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Dian Banton surveys the remains of her and her sister’s home in Crane Corner, St Elizabeth after the passage of Hurricane Melissa last month.
December 9, 2025 by Gloria Charite

Hurricane's impact extends beyond infrastructure to mental health

This article marks the first in a series highlighting Youth Voices in Hurricane Melissa Recovery. It will feature perspectives from youth as they reflect on key areas of the recovery process, offering…
Pencils4Kids CEO Randy Griffiths (right) and Accompong Maroons Chief Richard Currie in dialogue in Quickstep, St Elizabeth.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Pencils4Kids delivers $2m in relief to hurricane-hit Quickstep, Donegal

New York City-based charity Pencils4Kids has stepped in with relief support for the residents of Quickstep and Donegal in St Elizabeth, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The…
A traffic light that was blown down during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

NWA working to restore traffic signals in western parishes

The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking extensive repairs to its traffic signal infrastructure in the Western parishes of St James, Trelawny, Westmoreland and Hanover. The parishes were…
A general view of the school from which school children were kidnapped by gunmen in Kebbi, Nigeria, Monday, November 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Deeni Jibo)
December 9, 2025

One of 25 abducted students in Nigeria escapes as the search continues for the missing girls

MAGA, Nigeria (AP) — A schoolgirl who was abducted with 24 others from a dormitory in northwestern Nigeria has escaped and is safe, the school's principal told The Associated Press on Tuesday, as…
Floyd Green, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining.
December 9, 2025

Gov't says it will work with established importers to bring food into Jamaica

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says the Government will work with established importers and capable local farmers to bring food into the island as it tries to fill market shortages caused by…
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December 9, 2025

INDECOM probing police fatal shooting in Gregory Park

The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has launched a probe into the fatal shooting of an unidentified man in St Catherine on Monday. The deceased is yet to be identified. It has…
Lava lamps are seen through a lobby window at the headquarters of Cloudflare in San Francisco, Wednesday, August 31, 2022. (AP Photo/Eric Risberg, File)
December 9, 2025

Update | Cloudflare resolves outage that impacted thousands, ChatGPT, X and more

A widely used Internet infrastructure company said that it has resolved an issue that led to outages impacting users of everything from ChatGPT and the online game, “League of Legends,” to the New…
December 9, 2025

Motorists warned about breakaway along Sedburg main road in Manchester

The Christiana police in Manchester are advising motorists to exercise caution when travelling along the Sedburg main road as a section of the roadway has been partially damaged. A breakaway has…
The WhatsApp communications app is seen on a smartphone, in New York, March 10, 2017. (AP Photo/Patrick Sison, File)
December 9, 2025

Meta prevails in historic FTC antitrust case, won’t have to break off WhatsApp and Instagram

SAN FRANCISCO (AP) — Meta has prevailed over an existential challenge to its business that could have forced the tech giant to spin off Instagram and WhatsApp after a judge ruled that the company does…