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Commanding Officer for St James, Senior Superintendent of Police Eron Samuels.
December 9, 2025

JCF maintains strong presence in Montego Bay

Commanding Officer for St James, Senior Superintendent of Police, Eron Samuels, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is maintaining a strong presence in Montego Bay and surrounding areas to keep…
Shantina Sergeant
December 9, 2025

Update|Clarendon father charged for murder of teen daughter found burnt and decomposing at home

The father of 14-year-old Shantina Sergeant, whose burnt and partially decomposed body was found behind her home in Clarendon, has been charged with murder. Lawrence Sergeant, 46, who has been in…
UK HMS Trent.
December 9, 2025

UK deploys Royal Navy to support disaster relief in Jamaica

The United Kingdom government has deployed its Royal Navy to support disaster relief efforts in Jamaica. The HMS Trent sailed to Falmouth, Trelawny on Tuesday with specialist personnel and equipment,…
A banana and plantain field in Elderslie, St Elizabeth, that was wiped out by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Agriculture Ministry establishes dedicated hotlines for Hurricane Melissa damage reporting

The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining says it has established dedicated hotlines for persons in the sector to report Hurricane Melissa damage. The Ministry says the Category 5 storm has…
Flat Bridge in the Bog Walk Gorge, St Catherine.
December 9, 2025

Bog Walk Gorge remains closed due to roadway being blocked by utility poles - NWA

The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine will remain closed to motor vehicles, out of an abundance of caution, due to the roadway still being blocked by…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness speaking at a press conference at Jamaica House on November 6.
December 9, 2025

Holness says systematic response now in place for Melissa relief and recovery

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government is ramping up Hurricane Melissa relief efforts and has now embarked on a systematic response. Holness, speaking at a press conference at Jamaica…
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton. - File photo.
December 9, 2025

Over 50 patients seen at Black River field hospital, two more field hospitals coming

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says the field hospital which was opened in Black River, St Elizabeth, yesterday, has seen about 50 patients over the last 24 hours. Tufton made…
Energy Minister, Daryl Vaz.
December 9, 2025

Gov’t to deploy mobile gas stations to hurricane-damaged areas - Vaz

The Government is to deploy 10 mobile fuel stations to parishes facing shortages amid Hurricane Melissa. Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the deployment will happen on Monday, noting that the stations…
Dancehall artiste Vybz Kartel (centre) touring the World Central Kitchen (WCK) worksite at the Montego Bay Convention Centre in St James with members of his team from the Adidja Palmer Foundation along with WCK response director, John Torpey (left), on Nov
December 9, 2025

Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel carries out Hurricane Melissa relief mission

Dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel and his Adidja Palmer Foundation today carried out a Hurricane Melissa relief mission in western Jamaica. The entertainer returned to the island earlier this week…