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December 9, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Patterson urges Jamaica, Jamaicans to rebuild with resilience for the future
Amid scenes and images of the widespread devastation to the island’s southwestern coastal parishes following the passage of the record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, former Prime Minister PJ…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Bees of hope
When Hurricane Melissa flattened crops and stripped Jamaica’s hillsides bare, few thought about the smallest victims – the bees. But for Laura Littlebear of Greater Good Charities, saving these…
December 9, 2025
A call for climate justice
THE EDITOR, Madam: We, representatives of 43 civil society groups and concerned individuals from across Jamaica, issue this statement in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm that…
December 9, 2025
Import tax waiver for disaster relief supplies extended to December
The Government has extended the window for which persons can import Hurricane Melissa relief supplies and donations without paying customs duty and General Consumption Tax (GCT). The tax relief took…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
Tertiary schools back in session after Melissa
Despite a threat from disgruntled students at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to stage a sit in, the St Andrew-located institution resumed classes on Monday. Like other tertiary…
December 9, 2025
West Indies confident ahead of New Zealand series - Hope
AUCKLAND, New Zealand (CMC): WITH A win over Bangladesh in their last T20I series, West Indies white-ball captain, Shai Hope, says his troops are bursting with confidence ahead of their matchup with…
December 9, 2025
Six-month NHT mortgage moratorium, gov’t building support programme for parishes hit hard by Melissa
National Housing Trust (NHT) mortgagors in parishes hard-hit by Hurricane Melissa are to get a reprieve from mortgage payments. Speaking in the House of Representatives today, Prime Minister Dr…
December 9, 2025
Mount Pleasant won’t rest on advantage
SPORTING DIRECTOR of Mount Pleasant Academy, Paul Christie, says his team will not be taking any chances despite holding a commanding 5-1 advantage over Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Force heading…
December 9, 2025
Corporate Hands | Flow Foundation extends helping hands to Hurricane Melissa survivors in St James
The Flow Foundation on Saturday brought much-needed relief and hope to several communities in Montego Bay following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. With homes damaged, trees uprooted, and…