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December 9, 2025
88 emergency shelters remain open across nine parishes two weeks after Hurricane Melissa
Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says 88 shelters remain operational across nine parishes, currently housing…
December 9, 2025
Manchester mother and her three children reported missing
A 26-year-old Manchester woman and her three children have been reported missing. Being sought are Dana McKenzie and her three children, 1-year-old Gabriella Martin, 3-year-old Kemario Martin, and…
December 9, 2025
New Trump directive could deny more visas based on applicants’ health and finances
WASHINGTON (AP) — A new directive by President Donald Trump’s administration could make it more difficult for foreigners to visit or live in the United States if they have certain medical conditions…
December 9, 2025
by Olivia Brown
Farmers urged to diversify, build resilience after Melissa
Andre Anderson, president of the Clarendon branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), is urging farmers to adopt more resilient practices and diversify their crops as they work to rebuild after…
December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
Captain Barrington Irving Jr delivers medical supplies, equipment
Jamaica-born pilot Captain Barrington Irving Jr and his non-profit Experience Aviation team, in partnership with Florida-based Memorial Healthcare System and the Buju Banton Foundation, have delivered…
December 9, 2025
by Jovan Johnson
Ronald returns
At one of Jamaica’s darkest hours, global disaster expert Ronald Jackson has returned home under a United Nations assignment to help steer recovery from Hurricane Melissa, the most destructive storm…
December 9, 2025
by Raymond Graham
Glenmuir High back in full swing after Hurricane Melissa
With Hurricane Melissa disrupting high schools across rural Jamaica – many still unable to resume full classes because of infrastructural damage – Glenmuir High in May Pen, Clarendon, has emerged as a…
December 9, 2025
Corporate Hands | BPJL partners with private sectors’ hurricane relief programme to provide water relief to central and western parishes
Berger Paints Jamaica Limited (BPJL) has joined forces with the private sectors’ hurricane relief programme to provide essential water relief to communities across central and western Jamaica affected…
December 9, 2025
Corporate Hands | Fontana Pharmacy extends support to hurricane-affected communities, shut-ins in MoBay
Following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, the western end of Jamaica, particularly the parishes of St James, St Elizabeth, and Westmoreland, experienced significant damage and…