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This collaged photo shows Taylor Sheridan (left) and Peter Berg.
30 Oct, 2025 0

‘Call of Duty’ movie is in the works

AP: Call of Duty, one of the biggest video game franchises of all time, is becoming a feature film with Peter Berg and Taylor Sheridan spearheading the adaptation, Paramount Pictures and Activision…
St Ann’s Bay restaurant owner Pamaline Baggo
30 Oct, 2025 0

Another year, another storm: St Ann’s Bay restaurant owner loses business again

There was a smile across Pamaline Baggo’s face even as she dug beneath the rubble of the remnants of her seaside restaurant in St Ann’s Bay in St Ann on Wednesday. The smile belies the daunting task…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett.
30 Oct, 2025 0

Bartlett announces tourism recovery task force after Hurricane Melissa

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has announced the formation of a high-level recovery and donation task force to assess damage from Hurricane Melissa and guide the tourism sector’s restoration. …
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30 Oct, 2025 0

Approximately 13,000 Jamaicans remain in shelters

The number of Jamaicans in hurricane shelters has decreased to about 13,000, down from over 25,000 on Wednesday. The update came on Thursday from Minister of Local Government, Desmond McKenzie, at a…
Outside of music, dancehall diva D’Angel is known for her philanthropic efforts through her Angel’s Foundation. With the onset of Hurricane Melissa, she is once again answering the call to help.
30 Oct, 2025 0

D’Angel prepares to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa

Dancehall diva D’Angel is in full give-back mode as she prepares to visit communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa, which ripped through Jamaica on Tuesday.
Residents of Little Haiti in Negril, Westmoreland at the scene where a homeless man who lived under a container was crushed during the passage Hurricane Melissa.
30 Oct, 2025 0

Homeless man in Negril killed by container during Melissa

A homeless man who was said to be living under a container in an area called Little Haiti in Negril, Westmoreland has been killed after the structure collapsed on him during the passage of Hurricane…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (Retired) Antony Anderson
30 Oct, 2025 0

US search and rescue team to arrive in Jamaica today

A 30-member search and rescue team from the United States is expected to arrive in Jamaica this afternoon to support local recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. The initial team will depart…
Premier of the Cayman Islands, André Ebanks, hands over hurricane relief supplies to Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Fayval Williams, at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston on October 30. Over 1,500 packages containing some US$
30 Oct, 2025 0

Jamaica receives hurricane relief aid from Cayman Islands

Jamaica has received approximately 1,500 packages of relief supplies from the Cayman Islands to assist persons severely impacted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The supplies, valued at more than…
This photo shows Peace Palace, which houses the International Court of Justice, or World Court, in The Hague, Netherlands.
30 Oct, 2025 0

Ronald Sanders | Coercion in daylight: The world must outlaw arbitrary detention

The practice has an ugly name and an uglier intent: arbitrary detention in state-to-state relations means this: tyrannical regimes seize innocents to make other governments submit to their wishes. As…