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Former Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade, Errol Mowatt, at the Ceremony of Investiture and Presentation of National Honours and Awards at King’s House on October 20.
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | From sirens to service: The lifelong call of Errol Mowatt

FORMER COMMISSIONER of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Errol Mowatt, has been formally recognised for his 41 years of dedicated service to the field of Fire and Emergency Service and for contributing…
National Irrigation Commission water trucks.
December 9, 2025

Irrigation commission distributing free non-potable water to support farming communities affected by Hurricane Melissa

The National Irrigation Commission Limited says it is distributing free non-potable water to farming communities that Hurricane Melissa has significantly impacted. The commission says distribution is…
A group of patrons enjoying the infamous Cha Cha Slide by DJ Casper, at the Good Times retro party held at Fort Rocky, Port Royal, Kingston.
December 9, 2025

Good Times goes intimate for next staging at Jangas

Iconic old-school party series Good Times is set to return with a special central and intimate edition on Saturday, November 29, at Jangas Soundbar & Grill in Kingston. The event is part of the…
Clarke is charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm, assault at common law, and using a firearm to commit a felony.
December 9, 2025

Circuit Court sittings resume in some parishes, more to come on stream

Circuit Court sittings resumed on Monday in three parishes after a break caused by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Among the three parishes are St James and Trelawny, two of the areas devastated by…
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis.
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

Real-time audit

The Auditor General’s Department is conducting a real-time audit to assess the transparency and accountability of resources received and utilised under the Hurricane Melissa relief initiative. The…
Regional Operations Manager at WPM Waste Management Ltd., Dramaine Jones, speaking during an Emergency Operations Centre meeting held at the St James Municipal Corporation on November 6.
December 9, 2025

WPM Waste Management intensifies clean-up operations, including night collections, in St James

WPM Waste Management Limited has intensified clean-up operations across St James, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, with night shifts now being activated to clear mini dumps…
Applicants affected are being encouraged to contact the ITA to confirm their new appointment date. - File
December 9, 2025

ITA prioritising applicants who missed driver's licence tests due to Hurricane Melissa

The Island Traffic Authority (ITA) says it is prioritising serving applicants who missed their learner's permit or driver's licence test due to Hurricane Melissa. It says all learner’s…
In this May 2016 file photo, Mama Christie, mother of legendary dancehall deejay, Shabba Ranks, shares lens with Dexta Daps, who paid tribute to her in the song ‘Shabba Madda Pot’.
December 9, 2025 by Yasmine Peru

10 years later ‘Shabba Madda Pot still a bubble’

When Dexta Daps and Daseca Productions teamed up in 2015 for the single Shabba Madda Pot, they knew that the song was great, and they were anticipating that it would hit, but most of all they hoped…
Emergency personnel from Coral Springs and Coconut Creek are on scene where a plane crashed in the Windsor Bay community in Coral Springs on Monday, November 10, 2025. (Carline Jean/South Florida Sun-Sentinel via AP)
December 9, 2025

Small plane carrying hurricane relief supplies to Jamaica crashes in Florida

CORAL SPRINGS, Fla. (AP) — A small plane bound for Jamaica on a hurricane relief mission crashed into a pond in a residential area of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs on Monday morning. …