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18 Dec, 2025
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Melissa opens engineering gap
RESPECTED PHYSICIST, Professor Michael Taylor, has flagged for attention what he says is Jamaica’s now exposed engineering gap, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. As Jamaicans come to terms…
18 Dec, 2025
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German-Caribbean climate talks spotlight urgent need for ambition, adaptation
REGIONAL AND international climate leaders convened in Grenada for the third edition of the German-Caribbean Climate Talks earlier this month, focusing on increasing ambition and accelerating…
17 Dec, 2025
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Russell: MoBay faced no food challenge after Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Jason Russell, president of the Montego Bay Chamber of Commerce and Industry, says that despite the widespread anxiety in the days following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, Montego…
17 Dec, 2025
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HAMISH’S REGRET
In 2013, the year Hamish Campbell took up the post of assistant commissioner at the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM), Jamaica recorded 258 police fatal shootings. Twelve years later,…
17 Dec, 2025
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Forgiving mom wanted shorter sentence for son’s killer
Despite the brutal killing of her son, Cerita Rhone says she forgave his killer years ago and had hoped the court would impose a lighter sentence even after he was handed 30 years’ imprisonment. “I…
17 Dec, 2025
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Post-Melissa electricity grid restoration at 84%
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has restored service to 84 per cent of its customers seven weeks after the passage of Hurricane Melissa and with the Government’s sign-off on a US$150-million loan to…