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28 Nov, 2025
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Maroons abroad leading Portland’s Rio Grande Valley recovery efforts
Hurricane Melissa ripped through western Jamaica, devastating Cornwall county and parts of Manchester and St Elizabeth. Other parishes, too, felt the wrath of the Category 5 storm. In the east,…
28 Nov, 2025
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Dog healthcare took a battering from Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Veterinary surgeon Dr Stephen Bryan said, when he established Bryan’s Veterinary Clinic on Coke Avenue in Brandon Hill, Montego Bay, a decade and a half ago, it was not only about…
28 Nov, 2025
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PNP congratulates St Vincent’s New Democratic Party and Dr Godwin Friday on election win
The People’s National Party (PNP) has extended congratulations to the New Democratic Party and Prime Minister-designate Dr Godwin Friday on their victory in the general elections in St Vincent and the…
28 Nov, 2025
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DBJ launches $10 billion business recovery programme
The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has launched a $10-billion M5 Business Recovery Programme to support businesses that have been disrupted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Managing Director,…
28 Nov, 2025
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Agriculture Ministry delivers $10 million in equipment to support farmers on arable and challenging lands
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), has handed over $10 million worth of walk-behind tractors and earth augers to support…
28 Nov, 2025
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UK government welcomes sharp fall in net migration but says more needs to be done
LONDON (AP) — The British government welcomed the news Thursday that net migration in the United Kingdom, the difference between those moving to the country long-term and those leaving, fell by more…
28 Nov, 2025
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Belize gov’t assures public of safe drinking water
BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Ministry of Health and Wellness in Belize on Thursday sought to assure the public that the water supply in the country is safe for drinking, even as it acknowledged recent…
28 Nov, 2025
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Parents disappointed after UK Home Office reportedly rejects visa for 8-y-o daughter impacted by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica
The UK Guardian is reporting that a Jamaican woman and her British husband have been left disappointed after the Home Office rejected a visa application for their eight-year-old daughter. They had…
28 Nov, 2025
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Gov’t exploring use of idle port containers for Hurricane Melissa housing relief
The Government is exploring the prospect of using more than 1,000 containers currently sitting idle at the Port of Kingston as possible temporary housing solutions for persons affected by Hurricane…