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The deployment known as “Operation Jade” targeted members of several illegal groups
December 9, 2025

Two men charged over shooting at wake in St Mary

The St Mary police have charged two men in relation to a shooting at a wake along Gully Road in Mason Hall. Charged with possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorized possession of ammunition,…
Protesters shout slogans during anti-corruption protest in Manila, Philippines on Sunday, November 30, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Thousands in Philippines protest corruption and demand return of stolen funds from flood projects

MANILA, Philippines (AP) — Thousands of demonstrators including from the Roman Catholic church clergy protested in the Philippines on Sunday, calling for the swift prosecution of top legislators and…
PAHO Director Dr Jarbas Barbosa.
December 9, 2025

PAHO urges Caribbean to strengthen response to HIV

WASHINGTON (CMC): The Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) on Friday urged countries of the Americas, including the Caribbean, to strengthen their response to HIV, warning that around one-third of…
Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett (centre) is flkanked by (from left) senior executives of the S Hotel Montego Bay, Radu Mot, Romie Morris, Ann-Marie Goffe-Pryce and Andres Cope. In the back is Christopher Jarrett, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

MoBay gears up for winter season’s start in days

WESTERN BUREAU: With the winter tourist season set to open on December 15, Montego Bay’s major resorts and attractions are accelerating their final recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. Among…
Photos by Antoine Lodge Family and friends gather in Westmoreland for a repast following the funeral of Cleveland Jeffery, lost during Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Nowhere for the living, nowhere for the dead

A Westmoreland family is caught between grief and survival in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. On Friday, as they gathered to lay their brother, Cleveland Wayne – affectionately called “Gramps”—…
From left: St Andrae Sinclair, regional director, Western Regional Health Authority; Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness; Lt Comm Anderson Goodridge, commander of the Barbados emergency medical team; and Captain Dr Ayana Crichlow, clini
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Westmoreland field hospital to open this week

WESTERN BUREAU: The country’s third field hospital – a Type 2 full-service medical facility gifted by Barbados – will be fully operational before the end of this week on the grounds of the…
Pamela Lawson, managing director of the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, shares a playful moment with a dog at one of the organisation’s facilities.
December 9, 2025 by Tiffany Pryce

‘Not enough hands’

Pamela Lawson, managing director of the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA), has painted a worrying picture of the country’s animals in the wake of Hurricane Melissa,…
Travis Fisher, the son of 60-year-old fisherman Vincent Fisher, recalls losing his father during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Deadly determination

As Hurricane Melissa pummelled Smithfield in Westmoreland, 50-year-old Vincent Fisher worked frantically to protect his concrete home. He tried to clear a fallen tree, secure shattered windows, and…
Students make the most of their temporary classroom, learning and laughing under the guidance of Elaine Morgan.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Learning triumphs over disaster

WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa ripped the roof off Dumfries Primary and left children wandering aimlessly across Lima, St James, veteran teacher Elaine Morgan refused to let the storm steal…