News
December 9, 2025
by Jovan Johnson
The past in ruins
The savage winds of Hurricane Melissa did not just strip roofs and flatten homes; they obliterated or damaged about 40 heritage structures that anchor Jamaican identity, memory and national spirit. …
December 9, 2025
by Olivia Brown
Clarendon hills ‘overlooked’
Several councillors in Clarendon say they have been neglected and sidelined in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, claiming they were not given adequate support to help residents prepare for the storm or…
December 9, 2025
LEPTO SCARE IN THE WEST
WESTERN BUREAU: Health officials are probing whether two people involved in post-Melissa cleanup efforts in Catherine Hall and Westgreen, St James, died from leptospirosis, a bacterial disease often…
December 9, 2025
J’can accused of scamming remanded in US court
A United States judge on Wednesday ordered a Jamaican man remanded pending trial in the Western District of Washington on December 22. Roshard Andrew Carty, 34, was extradited to the United States,…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Holmwood Tech relaxes grooming code, provides haven for displaced western students
Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore off roofs, flooded laboratories, and damaged dormitories, Holmwood Technical High School in Christiana, Manchester, has reopened, relaxing grooming rules and…
December 9, 2025
Containers with condemned food go missing
The Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging members of the public – particularly residents of Montego Bay and nearby communities – to avoid purchasing or consuming food items from unverified or…
December 9, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Math whiz says fun learning yields top results
Seventeen-year-old Mijaun Talbot, the joint regional top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics performer for 2025, believes mathematics cannot simply be taught from the front of…
December 9, 2025
by Tanesha Mundle
Court rejects British man’s bid to adopt disabled J’can boy
A British university lecturer who attempted to adopt a Jamaican child with severe medical complications has lost his appeal, after the Court of Appeal upheld findings that he was unfit and unable to…
December 9, 2025
Health body calls for increased diabetes risk screening
As the region observed World Diabetes Day on November 14, the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) has urged member states and partners to expand access to free or affordable diabetes risk…