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Wayne Shaw, who has been farming for four decades, is happy that he signed up for the insurance scheme.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Relief for farmers as insurance payouts begin

After Hurricane Melissa gutted his 10-acre farm in Ebony Park, Clarendon, destroying several acres of crops, Wayne Shaw is now finding some relief as one of more than 130 farmers to receive a payout…
Stacy-Ann Barnes, project coordinator at the Pan American Development Foundation (PADF), and Kimberly Seymour-Brown, PADF project coordinator for community resilience and transformation.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

JCF boosts forensic expertise with advanced crime scene investigation training

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has strengthened its investigative capacity through specialised training designed to enhance the skills of forensic crime scene investigators (FCSIs) in modern…
Motorists are urged to use alternative routes where possible and to exercise caution when travelling in the area. - File photo
December 9, 2025

Section of Sandy Bay main road in Hanover impassable

The police are advising members of the public that a section of the Sandy Bay main road in Hanover is currently impassable due to flooding and debris. The road is impassable in the vicinity of the…
Dr Christopher Tufton, Minister of Health and Wellness, updates the House of Representatives on the state of the health sector after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica.
December 9, 2025

Health Ministry assessing food-handling establishments following Hurricane Melissa

Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says food safety assessments carried out at over 5,000 critical food-handling establishments following Hurricane Melissa found just over half of them being…
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, addresses a press briefing at the WPM Waste Management Limited headquarters in Ironshore, St James, on Monday.
December 9, 2025

NSWMA seeks assistance of private contractors to clear garbage in western parishes

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is calling on private contractors with tipper and compactor trucks to assist with the removal of bulky waste and garbage buildup across western…
A court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

Ex-soldier allegedly held with illegal gun

The police arrested an ex-Jamaica Defence force (JDF) soldier on Wednesday morning after he was allegedly held in a bar with an illegal firearm. Reports reaching The Gleaner are that about 12:18…
Flat Bridge in the Bog Walk Gorge, St Catherine.
December 9, 2025

Bog Walk Gorge reopened

The National Works Agency (NWA) has advised that the roadway from Spanish Town to Bog Walk in St Catherine is now open to vehicular traffic. It says the roadway, which had been blocked at several…
The St Ann’s Bay Criminal Investigation Branch is probing the incident. - File Photo
December 9, 2025

'Bugu' killed in alleged confrontation with police in St Catherine

A St Catherine man who allegedly pointed a gun at a police party in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Tuesday was shot and killed and the weapon seized. The deceased has been identified as 25-year-old…
Stephen Murad, Chief Executive Officer at Digicel.
December 9, 2025

Digicel effects 'fragile' fix to reconnect most customers to network

Telecommunications firm Digicel says telephone and internet services have been restored to a large majority of its customers since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, but warned that the fix is…