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A house in Edmund Ridge housing scheme in Montego Bay, St. James which lost its roof during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
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Patricia Green | Strapping roofs can’t be the solution

“… Close the window weh de wind cum from. Open de other side. Do de same when de eye turn …”. How many Jamaicans and Caribbean people have passed on this knowledge to successive generations during the…
Antonia Thomas (left) and Josh Dylan appear on the set of the Agatha Christie series ‘Tommy & Tuppence’ in Beaconsfield, England, on Wednesday.
07 Nov, 2025 0

Lifestyle Round-Up

What does a Hollywood actor receiving a career lifetime award, the new cover of Vogue Taiwan, and a children’s book author have in common? They are among The Rock-connected talents making waves across…
This photo shows houses damaged in Black River, St Elizabeth by Hurricane Melissa.
07 Nov, 2025 0

4.8 million tonnes of debris generated by Hurricane Melissa in western Jamaica, says UNDP

Using satellite-based analysis, the United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) says Hurricane Melissa has left 4.8 million tonnes of debris across western Jamaica amid widespread devastation caused…
A resident of Logwood watches as Donmayne Gyles, president and CEO of Andrews Memorial Hospital Ltd, unpacks a brand-new solar lantern for him. The gift, courtesy of Nutri Delight, was presented during Andrews Memorial Hospital’s outreach on November 4,
07 Nov, 2025 0

‘This is not an act of God’

MANY JAMAICANS in the island’s west, hard-hit by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, are praising God for sparing their lives. Others are mourning and asking why God caused such devastation. In response,…
Bishop Herro Blair
07 Nov, 2025 0

Religious and faith-based task force formed to support hurricane relief

A National Religious and Faith-Based Hurricane Task Force has been established to identify the needs of religious organisations and their members, and to coordinate relief efforts across more than 775…
World 100m Champion Oblique Seville will be honoured by the Calabar Old Boys’ Association on November 22.
07 Nov, 2025 0

COBA Awards to honour Oblique Seville

The Calabar Old Boys’ Association (COBA) will celebrate 14 distinguished awardees, including World 100m Champion Oblique Seville and Dr Wayne Henry, director general of the Planning Institute of…
Culture Minister, Olivia Grange. - File photo.
07 Nov, 2025 0

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…
The police in St Elizabeth maintaining a presence as recovery efforts in Black River are under way in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.
07 Nov, 2025 0

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,…
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07 Nov, 2025 0

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…