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December 9, 2025
35 roads remain impassable in 12 parishes - NWA
The National Works Agency (NWA) says it has reopened nearly 90 per cent of roads impacted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at NWA, Stephen Shaw,…
December 9, 2025
Agricultural losses from Melissa reach $20 billion and counting
Preliminary estimates of the losses across the agriculture and fisheries sector following Hurricane Melissa have totalled over $20 billion so far. Technocrats within the Ministry of Agriculture,…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Hungry, broke and home again
Sangster International Airport (SIA) was partially damaged, and so too was the Knutsford Express (KEX) depot located on its property. I waited at the depot for three hours for my pick-up driver to…
December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
Young educator champions critical thinking and student growth
Jay Marine Spence blends her love of inquiry with a commitment to nurturing curiosity, resilience and critical thinking in her students. Beyond the classroom, she engages deeply with her community,…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica thanks hemispheric partners for post-Hurricane Melissa support
Jamaica has indicated its gratitude for the outpouring of solidarity and assistance from Organization of American States (OAS) member countries since Hurricane Melissa struck the island last week.…
December 9, 2025
Timeframe extended for exemption of import duty, GCT on hurricane relief supplies
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising that the Government has extended the timeframe, to December 31, for the suspension of import duty and general consumption tax (GCT) on relief items…
December 9, 2025
Sea Major-Campbell | Hurricane Melissa: God or nature?
EVERYONE SHOULD spend some time sitting with the newspapers. Engage a necessary processing of the raw truth of a catastrophic event in our country, from which many of us were spared. And yet, we are…
December 9, 2025
Hello Mi Neighbour | How to engage in feel-good communication
Hope that we are all recovering nicely from Melissa and assisting others to recover just as nicely. Every pound of rice, “every pound of flesh” every pack of crackers, every tin of milk, every piece…
December 9, 2025
by Livern Barrett
HURRICANE FARE HIKE
Taxi operators between Santa Cruz and several hurricane-ravaged communities in northern St Elizabeth have hiked their fares by more than 400 per cent, angry residents have complained. Instead of the…