Knibb High looking at shift system to resume learning
William Knibb Memorial High School is looking at implementing a shift system as a temporary measure to get students back into classes following significant damage to the school plant from Hurricane…
16 Nov, 2025
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Education at the core of climate resilience, say countries and the UN system
During a high-level discussion, representatives of participating nations, the COP30 Presidency and the United Nations system highlighted the need to invest in preparing young people to cope with and…