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December 9, 2025
by Ruddy Mathison
Rapid farm recovery plan unveiled
The Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries has launched a fast-track recovery plan to revive food production following Hurricane Melissa, with immediate focus on parishes identified as critical to…
December 9, 2025
Sean Major-Campbell | Kingston on the mission field
VERY SPECIAL thanks to all who continue to facilitate hurricane-relief outreach. This is such a necessary ministry of compassion and care. Attending to the physical and psychosocial needs of survivors…
December 9, 2025
Portland hoteliers prepare to fill tourism gap left by hurricane devastation
After Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica’s tourism capital, Montego Bay, eastern parishes such as Portland are seizing the chance to welcome visitors and showcase their attractions. Tourism Minister…
December 9, 2025
Growth & Jobs | ‘I’m not giving up’
DEVON CARRIDICE, a farmer of Toll Gate in Clarendon, is now working to rebuild his livelihood after Hurricane Melissa wiped out most of his crops and severely disrupted his operations. He is in the…
December 9, 2025
Update | Foreign affairs ministry clarifies Ariel Bowen's role at New York consulate
The Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade has clarified that Ariel Bowen is being deployed to the Consulate-General of Jamaica in New York as Officer-in-Charge. A previous Gleaner report had…
December 9, 2025
Leptospirosis outbreak declared in Jamaica
Jamaica is now experiencing an outbreak of leptospirosis following Hurricane Melissa, with six suspected deaths so far, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton has disclosed. During a press…
December 9, 2025
by Omar Tomlinson
Ready for a Revolution?
Prince Judah swears by divine inspiration as his artistic fuel. For this roots, rock, reggae singer who has been generating major heat in music circles on The Rock and in North America, he sizes up…
December 9, 2025
New ‘female’ crash test dummy design to improve car safety
The US government on Thursday released a new crash test dummy design that advocates believe will help make cars safer for women. The Department of Transportation will consider using the dummy in the…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Rebuild lives with equity at the centre
THE EDITOR, Madam: In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, as communities across Jamaica grapple with loss, damage, and the slow journey toward recovery, an important conversation has emerged about how…