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Edmund Bartlett, minister of tourism.
December 15, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Build-back booster

WESTERN BUREAU: The Government has committed J$600 million to help displaced tourism workers repair and rebuild homes damaged by Hurricane Melissa as part of a broader public-private recovery…
Blaise Bicknell
December 15, 2025 by Robert Bailey

Bicknell tops Real Equity Open

Jamaica’s top-ranked tennis player Blaise Bicknell produced a solid all-around performance to capture the men’s Open singles title at the Real Equity Open Tennis Championships on Saturday at the…
Kemps Hill’s coach Kiegon Mitchell (left) with Shamar Daley, one of his top players.
December 15, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Kemps Hill’s dream run: Can the surprise team go all the way?

WHEN the top four rural schools contest the ISSA daCosta Cup football semi-finals tomorrow there will be one surprise team — Kemps Hill High. The Clarendon-based school has been punching well above…
Sports
December 15, 2025

Past The Finishing Post

Dec 14, 2025 Race Results Race 1 Purse $750,000 REST. ALL. IV - NB5YO&UP(NW3)&IMP5YO&UP(NW2) Off At: 12:29:48PM Distance: 800 M (S) Track Condition: Dirt : Fast Winning Time: 0:49.2…
Wilfred Rattigan is among those vying for membership in the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council.
December 15, 2025 by Lester Hinds

Diaspora Council elections set for January, February

Voting for members of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council (GJDC) will commence on January 28 and end on February 20. The elections for members of the GJDC were originally scheduled to be held this…
Anthony Smith
December 15, 2025 by Karen Madden

RJRGLEANER mourns loss of CEO

Chairman of the RJRGLEANER Communications Group Joseph M. Matalon has reacted with shock and sadness at the sudden passing of the media conglomerate’s chief executive officer, Anthony Smith. Smith,…
United4GoodJA volunteers provide grooming services to a young shelter resident in Westmoreland.
December 15, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Volunteers offer grooming care to Hurricane Melissa victims

It started with a simple request for shampoo from a Hurricane Melissa victim who was forced to flee to the shelter at Petersfield High School in Westmoreland. Four women made their way to the parish…
Fenley Douglas, councillor for the Waterford Division in Portmore.
December 15, 2025 by Ruddy Mathison

Wayside cooked-food vendors under scrutiny amid health concerns

The proliferation of roadside cooked-food vendors has come under renewed scrutiny, with concerns mounting about food safety standards amid the recent outbreak of leptospirosis in sections of western…
Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness.
December 15, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

US$7.1m to restore operating theatres hit by Melissa, says health minister

WESTERN BUREAU: Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says the ongoing work to restore the operating theatres at five hospitals in western Jamaica, which were damaged during the passage…