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30 Oct, 2025 0

Approximately 13,000 Jamaicans remain in shelters

The number of Jamaicans in hurricane shelters has decreased to about 13,000, down from over 25,000 on Wednesday. The update came on Thursday from Minister of Local Government, Desmond McKenzie, at a…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.
30 Oct, 2025 0

Bartlett announces tourism recovery task force after Hurricane Melissa

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced the formation of a high-level recovery and donation task force to assess damage from Hurricane Melissa and guide the tourism sector’s restoration. …
St Ann’s Bay restaurant owner Pamaline Baggo
30 Oct, 2025 0

Another year, another storm: St Ann’s Bay restaurant owner loses business again

There was a smile across Pamaline Baggo’s face even as she dug beneath the rubble of the remnants of her seaside restaurant in St Ann’s Bay in St Ann on Wednesday. The smile belies the daunting task…
UWI Mona campus main gate
30 Oct, 2025 0

UWI extends suspension of classes amid Hurricane Melissa

T he University of the West Indies (UWI) says all teaching and learning activities at its Western Jamaica Campus in St James will remain suspended until Monday, November 10, amid the impact of…
Works Minister, Robert Morgan.
30 Oct, 2025 0

At least 134 roads blocked following Melissa

There were at least 134 blocked roads across Jamaica early Thursday morning following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday. Giving an update on efforts to clear the roadways,…
Britain’s Prince Andrew, left, and Britain’s King Charles III leave after the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent at Westminster Cathedral in London, Tuesday, September 16, 2026. (AP Photo/Joanna Chan, File)
30 Oct, 2025 0

King Charles III strips Prince Andrew of titles and evicts him from royal residence

LONDON (AP) — King Charles III on Thursday stripped his disgraced brother Prince Andrew of his remaining titles and evicted him from his royal residence after weeks of pressure to act over his…
30 Oct, 2025 0

Some courts to reopen November 3

The Judiciary of Jamaica, this afternoon, announced that several courts will resume operations on Monday, November 3, following closures caused by Hurricane Melissa. The Court of Appeal, Supreme…
Transport Minister, Daryl Vaz, addressing a special press conference on Hurricane Melissa recovery activities at the Office of the Prime Minister in St Andrew on October 30.
30 Oct, 2025 0

JUTC resumes regular service in KMTR

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) has resumed regular services in the Kingston Metropolitan Transport Region (KMTR), rolling out 175 buses today to serve routes across Kingston, St Andrew, and…
JPS President & CEO, Hugh Grant.
30 Oct, 2025 0

Key infrastructure extensively damaged by Hurricane Melissa, will take awhile to restore full power - JPS

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says key infrastructure across its power delivery network has been extensively damaged by Hurricane Melissa and that it will take a while to rebuild and restore power…