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Children gather around to get porridge in Oxford, St Elizabeth.
05 Nov, 2025 0

Earth Today | ‘SIDS must have special consideration’

IN THE aftermath of Hurricane Melissa’s brutal blows to Jamaica, local civil society actors have renewed their call for special consideration for small island developing states (SIDS), as this year’s…
A court date is being finalised.
05 Nov, 2025 0

Update | Man charged for Dunbeholden, Portmore gun attack that left two men injured

The police have charged a 21-year-old man for last week’s shooting of two men in Dunbeholden, Portmore, St Catherine. Orane Sertchell, alias Natty, who lives in the area, is charged with wounding…
05 Nov, 2025 0

Section of Brandon Hill in St Andrew being blocked by landslide

The police are advising the public that Brandon Hill in St Andrew is currently impassable due to a landslide. Motorists are advised to avoid the area and use alternative routes where necessary. …
One of the many houses that was damaged by Hurricane Melissa.
05 Nov, 2025 0

Earth Today | After Melissa

HURRICANE MELISSA has come and gone, but her lessons remain – to be reflected upon, analysed and applied with urgency. This is according to Eleanor Jones, sustainable development professional and…
Designer Olivier Rousteing appears after the Balmain Fall/Winter 2025-2026 Womenswear collection is presented in Paris on March 5, 2025.
05 Nov, 2025 0

Designer Olivier Rousteing leaves Balmain after 14 years

PARIS ( AP ): Designer Olivier Rousteing is stepping down as creative director of the Balmain fashion house after 14 hugely visible years in which he fused the rigour of Parisian tailoring with a…
Damaged light pole in St Ann following Hurricane Melissa.
05 Nov, 2025 0

Carnage and Cashless out west

I left St Andrew on the morning of Monday, November 3, for familial and professional reasons – all because of Melissa, who had turned our lives upside down, quite literally, and for some, into a…
Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green surveys damage during a tour of St Elizabeth in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica on October 28, 2025, causing widespread devastation to the agricultural sector.
05 Nov, 2025 0

Green says relief support mobilised for agriculture sector, detailed damage assessments being done

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says the Ministry is mobilising all efforts to restore livelihoods, production, and national food security as quickly and safely as possible in the aftermath of…
A mobile phone displays a user’s travels using Google Maps.
05 Nov, 2025 0

Gemini AI to transform Google Maps into a more conversational experience

Google Maps is heading in a new direction with artificial intelligence sitting in the passenger’s seat. Fuelled by Google’s Gemini AI technology, the world’s most popular navigation app will become a…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaking in Parliament on Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday, November 4.
05 Nov, 2025 0

JDF establishes 22 disaster relief outposts

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has established 22 humanitarian assistance and disaster relief outposts to scale up the response to marooned communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Prime…