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04 Nov, 2025
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Import tax waiver for disaster relief supplies extended to December
The Government has extended the window for which persons can import Hurricane Melissa relief supplies and donations without paying customs duty and General Consumption Tax (GCT). The tax relief took…
04 Nov, 2025
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Tertiary schools back in session after Melissa
Despite a threat from disgruntled students at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to stage a sit in, the St Andrew-located institution resumed classes on Monday. Like other tertiary…
04 Nov, 2025
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West Indies confident ahead of New Zealand series - Hope
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (CMC): WITH A win over Bangladesh in their last T20I series, West Indies white-ball captain, Shai Hope, says his troops are bursting with confidence ahead of their matchup with…
04 Nov, 2025
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Six-month NHT mortgage moratorium, gov’t building support programme for parishes hit hard by Melissa
National Housing Trust (NHT) mortgagors in parishes hard-hit by Hurricane Melissa are to get a reprieve from mortgage payments. Speaking in the House of Representatives today, Prime Minister Dr…
04 Nov, 2025
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Mount Pleasant won’t rest on advantage
SPORTING DIRECTOR of Mount Pleasant Academy, Paul Christie, says his team will not be taking any chances despite holding a commanding 5-1 advantage over Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Force heading…
04 Nov, 2025
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Corporate Hands | Flow Foundation extends helping hands to Hurricane Melissa survivors in St James
The Flow Foundation on Saturday brought much-needed relief and hope to several communities in Montego Bay following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. With homes damaged, trees uprooted, and…
04 Nov, 2025
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Educators to be counselled on strategies for addressing hurricane trauma
In recognising how deeply traumatised many Jamaicans have been as a result of the ravages of Hurricane Melissa, the Pamella’s Sunrise Foundation, in collaboration with the Guidance Counselling Unit of…
04 Nov, 2025
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Closed hotels set timelines for reopening after hurricane
Western Bureau: The powerful Category 5 Hurricane Melissa battered Hanover, Westmoreland, Trelawny, St Elizabeth, and sections of St James, forcing temporary hotel closures and displacing hundreds of…
04 Nov, 2025
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Holness not keen on imposing SOE in Hurricane Melissa’s wake
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government may have to impose security measures such as curfews as the country’s recovery progresses, but noted that it is not yet at that point, as it does…