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Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie (second left) tours a section of the Savanna-La-Mar Market in Westmoreland last Wednesday to assess the damage caused by the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa. Joining him are (from
December 9, 2025

Clean-up operations to begin at Savanna-La-Mar Market

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, has directed that immediate clean-up operations begin at the Savanna-la-Mar market in Westmoreland, following extensive damage…
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, giving an update on the Ministry’s Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts at a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House in St Andrew on December 3.
December 9, 2025

Agriculture Minister assures that sufficient food will be available for Christmas

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, has assured that there will be sufficient food available for Christmas, as items such as fruits, vegetables and table eggs will be imported…
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December 9, 2025

Section of Graham Street and Main Street in Ocho Rios temporarily closed for drainage works

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the intersection of Graham Street and Main Street in Ocho Rios, St Ann, has been temporarily closed to facilitate repairs to a damaged drain. The…
President of the Miss Universe Organisation and Mexican businessman Raúl Rocha Cantú attends a press conference after the beauty pageant in Nonthaburi province, Thailand, Friday, November 21.
December 9, 2025

Mexico freezes Miss Universe co-owner’s bank accounts during organised crime investigation

MEXICO CITY (AP) — Mexico’s anti-money laundering office has frozen the bank accounts of the Mexican co-owner of Miss Universe as part of an investigation into drugs, fuel and arms trafficking, an…
The matter is to go to trial on May 15.
December 9, 2025

Man in Guyana found guilty of murdering his mother

GEORGETOWN, Guyana, CMC – A High Court judge in Guyana has set January 6 next year as the date for sentencing Deonarine Dookhoo, who was found guilty of murdering his mother in an incident that…
Assistant General Manager, Corporate Communications and Public Affairs, National Housing Trust (NHT), Dwayne Berbick.
December 9, 2025

NHT introduces more flexible verification measures for Hurricane Melissa relief

The National Housing Trust (NHT) has expanded the range of documents it will accept to verify identity and property ownership for persons seeking assistance under its Hurricane Melissa relief…
A section of the field hospital set up at the Noel Holmes Hospital in Hanover.
December 9, 2025 by Bryan Miller

Field hospital helps Noel Holmes serve Hanover

Western Bureau With Hurricane Melissa leaving severe damage to Noel Holmes Hospital in Lucea, Hanover, a collaborative effort between hospital staff, Project HOPE and the SAMU corporation has…
Nydel Nelson, first-year student of media production, Toronto Metropolitan University.
December 9, 2025 by Neil Armstrong

An early Christmas gift for students in the arts

TORONTO: Yasmine Brown had dreams of becoming a basketball player, but eventually pivoted to focus on her mental health. That’s when she realised that she had all this time and energy to create…
Tameka Forrester at a Being Black in Canada event, in 2023.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

Tamika Forrester: A Jamaican journalist in Canada

A chance encounter with the head of news for the Toronto-based Canadian Broadcasting Corporation (CBC), at a conference in Barbados, put then Television Jamaica (TVJ) journalist Tamika Forrester on a…