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Executive Director of the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) Dr Lisa Indar (second left) standing with high-level delegates from the agency, the Caribbean Development Bank and the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology follow
December 9, 2025

CARPHA providing Hurricane Melissa response to Jamaica

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says it has mobilised an immediate response to support Jamaica following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. The hurricane brought catastrophic…
Rising underground water, which occurred after Hurricane Melissa in a section of Content, Williamsfield, Manchester, has flooded several houses and the roadway, making it impassable. On Wednesday, persons were drawn to the community to witness the strange
December 9, 2025

Elizabeth Morgan | After Melissa: Have we weathered the storm and passed the worst?

LAST WEEK in this column, we were anticipating the arrival of the unknown quantity for Jamaica, Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, and lamenting our national disregard for consistent, proper maintenance of…
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie (second left), with Mayor of Black River Richard Solomon (left), along with other key stakeholders. survey the extensive damage to the Black River Market in St.Elizabeth, following t
December 9, 2025

Gov’t to review and restructure Jamaica’s disaster preparedness framework

The Government will undertake a comprehensive review and restructuring of Jamaica’s disaster preparedness and response framework, in light of the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa on…
EU Ambassador Dr Erja Askola delivers remarks during Monday’s handing over of emergency supplies following Hurricane Melissa. Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith (right) and European partners look on.
December 9, 2025

John Azar | Transparent and inclusive approach needed to aid distribution

EVEN AS we give thanks that Kingston and other areas in Jamaica were spared the worst of Hurricane Melissa, the scale of devastation elsewhere is heartbreaking. It is far worse than even the most…
Former Vice President Dick Cheney addresses a campaign rally for Gus Bilirakis, a Republican who is running for the Tampa Bay area congressional seat his father is vacating in Tampa, Florida July 21, 2006. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)
December 9, 2025

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarising vice presidents in US history, dies at 84

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in United States history and a leading advocate for the invasion of…
Life-saving emergency supplies delivered by the French Navy through European Union emergency coordination mechanism at the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited on Monday.
December 9, 2025

EU members collaborate to bring relief supplies to Jamaica

A shipment of relief supplies provided through a collaboration by the European Union (EU), France and the Netherlands has arrived in Jamaica with the parties promising "much more to come in the…
File photo.
December 9, 2025

Education ministry mobilises mental health team to support teachers affected by Hurricane Melissa

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr Dana Morris Dixon, has announced that the Ministry has mobilised a team of more than 30 psychiatrists and psychologists to support teachers and…
Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Champions League opening phase match against Olympiacos in Barcelona, Spain, on October 21.
December 9, 2025

Yamal becomes youngest FIFPRO team of the year member

HOOFDDORP, Netherlands (AP): BARCELONA TEENAGER Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to be included in FIFPRO’s team of the year, and five players from Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions…
Jamaica Olympic Association President Christopher Samuda.
December 9, 2025

Samuda lands Americas Paralympic vice-president role

THE GENERAL Assembly of the Americas Paralympic Committee (AmPC), the governing body for national paralympic committees in 34 countries of North, South and Central America, and the Caribbean,…