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Azharia Brown
December 9, 2025

PEP success fuels JN Scholar’s vision to become an inventor

From the modest home she shares with her mother and younger sister, Azharia Brown never imagined she would one day roam the halls of one of the country’s top high schools, Campion College, as a…
Michael McMorris (second right), chair of the Downtown Kingston Redevelopment Initiative Committee, affixes the decal on the door of Imperial Optical Broadbent on Duke Street. Sharing in the moment on Wednesday are (from left) Jonathan Swire, second vice-p
December 9, 2025

Businesses unite to tidy and transform downtown Kingston

A corporate-led initiative aimed at promoting civic pride and maintaining clean, safe, and welcoming spaces in downtown Kingston has been launched under the banner ‘Keep It Clean’. The campaign is…
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December 9, 2025

JRAA rushes to help Jamaica recover with relief supplies due shortly

The Jamaica Relief Aid in Aruba (JRAA) has joined the growing list of international agencies committing to assist Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The JRAA, established by the Consulate of…
Kerry Scott.
December 9, 2025

Experts urge caution as homeowners return to flooded properties

As the country engages in post-hurricane recovery efforts, property management and electrical professionals are urging homeowners to proceed with caution, especially if their homes were submerged in…
Police officers transporting Gayan Dunbar's body to the morgue after leaving the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Act of kindness turns deadly in Falmouth

A Trelawny baker’s act of kindness ended in tragedy on Thursday when he died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after using his generator to help residents charge their phones and electronic…
Motorists wait for the clearance of Bamboo Avenue, popularly known as Holland Bamboo, in St Elizabeth following Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

24hrs stuck inHolland Bamboo

Dozens of motorists and emergency responders were stranded for more than 24 hours along the Holland Bamboo main road in St Elizabeth since Wednesday, surviving on fallen coconuts after Hurricane…
Holes in the roof of MegaMart Wholesale Club’s Montego Bay store after the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Luke Douglas

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…
Volunteers on Wednesday clearing a vast amount of seaweed that washed ashore at the Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant in Alligator Pond, Manchester, during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Alligator Pond residents rush to clean up their ‘breadbasket’

Although disheartened by the damage Hurricane Melissa caused to his property, owner and operator of Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant in Alligator Pond, Manchester, Evrol ‘Blackie’ Christian, finds…
A section of Cave Valley, St Ann, remained submerged on Thursday, two days after the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

Cave Valley residents count losses after devastating flood

Gloom mixed with resilience hung over Cave Valley, St Ann, as residents and business owners struggled to come to terms with the devastation left behind after the Cave River burst its banks during…