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December 9, 2025
Peter Espeut | Doing the little we can
Last Wednesday, the same happy crew as last week (with two additions) journeyed to the west with relief supplies for some of those affected by the winds and rain of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. This…
December 9, 2025
Vaz says relief items sent by Buju Banton were not stolen at airport
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz is disputing a claim that relief items sent by reggae superstar Buju Banton for Hurricane Melissa victims was tampered with and items stolen by personnel at the Norman…
December 9, 2025
Kristen Gyles | Not doing anything?
Over the weekend, I visited a hospital in Kingston and happened to have a discussion with a doctor who was on duty. The doctor was fully dressed in army gear and was clearly an employee of the JDF.…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Housing Melissa’s victims
Letter writer, Pastor Daniel Singh’s, suggestion that Jamaica lean on cruise shippers to use their vessels to temporarily accommodate people displaced by Hurricane Melissa is unlikely to gain…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Hurricane Melissa exposed failure on land access and rural roads
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane Melissa has has torn the veil from a national failure that stretches back to Independence on August 6, 1962. Successive governments have failed to address two…
December 9, 2025
Trump signs funding bill, ending record 43-day government shutdown
President Donald Trump signed a government funding bill Wednesday night, ending a record 43-day shutdown that caused financial stress for federal workers who went without pay cheques, stranded scores…
December 9, 2025
The OUR’s role after Hurricane Melissa
THE EDITOR, Madam: We thank Mr Javon Moatt for his letter published on November 12, 2025, and welcome the opportunity to clarify the Office of Utilities Regulation’s (OUR) role and actions following…
December 9, 2025
Four alleged murderers killed in reported shootout with police in St Catherine
Four men are dead following an alleged gun battle with police in Rosemount district, St Catherine, Wednesday night. Reports are that about 9:40 p.m., the men were involved in the murder of a man in…
December 9, 2025
Hurricane Melissa deepens Jamaica’s child labour crisis
THE EDITOR, Madam: Recently, while driving through New Kingston, I stopped at a traffic light and saw two visibly young boys weaving between cars, asking for change to buy a meal. When I gently urged…