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Life-saving emergency supplies delivered by the French Navy through European Union emergency coordination mechanism at the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited on Monday.
December 9, 2025

EU members collaborate to bring relief supplies to Jamaica

A shipment of relief supplies provided through a collaboration by the European Union (EU), France and the Netherlands has arrived in Jamaica with the parties promising "much more to come in the…
File photo.
December 9, 2025

Education ministry mobilises mental health team to support teachers affected by Hurricane Melissa

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr Dana Morris Dixon, has announced that the Ministry has mobilised a team of more than 30 psychiatrists and psychologists to support teachers and…
Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Champions League opening phase match against Olympiacos in Barcelona, Spain, on October 21.
December 9, 2025

Yamal becomes youngest FIFPRO team of the year member

HOOFDDORP, Netherlands (AP): BARCELONA TEENAGER Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to be included in FIFPRO’s team of the year, and five players from Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions…
Jamaica Olympic Association President Christopher Samuda.
December 9, 2025

Samuda lands Americas Paralympic vice-president role

THE GENERAL Assembly of the Americas Paralympic Committee (AmPC), the governing body for national paralympic committees in 34 countries of North, South and Central America, and the Caribbean,…
University of the West Indies, Mona.
December 9, 2025

UWI Mona puts in place tuition discount, other measures amid disquiet over resumption of classes

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, says it has put in place a number of mechanisms, including a 50 per cent discount on outstanding tuition balances for Semester I, amid disquiet among…
Persons gather outside the Naing Wholesale on Main Street in Lucea, Hanover, on Sunday to connect to a Starlink access point to get in touch with family and loved ones as the mobile networks remained non-functional across the parish.
December 9, 2025 by Jovan Johnson

Lucea residents battle isolation as networks remain down

On Sunday, in Lucea, Hanover, residents gathered in small groups outside shops and supermarkets, heads bowed to phones with fading bars, hoping for a message that would tell them family and friends…
Cossaly ‘Moon’ Ennis, a 48-year-old boat captain.
December 9, 2025 by Jovan Johnson

Rain and ruin

Rain hammered through damaged roofs as the Grant family in Montpelier, Hanover, prepared Sunday dinner, a meal amid the constant reminder of Hurricane Melissa that the family acknowledged is not the…
Noah Lyles
December 9, 2025

Asafa, Lyles team up for Melissa relief

KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): IN A powerful display of solidarity, Olympic 100m champion Noah Lyles and Jamaican sprint legend Asafa Powell have joined forces to deliver critical aid to communities in…
Pearnel Charles Jr, minister of labour and social security, addresses a special press briefing on the recovery from Hurricane Melissa at Jamaica House in St Andrew yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

Relief angst

Almost a week after Hurricane Melissa delivered a catastrophic blow to sections of southern and western Jamaica, the Government reported yesterday that there are still 25 marooned communities. As the…