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Carvel Stewart, former president of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

Stewart: Machines good, but manual labour essential to Melissa clean-up

Former president of the Incorporated Masterbuilders Association of Jamaica Carvel Stewart says Jamaica will need both heavy equipment and extensive manual labour to tackle the mountain of debris left…
Dr Aujae Dixon.
December 9, 2025

Court halts Dixon’s interdiction pending outcome of legal challenge

The Constitutional Court has put the interdiction of medical doctor Aujae Dixon on hold pending the outcome of a legal challenge he has mounted. Dixon was removed from his job at the May Pen Hospital…
Jimmy Chambers Cliff
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Jimmy Cliff crosses last river

WESTERN BUREAU: The dark clouds that hung over Somerton on Monday and the rains that soaked the quiet St James community felt like nature itself mourning the passing of its beloved son – reggae icon…
NPTAJ President Stewart Jacobs.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

NPTAJ calls for field schools

The National Parent-Teacher Association of Jamaica (NPTAJ) wants the Government to consider establishing field schools to reduce disruptions in teaching and learning, as thousands of students remain…
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December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Defence raises ‘banana boat’ theory as PICA confirms no legal exit by Donaldson

Well-known social media influencer Donalee Donaldson did not leave the island at any point during 2022, according to official immigration records. The deputy director of immigration at the Passport,…
Entertainer Jimmy Cliff (left) and former Prime Minister P.J. Patterson.
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Jimmy Cliff’s songs of hope and humanity leave lasting impact, leaders say

Jimmy Cliff, the legendary Jamaican singer who, alongside Bob Marley, helped bring reggae, ska, and rocksteady to the world, has died from a seizure and pneumonia on Monday at 81. His wife, Latifa,…
Ravaged trees as far as the eye can see. The view from the playing field at the Cornwall Mountain Infant School, one of two stops the team made on their visit.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

Faith, floodwaters and survival

WESTERN BUREAU: Cornwall Mountain is not the kind of place you stumble on by accident. The roads twist upward, breaking off into narrow lanes where houses sit on the hillsides and neighbours live like…
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December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Teacher paid for nine years without assignment gets reinstated

A demand by the Ministry of Education for a Westmoreland teacher to repay $18 million in alleged unearned salary has collapsed following the teacher’s move to seek the court’s intervention, resulting…
Garnett Reid, president of the Small Business Association of Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

SBAJ SOUNDS SOS

Charging that the Government is moving too slowly while hundreds of livelihoods hang in the balance, the Small Business Association of Jamaica (SBAJ) is calling on the Government to provide immediate…