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Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz (left), and Director of Customs in charge of the Norman Manley International Airport, Devon Manahan, on a tour of the facility on Wednesday,October 29.
December 9, 2025

Jamaica Customs Agency facilitating disaster relief imports

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is facilitating the swift and efficient processing of disaster relief and humanitarian aid arriving in the country following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. …
December 9, 2025

Sean Major-Campbell | A time to mourn

I RECENTLY shared across social media that, “I have been carrying the shame of sounding as if I am fearmongering. However, when you have lived through a Category 5 Hurricane Ivan, in the Cayman…
His Royal Highness Prince Abdulaziz Bin Turki Bin Faizal Al Saud (right), Saudi Arabia’s Minister of Sport; FIFA President Gianni Infantino (left) sandwich President of Guyana Dr Irfaan Ali in Riyadh, Saudi Arabia recently.
December 9, 2025

Guyana, FIFA presidents work towards building mini-arenas

RIYADH, Saudi Arabia (CMC): PRESIDENT OF Guyana Dr Irfaan Ali and FIFA president Gianni Infantino recently held discussions centred around the installation of mini-arenas in Guyana, particularly…
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Parnice Morrise of Pond Side, Black River St Elizabeth stands among the debris of what used to be her shop. She lost the roof of her house too.
December 9, 2025

Mark Golding | Unity, transparency and compassion must guide Jamaica’s recovery

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, our nation faces the harsh reality of rebuilding lives, communities, and livelihoods. In these moments of collective hardship, political divisions must give way…
Duane Bryan stands in front of his flattened home in Comfort Castle, Portland, on Thursday, after Hurricane Melissa swept through.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

‘I’m still breathing’

Duane Bryan knew his board house wouldn’t survive Hurricane Melissa. So hours before the storm made landfall, the Portland farmer left his home in the upper Rio Grande Valley, Portland. When he…
A section of a Hurricane Melissa-battered roadway in St Elizabeth.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

‘Everything gone’

WESTERN BUREAU: Veteran fisherman Howard Moxam stood solemnly on the battered shoreline of Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, his weathered gaze fixed on the restless sea that had stripped him of nearly…
Barbados Pride batter and former West Indies captain, Kraigg Brathwaite.
December 9, 2025

Brathwaite included in Pride squad for Super50 Cup

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): FORMER WEST Indies Test captain Kraigg Brathwaite has been named in a 14-man Barbados Pride squad for next month’s CG United Super50 Cup in Trinidad and Tobago. However, no…
Edwin Powell (left) and Anthony Powell repair the roof of a neighbour in Bull Savanna, St Elizabeth after Hurricane Beryl in 2024.
December 9, 2025

Hello, mi neighbour! | Activate the good Jamaican spirit of neighbourliness!

Hello, mi neighbour! Hope you fared well during the passage of Melissa. Without a pause, it’s time to let our kindness shine again! Can always count on us, as a people, to shower kindness on our…
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, addressing a special media briefing focused on Hurricane Melissa recovery at Jamaica House on October 30.
December 9, 2025

Over 170 communities affected by Hurricane Melissa across six most severely impacted parishes - McKenzie

More than 170 communities across the six most devastated parishes islandwide have been moderately or severely affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The disclosure was made by Minister of…