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Minister of Local Government, Desmond McKenzie (2nd left) and Mayor of Falmouth, Collen Gager (right front) tour the town of Falmouth with other technocrats in the government and vendors displaced by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

McKenzie: Falmouth devastation as bad as Black River

WESTERN BUREAU: The devastation in Falmouth, Trelawny, rivals that of Black River, St Elizabeth, according to Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie, who described…
A section of Bog Hole under water in Clarendon.
December 9, 2025 by Olivia Brown

Clarendon catastrophe

A catastrophe. That is how Member of Parliament (MP) for Clarendon Northern Wavell Hinds described the trail of destruction left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. The Category 5…
Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St James
December 9, 2025 by Adrian Frater

Hospital nightmare

Western Bureau: As the after effects of Hurricane Melissa continues to take a heavy toll on the lives of residents in western Jamaica, nurses at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH) in Montego Bay, St…
Colombia's President Gustavo Petro looks on prior to a plenary session at the COP30 United Nations Climate Summit, in Belem, Brazil on November 6, 2025.
December 9, 2025

EU, Latin America and Caribbean nations hold summit overshadowed by US military operation

Representatives of European, Latin American and Caribbean nations on Sunday began a two-day summit in Colombia to try to strengthen ties amid divisions over the United States military operation…
Commander Alvin Gayle, director general of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management.
December 9, 2025

Editorial | ODPEM in risky times

Unless the recommended restructuring of the government’s disaster management system was only for a change of its top leader, last week’s shake-up at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency…
Professor Michael Taylor
December 9, 2025

Melissa is ‘canary in the coal mine’

Scientists from The University of the West Indies (UWI) have contributed to a new international rapid analysis which confirms that human-induced climate change made Hurricane Melissa more intense and…
December 9, 2025

'We won’t be complacent’ - Police commend Harbour View after murders drop to one this year

The police say one murder has been recorded in the eastern Kingston community of Harbour View since the start of the year, a sharp decline from eight killings over the similar period in 2024. It also…
In this file photo, Jamaica-born filmmaker, Roy T. Anderson, capturing footage for his film, ‘Akwantu – The Journey’, on location at the Peace Cave in Accompong, St Elizabeth. Anderson is spearheading the ‘Let’s Rebuild Jamaica Strong’ fundrais
December 9, 2025

‘Let’s Rebuild: Jamaica Strong’ aims to raise US$100,000

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, one of the most powerful storms ever to strike Jamaica, a new initiative is rallying global support for recovery. The ‘Let’s Rebuild: Jamaica Strong’ campaign…
David Liner, executive vice president and chief operating officer, Excelerate Energy (2nd left) in conversation with Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness at the Kingston Freeport Terminal, as they gather to welcome the arrival of Exceler
December 9, 2025

Food For The Poor named Jamaica’s lead logistics partner in Hurricane relief effort

International charity Food For The Poor says it has been officially recognised as the central logistical hub for Jamaica's relief network following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. …