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December 9, 2025
Norman Manley airport conducting post-hurricane assessments
PAC Kingston Airport Limited (PACKAL), the operator of the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, says it is undertaking comprehensive checks before transitioning into restoration and a…
December 9, 2025
Flash flood watch issued as more rains expected from Melissa, tropical storm warning discontinued
The Met Office has issued a flash flood watch for northern, southwestern, and south-central parishes, as Hurricane Melissa continues to move away from Jamaica. At the same time, it has discontinued…
December 9, 2025
Earth Today | Jamaica, Canada partner to build resilience in urban centres
JAMAICA HAS taken a major step toward climate resilience and sustainable urban development with the official launch of the Jamaica Urban Solutions for the Environment (J-USE) Project. The J-USE…
December 9, 2025
We will rise again!
THE EDITOR, Madam: At first I ignored it, chalking it up to yet another example of journalistic sensationalism. After all, the news of the world’s most beloved island nation being under threat by a…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | All powers must respect the Caribbean’s Zone of Peace
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Gleaner’s October 27 editorial, ‘Former leaders right’, is a welcome and necessary reaffirmation of a principle the Caribbean has long cherished – that our region must remain…
December 9, 2025
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba after pummelling Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa was grinding across Cuba on Wednesday, weakening to a Category 2 storm, after pummelling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the US National Hurricane…
December 9, 2025
‘Really scary’, Nashville, Mandeville man recounts ‘terrible’ Hurricane Melissa
"If mi faith neva strong maybe mi wudda go crazy to how this ya hurricane behave," Layford Johnson, a resident of Nashville in Mandeville, Manchester, said as he recalled the terrifying…
December 9, 2025
Phased reopening of island’s airports anticipated following Melissa - AAJ
The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) says following a detailed assessment, a phased reopening of the island’s international airports and domestic aerodromes is anticipated amid the passage of…
December 9, 2025
Something Extra | Friday
It was a night of history, grace, and gratitude as Misty Copeland took her final bow with the American Ballet Theatre at its Fall Gala at David Geffen Hall in New York. The company made a rare…