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December 9, 2025
What of educators in the Hurricane Melissa aftermath?
THE EDITOR, Madam: Everyone seems focused on the reopening of schools. The Government insists, principals echo the call, and many agree that children need to return quickly for their own good. But…
December 9, 2025
Ex-soldier allegedly held with illegal gun
The police arrested an ex-Jamaica Defence force (JDF) soldier on Wednesday morning after he was allegedly held in a bar with an illegal firearm. Reports reaching The Gleaner are that about 12:18…
December 9, 2025
NSWMA seeks assistance of private contractors to clear garbage in western parishes
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is calling on private contractors with tipper and compactor trucks to assist with the removal of bulky waste and garbage buildup across western…
December 9, 2025
Earth Today | Climate connection made
THE CLIMATE Studies Group Mona, together with World Weather Attribution, has done a rapid assessment that reveals a clear link between Hurricane Melissa and changes to the climate associated with the…
December 9, 2025
Health Ministry assessing food-handling establishments following Hurricane Melissa
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says food safety assessments carried out at over 5,000 critical food-handling establishments following Hurricane Melissa found just over half of them being…
December 9, 2025
At least 42 migrants presumed dead after boat capsizes off Libya, says UN
CAIRO (AP) — At least 42 people are missing and presumed dead after a boat carrying migrants capsized off the coast of Libya last week, the UN's migration agency said on Wednesday. Seven…
December 9, 2025
Section of Sandy Bay main road in Hanover impassable
The police are advising members of the public that a section of the Sandy Bay main road in Hanover is currently impassable due to flooding and debris. The road is impassable in the vicinity of the…
December 9, 2025
Earth Today | Spare a thought for Melissa’s ‘silent’ victims
THE ENVIRONMENTAL Foundation of Jamaica (EFJ) has urged attention for the ‘silent victims’ of the devastating Category 5 hurricane, Melissa, which battered Jamaica last month, leaving in its wake a…
December 9, 2025
Basil Jarrett | The UN during Melissa: Behind the scenes but at the heart of the response
WE ARE now in Week Three since Hurricane Melissa tore through the left end of Jamaica, leaving the island quite literally a tale of two halves. At one end, mosquitoes, tarpaulins, dark nights and dry…