Lead Stories
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Jamaica’s ambassador in US coordinating relief efforts for island
Jamaica’s Ambassador to the United States, Major General (ret’d) Antony Anderson is working with members of the diaspora to coordinated disaster relief effort in anticipation of the impact of…
December 9, 2025
Emergency operations centres activated in SERHA
The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) wishes to advise the public that, in light of Hurricane Melissa, its emergency operations centres have been fully activated across the region to…
December 9, 2025
‘Prioritise your mental health’
As Jamaica braces for the impact of Hurricane Melissa, the Ministry of Health and Wellness is reminding Jamaicans to take care not only of their physical safety, but also their mental and emotional…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Déjà vu
Haunted by the devastation left by Hurricane Beryl last year – which flattened homes and ripped off roofs – residents of Compound Alligator Pond in Manchester have spent the last few days securing…
December 9, 2025
‘We’ve never experienced this before’
Jamaicans are being urged to brace for the worst as Hurricane Melissa intensifies south of the island and is forecast to make landfall as a Category 4 system early this week. At a media briefing on…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Scarred by Beryl, strengthened by its lessons
WESTERN BUREAU: As Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa, Munro College – one of the nation’s oldest boarding institutions – says it is far better prepared this time, drawing on hard-earned lessons…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
‘We’re not ready’
WESTERN BUREAU: As dark clouds gather once again over Jamaica’s southern plains, a sense of dread hangs heavy over the farming community of Flagaman, in St Elizabeth, as many residents who barely…
December 9, 2025
Holness declares ‘zero tolerance’ for price gouging
With Jamaicans continuing to shop for emergency items in preparation for Tropical Storm Melissa, which forecasters expect to develop into a hurricane and could sit over Jamaica for several days, Prime…
December 9, 2025
Melissa watchers eye landfall Tuesday
Tropical Storm Melissa is now expected to make landfall in Jamaica next Tuesday as a major hurricane, with the system expected to bring heavy rains and flooding across the island. Speaking with The…