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Portland fisherfolk who lost fish pots during Hurricane Beryl fear similar losses after Melissa’s rampage.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Hurricane Melissa reignites frustration among Portland’s fisherfolk

Having lost dozens of fish pots at sea during Hurricane Beryl last year without receiving support, fisherfolk in Portland fear they may once again be left on their own following the onslaught of…
Floodwaters cover a section of Caledonia Avenue in Mandeville, blocking access to the entrance of the Mandeville Regional Hospital after Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Hundreds seek shelter in Manchester amid flooding, power outages

Flooded streets, uprooted trees, and toppled light posts littered Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa unleashed its full fury in the mid-island parish. The central parish suffered…
Clive Evans, a resident of Walker’s Avenue in Gregory Park, St Catherine, looks at the damage to his house caused by a fallen tree during Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Near miss!

A man narrowly escaped death, a woman was injured, and more than a dozen residents were left homeless after two massive trees fell and damaged at least five homes on Walkers Avenue in Gregory Park, St…
Altiman Davis
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

From barefoot beginnings to multi-millionaire: Altiman Davis tells his story

Like many Jamaican youths growing up in rural Jamaica in the 1960s and 1970s, Altiman Davis had to walk several miles between districts in St Ann and St Mary in order to get an education. Born in…
Marsha Coore Lobban, Jamaica’s high commissioner to Canada.
December 9, 2025 by Neil Armstrong

Jamaicans in Canada eager to help their homeland

As Jamaican-Canadians consider how they can help their homeland, ravaged by the fury of Hurricane Melissa, the Jamaican High Commission in Ottawa held a meeting last week underscoring that it is vital…
December 9, 2025

Gabriel Agbo | Jesus’ cross and crown

OUR PERFECT example is our Lord Jesus Christ. Today, He is the King of kings and the Lord of lords because he victoriously passed through trials, temptations and persecutions. He fully paid his dues…
Higglers and hustlers find their areas to sleep in the safety of the Coronation Market as Hurricane Melissa approaches the island yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Port Royal caught between tradition and danger

For many residents of flood-prone communities, weathering a hurricane at home is considered foolhardy. However, for residents of Port Royal in Kingston – one of several communities ordered to evacuate…
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December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Security forces on alert for lawbreakers

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Jamaica’s security forces have been strategically deployed to prevent any break in law and order amid the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The Category 5 storm is…
A stranded Rupert Roach sits on a bench at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, where he will have to wait out the hurricane before returning home.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Mandeville braces for Melissa’s wrath

As heavy rain and strong winds from Hurricane Melissa battered Mandeville on Monday afternoon, Rupert Roach sat alone on a bench in the Accident and Emergency Department at the Mandeville Regional…