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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, speaking at press briefing held at the National Emergency Operations Centre at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management in St Andrew on October 29.
December 9, 2025

Permanent Secretaries to decide on reopening of government offices

Permanent Secretaries across government are now making assessments to determine when offices will reopen. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon said that…
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December 9, 2025

BOJ remains closed for Hurricane Melissa clean-up, to reopen on Friday

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) says its building suffered minor impacts as a result of the passage of Hurricane Melissa. As a result, the location will remain closed while clean-up operations take place…
The section of the concourse housing gates 1 to 5 at Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, which sustained significant damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday, October 28, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Damage to Sangster International mostly confined to small section - Vaz

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the damage to the Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James, is not as extensive as appears on videos that have been shared widely. He says the videos…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaks with a resident during a tour of sections of St Elizabeth on Wednesday.
December 9, 2025

Rebuilding Black River will be a ‘massive task’ after Hurricane Melissa - Holness

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says it is going to be “a massive task” to rebuild the town of Black River in St Elizabeth, confirming reports that the parish capital was flattened by Hurricane…
Leader of the Opposition Mark Golding. - File photo
December 9, 2025

Golding encourages Jamaicans to remain resilient, pledges support for Hurricane Melissa recovery

Leader of the Opposition Mark Golding is encouraging Jamaicans to come together and remain resilient as the country begins to pick up the pieces from the devastation caused by the Category 5 Hurricane…
Residents walk through Lacovia Tombstone, Jamaica, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

US sending dozens of relief workers to help with fallout from Hurricane Melissa

WASHINGTON (AP):The United States is deploying several dozen disaster relief workers, including urban search and rescue teams, to Caribbean island nations as they deal with devastation caused by…
December 9, 2025

Select Scotiabank branches to reopen on Thursday with limited services

The Scotia Group is advising that some branches across the Corporate Area, St Catherine, Manchester, Clarendon, St James, and St Thomas will reopen on Thursday, offering limited services to facilitate…
US Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth speaks during a joint press conference with Japan's Defence Minister Shinjiro Koizumi in Tokyo Wednesday, October 29, 2025. (AP Photo/Eugene Hoshiko, Pool)
December 9, 2025

US strikes another alleged drug-carrying boat in the Pacific and kills all 4 aboard, Hegseth says

WASHINGTON (AP) — Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Wednesday that the US military carried out another strike on a boat he said was carrying drugs in the eastern Pacific Ocean, killing all four…
PAHO prepares major relief shipment for Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

PAHO prepares aid shipment for Jamaica

The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) says it has 5.5 tons of humanitarian aid supplies ready for shipment to Jamaica as soon as the country’s airports reopens following the passage of Hurricane…