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Dr Alison Thompson (centre) flanked by two Operation Blessing volunteers.
04 Nov, 2025 0

Third Wave Volunteers bring urgent relief to Jamaica’s hardest-hit communities

Western Bureau: When Dr Alison Thompson and her team arrived in western Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa, what they found stunned even a veteran of more than two decades travelling to disaster zones. …
Employees of Hah-R-Mony Entertainment Limited assist with post-Hurricane Melissa cleanup efforts in Montego Bay, St James.
04 Nov, 2025 0

Corporate Hands | Corporate volunteers support MoBay’s post-hurricane recovery efforts

Employees of Hah-R-Mony Entertainment Limited, Jamaica’s largest entertainment company, joined cleanup efforts in Montego Bay, St James, on October 31. The employees focused their efforts on clearing…
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04 Nov, 2025 0

74-year-old man killed in hit-and-run in St Ann

Seventy-four-year-old Rohan Murray, a security guard of Charlestown, St Mary, died as a result of injuries he sustained in a hit-and-run on Development Road in Ocho Rios, St Ann on Monday. Reports…
A man examines sections of one of the rooftops at St Elizabeth Technical High School destroyed by Hurricane Melissa.
04 Nov, 2025 0

‘BIG SETBACK’

KERRY-LEE RICKETTS, senior coach at St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), says the institution’s sports programme has suffered a massive setback in the wake of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa,…
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04 Nov, 2025 0

Sevana helping to rally aid for Westmoreland

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s devastation, reggae songbird Sevana is turning compassion into action, working with a team of local and international partners to bring sustained relief to her home…
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04 Nov, 2025 0

Island Traffic Authority temporarily relocates some services due to Melissa damage

The Island Traffic Authority says it has been forced to temporarily relocate some of its services from its Maxfield Avenue location due to damage from Hurricane Melissa. The services of vehicle…
Jamaican ceramic ocean activist artist, Anna-K Cuffe, with her pieces at the second Art in Motion exhibition titled ‘Eco Art Expressions’ held at Withrow Common Gallery at Exhibition Place in Toronto.
04 Nov, 2025 0

Artist urges Canadians to support Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

TORONTO: Jamaican artist Anna-K Cuffe has urged an audience in Toronto, Canada, to donate to the Government’s Hurricane Melissa relief effort website, supportjamaica.gov.jm, to help rebuild…
This image released by Sesame Workshop shows muppet characters Elmo (left), Grover (second left), and Abby (right), from the ‘Sesame Street’ episode ‘Elmo Runs the Race’.
04 Nov, 2025 0

Sesame Street launches Season 56 on Netflix

NEW YORK (AP): New home. Some format changes. Same monsters. Sesame Street launches its 56th season on November 10 with NASCAR champion Bubba Wallace as a guest, a slightly tweaked format and a new…
Matching in sleek Brandon Blackwood, Olandria Carthen and the designer himself turn heads. Blackwood also gives a first look at an unreleased drawer-style opening bag.
04 Nov, 2025 0

Something Extra | Wednesday

The 2025 CFDA Awards lit up New York City at the American Museum of Natural History on Monday night, with Teyana Taylor commanding the stage as host. Before the trophies were handed out, the red…