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December 9, 2025
Non-essential government offices to close at 2 p.m.
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has announced that all non-essential government offices will close at 2 p.m. Friday. Essential services will remain operational and available to the public. …
December 9, 2025
Another US strike in Caribbean targets alleged drug-running boat, killing 6, Hegseth says
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the US military conducted its 10th strike on a vessel suspected of carrying drugs overnight, killing six people and bringing the…
December 9, 2025
Disabled Jamaicans and their families urged to prepare for TS Melissa
The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is encouraging all persons with disabilities and their families to take precautionary steps now to prepare for Tropical Storm Melissa and the…
December 9, 2025
Rowley 'embarrassed' by Trinidad's stance on US military actions in the region
Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, has joined former CARICOM heads in registering concern about the military build-up of the United States in the region, while expressing…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica Red Cross preparing for Melissa with over $16 million allocated for immediate action
The Jamaica Red Cross (JRC) says it is activating anticipatory action measures ahead of Tropical Storm Melissa in efforts to minimise the impact as well as ensure a full humanitarian response if…
December 9, 2025
TS Melissa drifts to the east-southeast
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has reported that reconnaissance aircraft indicates a drift of Tropical Storm Melissa to the east-southeast over the Caribbean Sea, however, the Tropical Storm…
December 9, 2025
US is sending an aircraft carrier to Latin America in major escalation of military buildup
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, in the latest escalation and buildup of military forces in the region, the Pentagon announced Friday. …
December 9, 2025
Some flights cancelled but airports remain open
Three Caribbean Airlines flights which were scheduled for this weekend between Fort Lauderdale in the US and Montego Bay, Jamaica, have been cancelled, MBJ Airports Limited has announced. It urged…
December 9, 2025
Gov't doubles disaster allocation for constituencies to $400 million
The Government has doubled its allocation for constituency level disaster preparedness from $200 million to $400 million amid the threat posed by Tropical Storm Melissa. Minister without Portfolio…