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The call comes against the background of a stoning incident of a vector control team in Siloah, St Elizabeth.
20 Nov, 2025 0

Vector control workers stoned in St Elizabeth

The Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) is urging members of the public to desist from attacking vector control workers carrying out their duties, following a stoning incident on Tuesday. The…
20 Nov, 2025 0

Man arrested following discovery of his mother's decomposing body

Detectives assigned to the St Catherine North police have taken a man into custody in connection with the suspected murder of his elderly mother whose body was found in an advanced state of…
The JDF says the contraband was secured and transported to the First District JDF Coast Guard Base.
20 Nov, 2025 0

JDF Coast Guard seizes cocaine valued over $3.7 billion off coast of Jamaica

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says the Coast Guard seized a little over 990 pounds of cocaine with an estimated street value of $3.7 billion dollars following a successful joint counter-narcotics…

Damage sustained by Sydney Pagon STEM Academy’s agricultural farm during the passage of Hurricane Melissa in Elim district, St Elizabeth.
20 Nov, 2025 0

Ohene Blake | Cauterising the adverse economic impacts of Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has devastated the western third or more of Jamaica. This is the prime real sector for economic growth. It is the centre of agricultural food production for the entire Jamaican and…
20 Nov, 2025 0

Peter Espeut | God is not like humanity

Many of us Jamaicans are Old Testament people – which is fine if we follow the Jewish faith tradition. But if we are children of the New Covenant – the New Testament – then we follow a different…
This aerial photo shows St. John Anglican Parish Church in Black River, St Elizabeth, razed by Hurricane Melissa.
20 Nov, 2025 0

Collective recovery and smart planning post-Melissa

THE EDITOR, Madam: The devastation wrought by Hurricane Melissa has left Jamaica at a critical juncture. As we mourn the losses and rebuild our communities, we must also embrace the lessons offered…
Letters
20 Nov, 2025 0

Melissa exposes critical need for TVET training

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing further to Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness’ statement to Parliament on November 6, which laid out a recovery framework anchored by the principle of “building forward…
Letters
20 Nov, 2025 0

Letter of the Day | Hanover – the bypassed parish

THE EDITOR, Madam: Hanover happens to be the parish in which I was born and where I received my education up to the secondary level. My navel string is there. Throughout my lifetime, Hanover has…
Letters
20 Nov, 2025 0

Devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa on small businesses

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to express my deep concern regarding the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa on small businesses in the affected parishes across Jamaica.