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A satisfied smile from Waltham Abbey Primary School Principal Rosa Gallimore Pyne, who breathes a sigh of relief as water is delivered to the St Ann school by Discovery Bauxite, in time for her school reopening. The bauxite company’s water wells have bee
December 9, 2025

Corporate Hands | Discovery Bauxite’s water supplies bring a sigh of relief

December 9, 2025

Police cracking down on persons pretending to be JPS employees

The St Andrew North police are urging the public to be on high alert following the arrest of a man accused of posing as a Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) worker to defraud unsuspecting residents.…
Olga Isaza (right), representative, UNICEF Jamaica, talks with 12-year-old Antwane from Rocky Hill, St Elizabeth about the impact of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Basil Jarrett | World Children’s Day and a broken Jamaica

IF YOU grew up in the ‘90s, you remember them. Those heart-breaking UNICEF ads that just seemed to ambush your conscience as you settled in for some mindless Fresh Prince of Belair or WWE Smackdown.…
Reggae Boyz midfielder Bobby DeCordova-Reid on his knees after Jamaica were held to a 0-0 draw by Curacao at the National Stadium last night and failed to gain an automatic spot to next year's World Cup finals.
December 9, 2025

World Cup 2026: What to know about the playoffs for next year's tournament

ZURICH, Switzerland (AP) — The final six places for the 2026 World Cup will be determined by two playoff tournaments in March. Four more teams will qualify from Europe, along with two from the rest…
Cynthia Watt, from Lorrimers, Trelawny, chops fallen banana trees in her field that were blown down during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Earth Today | A call for gender-responsive disaster management

WHEN DISASTERS strike, they touch everyone – but not equally. The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa across Jamaica has shown that factors such as gender, age, physical ability, and location all…
Indigenous activists participate in a climate protest during the COP30 UN Climate Summit in Belém, Brazil.
December 9, 2025

Earth Today | US$133 million and counting

THE HUNT for financing to support adaptation to climate change is on, with the Adaptation Fund announcing it had secured some US$133 million in pledges at the global climate talks (COP30), which close…
December 9, 2025

UTech announces new graduation dates

The University of Technology, Jamaica, has announced new dates for the 2025 graduation ceremony which was postponed due to the passage of Hurricane Melissa. It says two ceremonies will take place…
A house in Brompton, St Elizabeth that was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Earth Today | Running on empty?

EVEN AS the catastrophic consequences of climate change rain down on the developing world – as evidenced by the destruction and devastation brought to Jamaica’s shores by the Category 5 Hurricane…
Steve McClaren at the Jamaica vs Curaçao Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers at the National Stadium in St Andrew on November 18, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Steve McClaren resigns as Reggae Boyz head coach

Steve McClaren has resigned as head coach of the Reggae Boyz following Jamaica’s failure to automatically qualify for the 2026 FIFA World Cup. Jamaica and Curaçao played to a scoreless draw at the…