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From left: Orette Duncan, client and partner services manager, GK General Insurance (GKGI); Marva Allen-Simms, board director, Jamaica Network of Rural Women Producers; poultry farmer, Shariann Brown, who recently received a symbolic cheque of $2.2m for th
December 11, 2025

Corporate Hands | GKGI helps female farmers rebuild after Hurricane Melissa

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December 11, 2025

Hurricane Melissa struck at Jamaica’s history

THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall in Jamaica on October 28, will be studied for years to come. Its path and behaviour were anything but typical, and, although it swept across…
Guardian Life Limited, through its Guardian Group Foundation, handed over a combined $22.5 million in SHINE 5K proceeds to the Bustamante Hospital for Children and the Noel Holmes Hospital, supporting emergency paediatric services and ensuring reliable pow
December 11, 2025

Corporate Hands | Guardian Life hands over $22.5m in SHINE 5K proceeds to hospitals

West Indies’ Justin Greaves (right) celebrates with teammate Kemar Roach (centre) after scoring 200 runs against New Zealand on day five of their cricket Test match in Christchurch, New Zealand, on Saturday.
December 11, 2025

Editorial | What the West Indies’ Test team really lacks

Roston Chase, the captain of the West Indies’ Test team, is right that the Caribbean’s cricket infrastructure lags behind what’s available to most of the region’s international counterparts. While…
Pharmaceutical company, Dr Reddy’s Laboratory, has donated medication valued at US$215,000 to support Jamaica’s response to Hurricane Melissa. The National Health Fund (NHF) is the recipient of the donation, which was officially handed over on November
December 11, 2025

Corporate Hands | Dr Reddy’s donates US$215,000 in drugs for hurricane recovery

In support of ongoing national recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa, Pan Jamaica Group, through the C.B. Facey Foundation, has donated 100 tarpaulins to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security’s ongoing Tarpaulin Drive. The supplies will be deploy
December 11, 2025

Corporate Hands | Pan Jamaica Group, CB Facey Foundation donate 100 tarpaulins for hurricane relief

Raymond Campbell (left), 0ffice manager partner at KPMG in Jamaica and country leader for KPMG in CARICOM, shares a light moment with Ian Neita, chair of Project STAR’s Management, Monitoring and Reporting Committee, during the handover of 40 laptops to
December 11, 2025

Corporate Hands | KPMG strengthens Project STAR with laptop donations

Members of the Friends of Region 6 are joined by Jamaica Constabulary Force personnel and educators during a visit to the Brampton Primary and Infant School in St Elizabeth on November 28. The group distributed hurricane relief supplies valued at over $500
December 11, 2025

Corporate Hands | Friends of Region 6 distributes relief supplies to St Elizabeth schools

The roof of Haven View Villas and Spa in Bluefields, Westmoreland, severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa.
December 11, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

Part I: Homelessness to homeownership to Melissa

This is the first in a series highlighting the impact of Hurricane Melissa on the Bluefields Organic Farm and Haven View Villas and Spa , an eco-tourism facility operated by Keith R Wedderburn in…