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In this October 30 photo a man is seen sitting by the roadside on High Street, Black River, surrounded by debris of structures damaged by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Immigration | Jamaica is calling – all hands on deck

Dear brothers and sisters, at home and abroad, In this column I usually offer practical immigration guidance for those dreaming of new beginnings abroad. This week my words flow from a deeper well,…
Fishermen at the Ocho Rios Fishing Village in St Ann return boats to the water following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

St Ann fisherfolk credit early preparations for minimising Hurricane Melissa impact

Fisherfolk across several communities in St Ann have credited early and proactive preparations with helping to safeguard boats, equipment, and livelihoods ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s landfall on…
Locals search among the rubble of a destroyed house after a 6.3 powerful in a rural area of the Khulm District, Samangan Province, northern Afghanistan, Monday, November 3, 2025.(AP Photo/Sirat Noori)
December 9, 2025

Powerful 6.3 earthquake hits northern Afghanistan, killing 20 and injuring at least 640

KABUL, Afghanistan (AP) — A powerful 6.3 magnitude earthquake shook northern Afghanistan before dawn Monday, killing at least 20 people and injuring more than 640 others, 25 critically, a disaster…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (left) and Mark Golding, leader of the Opposition, at the 45th Annual National Leadership Prayer Breakfast.
December 9, 2025

Michael Abrahams | We need unity

Melissa, one of the strongest tropical cyclones on record, struck the island as a Category 5 hurricane, causing widespread devastation in Western Jamaica. In the island’s record-keeping history,…
Encouraging notes written by volunteers wait to be placed in feminine hygiene packages bound for Jamaica, at Food for the Poor in Coconut Creek, Florida.
December 9, 2025

Gordon Robinson | How can I help?

For once, a Tuesday column won’t include shaggy dog tales, domino metaphors or Oma D’unn’s parables. There’s nothing funny about last week’s demonic invasion by a blowhard named Melissa. Social media…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

Editorial | PM should attend COP30

It would be understandable if Prime Minister Andrew Holness wants to remain at home, to directly oversee his government’s response to the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa a week ago. Not only…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Battered sanctuaries shouldn’t shake people’s faith in God

THE EDITOR, Madam: The Sunday Gleaner story of November 2, of church buildings battered by Melissa reminded me of the verse from 1 Peter 4:17 “For the time is come that judgment must begin at the…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Build more climate-resilient houses

THE EDITOR, Madam: In light of the devastating passage of Hurricane Melissa and the likelihood of stronger hurricanes, building modular houses for people living in flood-prone areas should be…
Letters
December 9, 2025

Letter of the Day | Protect worker wages in the wake of Hurricane Melissa

THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa didn’t just topple trees and flood communities, it has also washed away days of hard-earned pay for thousands of workers who depend on a weekly income to survive.…