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A section of Westgreen in Montego Bay, St James, more than a week after Hurricane Melissa devastated the island.
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After the flood, Westgreen battles mud

As he trudged through thick mud covering the roadway outside his home in Westgreen, Montego Bay, 77-year-old John Lee paused to scratch his face. The retired firefighter, his boots caked with muck,…
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Woman sues auto dealer for $21m after Mini catches fire while charging at home

A Kingston woman has filed a lawsuit seeking over $21.7 million against luxury auto dealer ATL Autobahn Limited, claiming that her brand-new 2022 Mini Cooper, purchased for nearly $9.4 million, burst…
A resident of Logwood watches as Donmayne Gyles, president and CEO of Andrews Memorial Hospital Ltd, unpacks a brand-new solar lantern for him. The gift, courtesy of Nutri Delight, was presented during Andrews Memorial Hospital’s outreach on November 4,
07 Nov, 2025 0

‘This is not an act of God’

MANY JAMAICANS in the island’s west, hard-hit by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, are praising God for sparing their lives. Others are mourning and asking why God caused such devastation. In response,…
Adults who have not had a tetanus booster in the past five to 10 years, depending on their risk, should get vaccinated.
07 Nov, 2025 0

‘Lock jaw’ or tetanus – a looming threat after Hurricane Melissa

‘LOCK JAW’ or tetanus had stopped all the muscles, including breathing muscles, from working in a young athletic-looking male, cut down flat on his back with a breathing tube down his neck, a machine…
A control tower operates at Newark Liberty International Airport on Friday, November 7, 2025, in Newark, N.J. (AP Photo/Andres Kudacki)
07 Nov, 2025 0

Hundreds of flights in US cancelled nationwide due to gov't shutdown

The Federal Aviation Administration ’s unprecedented order to scale back flights nationwide because of the record-long government shutdown took effect Friday morning, with some passengers trying to…
A backhoe driver and other volunteers clear fallen trees blocking the Clark's Town to Daniel Town main road in Trelawny.
07 Nov, 2025 0

Police urge drivers to exercise extreme caution in western Jamaica amid Melissa road conditions

The police are advising the public to exercise extreme caution when traversing roadways in western Jamaica amid damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. Drivers are being asked to avoid all non-essential…
Judith Jarrett with her newborn and her mother Lee Patterson, both from Shrewsbury, Westmoreland, at the hurricane shelter at the Petersfield High School. The family was displaced by Hurricane Melissa.
07 Nov, 2025 0

‘Me work so hard’: Westmoreland mother of five heartbroken after Hurricane Melissa destroys dream home

A mother of five children from Fullerton Lane in Shrewsbury, Westmoreland, says she does not have the heart to go back and look at her home, which was taken away by Hurricane Melissa two days after it…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dana Morris Dixon.
07 Nov, 2025 0

Over 600 schools damaged during Hurricane Melissa

The Government is reporting that more than 600 educational institutions sustained damage during the passage of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. “In the affected parishes, we have a little bit over 450…
The police in St Elizabeth maintaining a presence as recovery efforts in Black River are under way in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
07 Nov, 2025 0

Additional police personnel in St Elizabeth

The police in St Elizabeth have been receiving additional assistance to maintain law and order, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. Head of the St Elizabeth Police Division,…