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Residents caught up with their telephone calls.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

‘Babylon’ no more

WESTERN BUREAU: While Hurricane Melissa has not left behind many positive memories, it may have laid the foundation for a stronger relationship between the police in Montego Hills, St James, and…
Barry Plummer, a resident of Catherine Hall in Montege Bay, St James.
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

‘I just want the mud out of my house’

WESTERN BUREAU: Amid cries for food, water, and the removal of mud-soaked debris, one resident of Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, St James, says his only wish is to clear the sludge from his home and…
St James West Central Member of Parliament Marlene Malahoo Forte addressing residents of Catherine Hall and Westgreen on Wednesday.
December 9, 2025 by Jant Silvera

Catherine Hall a priority recovery zone, says Chang

WESTERN BUREAU: In Catherine Hall, where rotting debris still hangs heavy the air, residents gathered under a large white tent on Wednesday to press the Government for faster action, saying the…
Superintendent Andrew Nish.
December 9, 2025 by Bryan Miller

Nish: Personal, police facilities damaged, but Hanover cops remain committed

WESTERN BUREAU: Superintendent Andrew Nish, head of the Hanover Police Division, says the cops in the parish remain committed to serving the public despite personal property and some work facilities…
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December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

‘Not one red cent’

Councillors at the Manchester Municipal Corporation expressed collective frustration on Thursday, arguing that they are being sidelined from hurricane-relief efforts despite being the officials…
Police personnel at the crime scene along Waltham Park Avenue in St Andrew, in the vicinity of 83 Lane, where two off-duty cops were shot dead last night.
December 9, 2025

2 off-duty cops shot dead along Waltham Park Road

The Major Investigation Division (MID) has launched a probe following the fatal shooting of two policemen along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew just before 8 p.m. last night. As at press time,…
Dr Lisa Indar, executive director of CARPHA.
December 9, 2025

CARPHA deploying 15 docs to Melissa-battered west

The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) is deploying a team of 15 doctors to western Jamaica as the country continues its recovery from the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. The team is…
Merris Green from Westgreen/Catherine Hall in Montego Bay, St James, explains how floodwaters from Hurricane Melissa swept through her house destroying all her furnishings.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

STRATEGIC SHIFT REQUIRED

WESTERN BUREAU: As three rivers and storm surge buried Catherine Hall and Westgreen under mud and debris, tempers flared this week as residents demanded urgent national intervention, saying repeated…
Jamaican football supporters celebrate the fourth goal scored by Dujuan ‘Whisper’ Richards during the Concacaf World Cup Qualifying football match at the National Stadium in Kingston on Tuesday. The Reggae Boyz thrashed Bermuda 4-0.
December 9, 2025 by Audley Boyd

For glory, for country

Jamaica’s Reggae Boyz are shooting to uplift their nation when they tackle Trinidad and Tobago’s Soca Warriors today in a football match deemed among their most important World Cup Qualifying contests…