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December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Scarred by Beryl, strengthened by its lessons
WESTERN BUREAU: As Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa, Munro College – one of the nation’s oldest boarding institutions – says it is far better prepared this time, drawing on hard-earned lessons…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Former leaders right
Their intervention is unlikely to alter Donald Trump’s increasingly militaristic posture in the area. However, last week’s insistence by 10 former CARICOM leaders that the Caribbean be respected as a…
December 9, 2025
Christopher Burgess | Why Melissa matters: Balancing debt with development
People in Jamaica have been preparing and bracing for Hurricane Melissa’s impact since last Monday. Trust stare us in the face; underdevelopment remains our national vulnerability.
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Storm-weary St Bess faces Melissa still reeling from Beryl
WESTERN BUREAU: More than a year after Hurricane Beryl ravaged Jamaica’s southern corridor, the residents of St Elizabeth remain locked in a prolonged struggle for recovery. Now, with Tropical Storm…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica upgraded from hurricane watch to hurricane warning
The Met office has moved Jamaica from a hurricane watch to a hurricane warning, as Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to rapidly strengthen while moving closer to the island. A hurricane warning…
December 9, 2025
All JDF personnel in Haiti accounted for amid TS Melissa
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) is reporting that all personnel who are deployed in Haiti are accounted for and in high spirits. Tropical Storm Melissa has brought intense rain to Haiti, causing…
December 9, 2025
Preacher and his wife in Bahamas accused of sexually molesting their child
NASSAU, Bahamas, CMC- A High Court judge in the Bahamas has set November 9 next year as the date for the start of the trial of a preacher and his wife who are accused of sexually molesting their child…
December 9, 2025
US imposes sanctions on Colombia’s president and family members over drug trade allegations
WASHINGTON (AP) — The Trump administration imposed sanctions Friday on Colombian President Gustavo Petro, his family and a member of his government over accusations of involvement in the global drug…
December 9, 2025
by Krysta Anderson
‘I beat breast cancer’
To commemorate her 40th birthday, Nicole McFarlane decided to focus on her health and get a mammogram. Although she had no symptoms, what she discovered next set this mother of two on an unexpected…