News
December 24, 2025
by Gareth Davis Snr
Colonel Sterling laments end of Jonkunnu in Moore Town
The Jonkunnu festivity at Moore Town, a Maroon village in East Portland’s Rio Grande Valley, has died a slow, natural death — leaving residents with a quiet resolve. Colonel of the Moore Town Maroons,…
December 24, 2025
TRUE Pet Food delivers relief for animals
When the winds died down and the floodwaters began to recede, the true cost of Hurricane Melissa slowly came into view. Beyond damaged homes and disrupted lives, another crisis unfolded quietly across…
December 24, 2025
JPS Foundation gives a helping hand to Brown’s Town Community College
Fourteen students at Brown’s Town Community College (BTCC) will benefit from a $1 million JPS Foundation partnership to support its electrical installation programme. Sophia Lewis, head of the…
December 24, 2025
Residents in hurricane-impacted communities receiving cash vouchers
Hundreds of residents in parishes severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa are receiving cash vouchers just in time for Christmas. The disbursement, which started on December 17, is being undertaken by…
December 24, 2025
Police pledge full security support for St Elizabeth New Year’s Eve fireworks
Superintendent Coleridge Minto, head of the St Elizabeth Police Division, has assured residents and visitors that the parish is safe and ready to host major public events, as he threw his full support…
December 24, 2025
No Rebel Salute in Jamaica for 2026 due to impact of Hurricane Melissa
The organisers of Rebel Salute have announced that the event will not be staged in Jamaica in 2026, citing challenges brought about by Hurricane Melissa. In a statement posted on its Instagram page,…
December 24, 2025
Upset residents of Rose Heights, St James mount roadblocks over lack of water
Upset residents of 41 Boulevard in the community of Rose Heights, St James, blocked the main road leading into their community this morning to protest a lack of water in the area. They used trash,…
December 24, 2025
NSWMA receives 10 new trucks valued $200m to boost National Hurricane Melissa Clean-Up Programme
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has received 10 new tipper trucks, valued approximately $200 million, to strengthen the National Clean-up Programme in parishes impacted by…
December 24, 2025
St Andrew South police aiming to make Maxfield Avenue communities ‘no-shooting, no-murder zone’ in 2026
Residents of Fitzgerald Avenue in the Maxfield area of St Andrew have been urged by lawmen to partner with the police in the coming year to help reduce violent crime. Divisional Commander for St…