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The authorities said it is encouraging the public to maintain confidence in the quality of their drinking water and to stay informed through official communication channels.
December 9, 2025

Belize gov’t assures public of safe drinking water

BELMOPAN, Belize, CMC – The Ministry of Health and Wellness in Belize on Thursday sought to assure the public that the water supply in the country is safe for drinking, even as it acknowledged recent…
An aerial view of Falmouth, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Dom Rep positions for tourists rerouted from Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa

The Dominican Republic has authorised the arrival of 800 new flights to accommodate a surge in tourists who were originally planning to vacation in Jamaica and other nearby islands, but were rerouted…
Frame of a house being rebuilt in Moore Town, Portland, after Hurricane Melissa destroyed the previous structure on October 28, 2025.
December 9, 2025 by Paul H. Williams

Maroons abroad leading Portland’s Rio Grande Valley recovery efforts

Hurricane Melissa ripped through western Jamaica, devastating Cornwall county and parts of Manchester and St Elizabeth. Other parishes, too, felt the wrath of the Category 5 storm. In the east,…
December 9, 2025

Rohde and Peña | AI wants our water

AI is often portrayed as the harbinger of a prosperous, more efficient future. But the machines driving this revolution depend on a resource far older – and far more contested – than data or…
British Justice Secretary Shabana Mahmood speaks in the No. 9 Downing Street Media Briefing Room, in Westminster, London, May 14, 2025. (Yui Mok/PA via AP)
December 9, 2025

UK government welcomes sharp fall in net migration but says more needs to be done

LONDON (AP) — The British government welcomed the news Thursday that net migration in the United Kingdom, the difference between those moving to the country long-term and those leaving, fell by more…
Actor, poet and author Sheldon Shepherd lensed by influential British fashion photographer Nick Knight at his SHOWstudio in London last year. The image is also the cover art for Shepherd’s new single, ‘Give Thanks’, which dropped on November 14.
December 9, 2025 by Omar Tomlinson

The many lives of Sheldon Shepherd

Sheldon Shepherd’s life these days demands serious multitasking. With his debut album and a lead role in the hotly anticipated British television miniseries The Inheritance both on the way next year,…
Jimmy Cliff performs during the Timbre Rock and Roots concert on Friday March 22, 2013 in Singapore.
December 9, 2025

Gordon Robinson | Many rivers to cross

On Monday, the world lost another musical legend as Jimmy Cliff passed away at the age of 81. Although, as James Chambers, he was born in Adelphi, a hillside community in Somerton, near Montego Bay,…
In this July 18, 2025 JIS photo, Consumer Affairs Commission CEO Dolsie Allen addresses the CAC Upcycle Competition awards ceremony held at the offices of the Bureau of Standards Jamaica in Kingston.
December 9, 2025

Oran Hall | Let the Consumer Affairs Commission fight for you

The Consumer Affairs Commission, CAC, recovered $17.21 million as compensation for aggrieved customers from 971 complaints for the period April to November, 2024, according to the Jamaica Information…
Boats are seen along the banks of the Black River in St Elizabeth on November 20, 2025. Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica on October 28 has disrupted river tours and other business activity.
December 9, 2025

Yaneek Page | 2026: A hard road ahead for small businesses

We can finally wave goodbye to the 2025 hurricane season but it may be 18 months or more before Jamaica can exhale, particularly now that the message is coming from two institutions responsible for…