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December 9, 2025
One of three men named as persons of interest in murder of policemen surrenders
The police are reporting that one of the three men listed as persons of interest in connection with the murder of two policemen along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew on Thursday has turned himself in. …
December 9, 2025
by Livingston Scott
‘There are a lot of questions’
REGGAE BOYZ coach Steve McClaren has been feeling the heat for the team’s underwhelming performances in the Concacaf World Cup Qualifiers. Former national assistant coach, Bradley Stewart, is one of…
December 9, 2025
by Olivia Brown
Clarendon hills ‘overlooked’
Several councillors in Clarendon say they have been neglected and sidelined in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, claiming they were not given adequate support to help residents prepare for the storm or…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Holmwood Tech relaxes grooming code, provides haven for displaced western students
Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs, flooded laboratories, and damaged dormitories, Holmwood Technical High School in Christiana, Manchester, has reopened, relaxing grooming rules and…
December 9, 2025
Operating hours at ports extended
The Port Authority of Jamaica is reporting that extended opening hours have been implemented across major port facilities as it deals with the rise in hurricane relief cargo, as well as the impending…
December 9, 2025
Simon Mitchell | Post-Hurricane Melissa flooding in Jamaica – an explanation
There is a lot of news speculation about rising flood waters in areas such as Content and New Market, where flood waters have begun rising since the passage of Hurricane Melissa across the island in…
December 9, 2025
LEPTO SCARE IN THE WEST
WESTERN BUREAU: Health officials are probing whether two people involved in post-Melissa cleanup efforts in Catherine Hall and Westgreen, St James, died from leptospirosis, a bacterial disease often…
December 9, 2025
Garth Rattray | Mental-health challenges after Hurricane Melissa
Although Hurricane Melissa tore a destructive path through the west of Jamaica and caused disruption across most of the island, every Jamaican - here and in the diaspora - was badly affected by its…
December 9, 2025
Michael Taylor | From the weight of waiting to the agony of the aftermath
I first wrote these reflections while we were still waiting for Hurricane Melissa to make landfall – a nation caught between forecasts and fear. Now that it has passed, and the resulting devastation…