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13 Nov, 2025
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Clarendon Municipal Corporation launches Hurricane Melissa relief committee
The Clarendon Municipal Corporation has launched a hurricane relief committee geared towards providing assistance to residents affected by Hurricane Melissa on October 28, as well as seeking…
13 Nov, 2025
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Teacher and her teen daughter found dead at St Catherine home with stab wounds
Police investigators have theorised that a domestic dispute may have played a role in the brutal killing of a 29-year-old teacher and her 14-year-old daughter at their home in Mount View Estate in…
13 Nov, 2025
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Education Ministry discussing relief strategies for students preparing to sit external exams
The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is in discussions with administrators of external examinations to develop relief strategies for students adversely affected by Hurricane…
13 Nov, 2025
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Jamaica held to 1-1 draw against T&T
There was nothing to separate Jamaica and Trinidad and Tobago in Concacaf World Cup qualifying action earlier tonight, as the Caribbean rivals played out a 1-1 draw at the Hasely Crawford Stadium in…
13 Nov, 2025
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JDF to establish operational hubs in Trelawny, Westmoreland and Hanover to streamline relief efforts
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will be establishing operational hubs in Trelawny, Westmoreland, and Hanover over the next 48 hours, to streamline Hurricane Melissa relief efforts in those parishes. …
13 Nov, 2025
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Melissa yanks the covers
It is said that a wise man builds his house on the rock, and a foolish man builds his upon the sands. For, in the event of a storm, the house on the rock will stand, but the house on the sand will…
13 Nov, 2025
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STRATEGIC SHIFT REQUIRED
WESTERN BUREAU: As three rivers and storm surge buried Catherine Hall and Westgreen under mud and debris, tempers flared this week as residents demanded urgent national intervention, saying repeated…
13 Nov, 2025
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Sean Major-Campbell | Faith in faith or faith in God
AS I listen to many comments and questions about disasters, I am reminded that faith in faith is much more common than faith in God. Many religious leaders and their adherents believe that storms can…
13 Nov, 2025
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Samaritan’s Purse establishes field hospital at Black River High School – Part I
Black River High School and Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth were not spared the wrath of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa on October 28, making operations at both institutions malfunction. But, while…