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December 9, 2025
Health Ministry confirms tetanus death, probes second case linked to nail puncture wound
A 71-year-old man died from tetanus in Westmoreland after a nail punctured his foot in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The Ministry of Health is also investigating another case of tetanus in St…
December 9, 2025
Black River: From heritage to hope
In the debris-strewn streets of Black River, St Elizabeth, there is the weight of history in every shattered beam and collapsed roof. Once Jamaica’s third-largest port in the 18th century, Black River…
December 9, 2025
Leptospirosis deaths CLIMB to 14
A Chinese hospital ship carrying medical personnel is expected to dock on Jamaica’s north coast this weekend to support the country’s strained health sector following the severe damage caused by…
December 9, 2025
UPS grounds fleet of planes indefinitely after deadly crash
A deadly crash has forced UPS Airlines to ground a fleet of planes for inspections and possible repairs that could last through the peak delivery season, the company said Wednesday in an internal…
December 9, 2025
GoodHeart | ICHS track hosting soirée to support programme, hurricane relief
The Immaculate Conception High School (ICHS) Track and Field Team, known proudly as the Wolves, are trading spikes for all-white as they gear up for Soirée en Blanc on December 6. The stylish 1 p.m.…
December 9, 2025
There is ‘blessing’ in the ‘breaking’
To say there is blessing in the breaking — cespecially after facing massive damage that shook our nation, it sounds harsh, doesn’t it? Let’s pause for a moment and ask ourselves: is there anyone who…
December 9, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
Safe water push intensifies amid lepto outbreak
WESTERN BUREAU: As Westmoreland grapples with contaminated water sources and a leptospirosis outbreak, more than 270 households in and around Frome received urgently needed water-filtration units on…
December 9, 2025
Ronald Sanders | Cost of less than a cup of coffee could end world hunger in five years
This commentary is dedicated to Patrick Cozier of Barbados, whose probing occasioned its writing.
December 9, 2025
Tony Deyal | ‘Doggone it’
I was at university in Canada hanging out with some of my colleagues in one of the lounges when one of them, looking at me, shouted loudly, “Doggone it, Tony.” I was upset and made it clear, “Listen…