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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green (right), shares in the symbolic handover of fertiliser by Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Limited with the company’s Managing Director, Dennis Valdez (centre), and Chairman of the Agriculture Minist
December 12, 2025

Newport-Fersan donates $25m worth of fertiliser for hurricane-hit farmers

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining has received a major boost for the sector’s recovery, with Newport-Fersan (Jamaica) Limited donating $25 million worth of fertiliser for farmers…
Liverpool's Mohamed Salah smiles as he takes part in a training session in Liverpool, England on December 8, 2025.
December 12, 2025

Liverpool coach Arne Slot to hold talks with Mohamed Salah

(AP) — Liverpool coach Arne Slot said he was having talks with Mohamed Salah on Friday after the forward's explosive outburst threw his Anfield future into doubt. Salah said last week that his…
Spencer Chung ... Commander Z’s trainer.
December 12, 2025 by Ainsley Walters

Commander Z gets perfect draw in Sunday’s feature

UNITED States-bred COMMANDER Z returns off a three-month break, without blinkers, perfectly drawn for a shot at Sunday’s Charles Hussey Trophy out the straight course. A four-year-old colt, COMMANDER…
Dr. M. Audrey Stewart-Hinchcliffe, CD, JP, BA, M.Sc., DBE (h.c.), Chairman of Manpower & Maintenance Services (MMS) Limited Group
December 12, 2025

Audrey Stewart-Hinchcliffe | After Hurricane Melissa: Infrastructure and systems impact public health and safety

The mention of infrastructure typically conjures up thoughts of buildings, bridges, roadways and other facilities. However, infrastructure and systems in public health refer to essential services and…
Minister of the Finance and the Public Service (MFPS) Fayval Williams (centre) answers questions during a sitting of the House of Representatives last Tuesday. Looking on are Darlene Morrison (right), financial secretary, and Zavier Mayne, minister of sta
December 12, 2025 by Kimone Francis

IFC validates Gov’t decision to suspend fiscal rules as part of Hurricane Melissa response

The Independent Fiscal Commission (IFC) says it has validated the Government’s decision to temporarily suspend the country’s fiscal rules following the severe economic and social impact of Hurricane…
A young woman fills a bucket with water to wash clothes at the Blue Hole along the Sandy Bay main road in Hanover last month as there was no water supply in her community.
December 12, 2025 by Bryan Miller

Mayor estimates Hanover’s post-storm repair bill for public infrastructure at $800m

WESTERN BUREAU: The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) has estimated more than $800 million in damage to roads and public infrastructure across the parish arising from the passage of Hurricane…
A firefighter surveys the charred remnants of Ray Moore’s home on Mountain View Avenue in St Andrew yesterday. Several burnt speaker parts can be seen scattered about.
December 12, 2025 by Sashana Small

Christmas plans, livelihood go up in flames

Sixty-two-year-old Ray Moore could only watch helplessly on Thursday as firefighters battled the blaze that consumed his home on Mountain View Avenue in St Andrew. Moore’s house of 25 years was one of…
A UNDP team member assesses damage in Parottee, St Elizabeth, following Hurricane Melissa.
December 12, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Concerns about risky rebuilding raised at St Elizabeth MC meeting

WESTERN BUREAU: Michelle Senior, parish manager at the St Elizabeth branch of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is voicing new concerns about unsafe rebuilding efforts now under way in parts…
Pamela Lawson, managing director of the JSPCA.
December 12, 2025 by Corey Robinson

CANINE CRISIS

Dozens of puppies are being rushed to the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA), suffering from severe gastroenteritis, bloody diarrhoea, and agonising pain before many…