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December 9, 2025
Hurricane Melissa National Days of Prayer to be held on November 15 and November 16
The Ministry of Culture says National Days of Prayer will be held on Saturday, November 15, and Sunday, November 16 as the country continues to recover from Hurricane Melissa. The Ministry says this…
December 9, 2025
Additional police personnel in St Elizabeth
The police in St Elizabeth have been receiving additional assistance to maintain law and order, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. Head of the St Elizabeth Police Division,…
December 9, 2025
Melissa triggers second CCRIF payout, US$150m cat bond
CCRIF Spc, the Caribbean catastrophe risk insurance facility, will make a second payment to Jamaica, this time in relation to rainfall due to Hurricane Melissa. A day later, on Friday, the World Bank…
December 9, 2025
by Dr Yohann White
‘Lock jaw’ or tetanus – a looming threat after Hurricane Melissa
‘LOCK JAW’ or tetanus had stopped all the muscles, including breathing muscles, from working in a young athletic-looking male, cut down flat on his back with a breathing tube down his neck, a machine…
December 9, 2025
Three first-time nominees for Best Reggae Album Grammy category
The nominees for Best Reggae Album at the 68th Annual Grammy Awards have been announced, and they are all homegrown acts, including three first-time nominees. They are Treasure Self Love, the debut…
December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
Coping forum launched to offer therapy solutions post-Melissa
In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, grief, shock, anxiety and uncertainty have settled across the communities most severely affected, as well as the wider Jamaican society still reeling from the storm’s…
December 9, 2025
Over 600 schools damaged during Hurricane Melissa
The Government is reporting that more than 600 educational institutions sustained damage during the passage of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. “In the affected parishes, we have a little bit over 450…
December 9, 2025
by George Ruddock
UK Jamaicans mobilise to assist country in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa
LONDON: The UK Jamaican diaspora community has mobilised in great numbers to assist Jamaicans at home whose lives have been upended by the devastation brought on by the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025
Dolla profits surge as it closes in on bond
Dolla Financial Services Limited tripled its profit in the third quarter to $186 million, setting the stage for a new yearly record. The company’s earnings year to date, January-September, have…