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Steven Victor, minister of agriculture, fisheries and environment at Palau National Government, AOSIS Chair and Anne Rasmussen, AOSIS climate lead negotiator, at the closing session of COP30.
December 9, 2025

Earth Today | Small islands continue to eye 1.5 temperature goal

SMALL ISLAND developing states have made another plug for countries to comply with the 1.5 degrees Celsius temperature goal, to limit global warming. “What is the truth for small island developing…
December 9, 2025

Basil Jarrett | The road to recovery must include our women

FOUR WEEKS on since the passing of Hurricane Melissa and you can rest assured that, whichever of the remaining 116 active shelters that you visit, the scene will be largely same. Among the debris,…
A JPS electricity pole on Nashville Avenue in Mandeville, Manchester, which snapped and fell during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Editorial | Unravelling JPS

With markets uncertain about the company’s continued control of Jamaica’s power grid, the Government’s decision to lend Jamaica Public Service (JPS) US$150 million to help pay for the post-Melissa…
Seiveright
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Seiveright hails corporate Jamaica’s massive post-Melissa response

WESTERN BUREAU: Delano Seiveright, state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, is applauding what he describes as “one of the strongest private-sector mobilisations in recent…
Corporate Public Relations Manager at the National Water Commission, Delano Williams, speaking at a daily briefing at the National Emergency Operations Centre,located at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management in St Andrew on November
December 9, 2025

NWC establishing temporary supply stations in communities

The National Water Commission (NWC) is establishing temporary water supply stations in communities that remain without potable water following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Corporate Public…
Elizandra Sorrilla poses for a photo in the ruins of her home, which was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, in El Aserradero, Cuba, Sunday, November 16, 2025. (AP Photo/Milexsy Duran)
December 9, 2025

Thousands of Cubans struggle without power and water nearly a month after Hurricane Melissa

RIO CAUTO, Cuba (AP) — Thousands of Cubans remain without power, water or proper shelter almost a month after Hurricane Melissa pummelled the island’s eastern region as one of the strongest Atlantic…
Mount Pleasant goalscorer Kimoni Bailey gets ready to enter the fray at the Estadio Cibao in the Dominican Republic yesterday. Bailey scored the only goal of the first leg of the Caribbean Cup final against Universidad O&M.
December 9, 2025 by Livingston Scott

CLOSER

MOUNT PLEASANT took a vital 1-0 lead over Universidad O&M in the first leg of their Concacaf Caribbean Cup final, at the Estadio Cibao FC in Santiago de los Caballeros, in the Dominican Republic…
Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller. 
December 9, 2025

Westmoreland residents urged to be vigilant when purchasing water

The Westmoreland Public Health Department is urging residents to exercise caution when purchasing trucked water, particularly in communities experiencing shortages following the passage of Hurricane…
Dr Aujae Dixon.
December 9, 2025

Court halts Dixon’s interdiction pending outcome of legal challenge

The Constitutional Court has put the interdiction of medical doctor Aujae Dixon on hold pending the outcome of a legal challenge he has mounted. Dixon was removed from his job at the May Pen Hospital…