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The NHF says it remains committed to ensuring uninterrupted access to subsidised medication for all beneficiaries.
December 9, 2025

Card centres open to replace National Health Fund cards lost during Hurricane Melissa

The National Health Fund (NHF) is advising that persons who lost their NHFCards during the passage of Hurricane Melissa that they can now get replacement cards at its various centres across the…
Royalton Blue Waters.
December 9, 2025

Royalton Hotels & Resorts announces updated reopening timelines

Royalton Hotels & Resorts has confirmed updated reopening timelines for its Jamaican properties, while reaffirming it's commitment to the island following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. …
No specific date was given for when the elections will be held.
December 9, 2025

Jamaica Diaspora Council elections postponed

Elections for members of the Global Jamaica Diaspora Council have been postponed until January next year. Voting for the council members was slated to run from November 20 until December 13 but a…
Bishop Dr Carla Dunbar, chief executive officer at Carla Dunbar Ministries International (right), distributing care packages to residents of Portland, at the organisation’s first Kingdom Out stop in 2022 at Lynch Park, Buff Bay, Portland. 
December 9, 2025 by Keisha Hill

Carla Dunbar Ministries launches relief collaboration website

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica has seen compassion but also familiar challenges. Some communities receive repeated visits, while others get little or no aid. The issue is not a lack of…
Awardees, parents, guardians and members of the Parent-Teachers’ Association pose with their awards during Dinthill High School’s ceremony at the Enos Barrett Multi-Purpose Hall.
December 9, 2025 by Rasbert Turner

Dinthill Technical recognises more than 300 students for academic performance

Dinthill Technical High School recently recognised close to 350 students who maintained an average of 65 per cent or higher at its Parent-Teachers’ Association (PTA) award ceremony, held at the Enos…
York Castle High School
December 9, 2025

More schools reopen in St Ann, after Hurricane Melissa

As post-Hurricane Melissa recovery continues, more schools in Region Three, which covers St Ann and Trelawny, are set to reopen this week. Of the 123 institutions in the region, 50 suffered…
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December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Teacher paid for nine years without assignment gets reinstated

A demand by the Ministry of Education for a Westmoreland teacher to repay $18 million in alleged unearned salary has collapsed following the teacher’s move to seek the court’s intervention, resulting…
Imani Murdock created her own relief drive following her personal experience with Hurricane Beryl last year.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Supplies flow from diaspora to parishes ravaged by Hurricane Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s southern and western parishes nearly a month ago, the silence it left behind — dead phones, vanished roads, unanswered calls — sparked a wave…
Devrhoid Davis (left) makes a point at the Smarter Credit Course workshop. Looking on is Dawnett Pryce-Thompson.
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | From debt to discipline: How two Jamaicans rebuilt their credit and confidence

WHEN DAWNETT Pryce-Thompson walked into a car dealership nearly a decade ago, she was ready to treat herself. After years of driving an old, unreliable car, she felt it was finally time for an…