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30 Oct, 2025
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Reggae Girlz turn focus on making it to Brazil
HAVING PLAYED their final game ahead of the Concacaf W Qualifiers, Reggae Girlz head coach Hubert Busby Jr said their full attention will now be on securing the nation’s third-straight berth at the…
30 Oct, 2025
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Yaneek Page | Resilience or ruin: the financial reckoning facing Jamaican entrepreneurs
After the clouds clear, the wind dies down, and the floodwaters retreat, the real reckoning begins. This is not abstract or distant forecast. It is our neighbours hauling fallen trees and zinc from…
30 Oct, 2025
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Air fares spike due to Hurricane Melissa
Airfare from Jamaica to some top destinations in the United States has spiked temporarily, as travellers scramble to rebook cancelled trips in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, according to data…
30 Oct, 2025
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Haiti and Cuba pick up the pieces after Melissa’s destruction
SANTIAGO DE CUBA, Cuba (AP) — People across the northern Caribbean were digging out from the destruction of Hurricane Melissa on Thursday as deaths from the catastrophic storm climbed. Melissa …
30 Oct, 2025
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73-y-o woman killed in house fire in Portmore
A 73-year-old woman was killed in a fire at her home in Portmore, St Catherine on Wednesday night. She has been identified as Sonya Ebanks of Braeton Parkway. Reports from the Portmore police are…
30 Oct, 2025
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Community spirit shines at Paul Bogle High School shelter
There was a sense of community at the Paul Bogle High School emergency shelter in St Thomas as residents came together to prepare meals, play games and care for each other during the passage of…
30 Oct, 2025
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Melissa mauls MegaMart MoBay
MegaMart Wholesale Club in Montego Bay sustained severe damage, estimated in the millions of US dollars, when Hurricane Melissa ravaged the facility on Tuesday evening. Gassan Azan Jr, the founder and…
30 Oct, 2025
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King Charles ‘profoundly saddened’ by devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa to Jamaica
Jamaica’s King, Charles III, says he is profoundly saddened to see the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Melissa in the country and across the Caribbean. In a message on Wednesday, he said he…
30 Oct, 2025
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Non-essential gov’t offices reopen following Melissa, no loss of vacation days for employees unable to report to work
Non-essential public sector employees who cannot report to work due to being impacted by Hurricane Melissa will not lose vacation days for their absence. All non-essential government offices were…