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Cornwall College was heavily damaged by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

Hungry, broke and home again

Sangster International Airport (SIA) was partially damaged, and so too was the Knutsford Express (KEX) depot located on its property. I waited at the depot for three hours for my pick-up driver to…
Jay Marine Spence
December 9, 2025 by Keisha Hill

Young educator champions critical thinking and student growth

Jay Marine Spence blends her love of inquiry with a commitment to nurturing curiosity, resilience and critical thinking in her students. Beyond the classroom, she engages deeply with her community,…
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States and Permanent Representative to the Organization of American States (OAS) Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, updates members of the OAS Permanent Council on post-hurricane recovery in Jamaica during a regul
December 9, 2025

Jamaica thanks hemispheric partners for post-Hurricane Melissa support

Jamaica has indicated its gratitude for the outpouring of solidarity and assistance from Organization of American States (OAS) member countries since Hurricane Melissa struck the island last week.…
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December 9, 2025

Timeframe extended for exemption of import duty, GCT on hurricane relief supplies

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising that the Government has extended the timeframe, to December 31, for the suspension of import duty and general consumption tax (GCT) on relief items…
The church of Lacovia Tombstone sits damaged in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Sea Major-Campbell | Hurricane Melissa: God or nature?

EVERYONE SHOULD spend some time sitting with the newspapers. Engage a necessary processing of the raw truth of a catastrophic event in our country, from which many of us were spared. And yet, we are…
December 9, 2025

Hello Mi Neighbour | How to engage in feel-good communication

Hope that we are all recovering nicely from Melissa and assisting others to recover just as nicely. Every pound of rice, “every pound of flesh” every pack of crackers, every tin of milk, every piece…
Elderslie in St Elizabeth after the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

HURRICANE FARE HIKE

Taxi operators between Santa Cruz and several hurricane-ravaged communities in northern St Elizabeth have hiked their fares by more than 400 per cent, angry residents have complained. Instead of the…
Carl Grant, councillor for the Lluidas Vale Division in St Catherine, seeks to reassure resident Sharon Small, whose one-bedroom house was blown away by Melissa’s outer bands.
December 9, 2025 by Ruddy Mathison

Feeling forgotten

Several residents of St Catherine who suffered significant damage to their homes as a result of Hurricane Melissa’s outer bands are expressing frustration that their cries for help have gone…
Former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson speaking with The Gleaner at his St Andrew home on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Patterson: Include political parties, churches and artistes in rebuilding process

Retired former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson has indicated that the island’s two main political parties and parliamentary system must be pivotal in the rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of…