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Ansord Hewitt, director general at the Office of Utilities Regulation.
04 Dec, 2025 0

OUR: Limited capacity prevents full verification of losses reported by utility providers

The Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR) says it relies largely on self-reported data from utility providers on losses they incur. “We don’t have the capacity to actually do a universal check on…
04 Dec, 2025 0

Gabriel Agbo | God cannot lie

“Moses took the bones of Joseph with him, for Joseph had made the sons of Israel swear that they would take his bones with them when God led them out of Egypt - AS HE WAS SURE GOD WOULD.” Exodus…
Dr Halimah DeShong, university director, Institute for Gender and Development Studies at The University of the West Indies.
04 Dec, 2025 0

UWI director warns of post‑hurricane gender harms

The University of the West Indies (UWI) has joined global communities in observing the 16 Days of Activism Against Gender-based Violence campaign, highlighting the urgent need to confront digital…
From left: Ambassador of the People’s Republic of China to Jamaica, Wang Jinfeng; Ziping Chen, chairman of the Fujian Association of Jamaica; and Li Min, crew member of ‘Ark Silk Road’ medical ship viewing a CT scan machine during a tour of the vesse
04 Dec, 2025 0

China hands over more than US$4 million in Melissa aid as medical ship arrives in Montego Bay

China has deployed one of its largest humanitarian medical teams to Jamaica and has handed over more than US$4 million in disaster relief support, as the island continues to struggle to recover from…
Kingston College’s players react after scoring against Calabar High during their Manning Cup football match at the National Stadium East field on Wednesday. The game ended in a 2-2 draw.
04 Dec, 2025 0

KC shift focus to Walker Cup after Manning Cup disappointment

Following his team’s elimination from the Manning Cup competition Kingston College (KC) head coach Vassell Reynolds says they are now fully focused on salvaging some pride by going all out for the…
Emergency personnel from Coral Springs and Coconut Creek are on scene where a plane crashed in the Windsor Bay community in Coral Springs on Monday, November 10, 2025. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
04 Dec, 2025 0

Transportation safety board in US describes final moments of flight that killed father and daughter brining humanitarian aid to Jamaica

One of the last things air traffic controllers heard as a small plane carrying a Christian missionary father and his daughter descended rapidly over Florida last month was heavy breathing and grunting…
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon.
04 Dec, 2025 0

‘Bear with us’

WESTERN BUREAU: Montego Bay Mayor Richard Vernon, chairman of the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC), is urging residents to remain patient as the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) works to…
UK Minister for the Caribbean, Chris Elmore (left) surveys the devastation in Black River, with head of the St Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto.
04 Dec, 2025 0

UK minister pledges long-term support to Jamaica

UK Minister for the Caribbean Chris Elmore ended a visit to Jamaica on Wednesday, pledging Britain’s support for the island’s long-term recovery, reconstruction and climate resilience after Hurricane…
04 Dec, 2025 0

ISSA netball: Jose Marti only double winners on Wednesday

JOSE Marti High were the only double winners on the day as second-round action in the ISSA urban schoolgirls netball competition got under way on Wednesday at the Leila Robinson Court. The Philip…