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04 Nov, 2025
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Closed hotels set timelines for reopening after hurricane
Western Bureau: The powerful Category 5 Hurricane Melissa battered Hanover, Westmoreland, Trelawny, St Elizabeth, and sections of St James, forcing temporary hotel closures and displacing hundreds of…
04 Nov, 2025
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Tertiary schools back in session after Melissa
Despite a threat from disgruntled students at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to stage a sit in, the St Andrew-located institution resumed classes on Monday. Like other tertiary…
04 Nov, 2025
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Patterson urges Jamaica, Jamaicans to rebuild with resilience for the future
Amid scenes and images of the widespread devastation to the island’s southwestern coastal parishes following the passage of the record-breaking Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, former Prime Minister PJ…
04 Nov, 2025
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Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarising vice presidents in US history, dies at 84
WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in United States history and a leading advocate for the invasion of…
04 Nov, 2025
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Gov’t to review and restructure Jamaica’s disaster preparedness framework
The Government will undertake a comprehensive review and restructuring of Jamaica’s disaster preparedness and response framework, in light of the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa on…
04 Nov, 2025
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CARPHA providing Hurricane Melissa response to Jamaica
The Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA) says it has mobilised an immediate response to support Jamaica following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. The hurricane brought catastrophic…
04 Nov, 2025
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TAJ extends deadline for GCT filings and payments
Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is advising taxpayers that the due date for filing returns for consumption taxes, such as General Consumption Tax (GCT), Special Consumption Tax (SCT), Telephone Call…
04 Nov, 2025
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France threatens to block Shein over sale of childlike sex dolls ahead of Paris store opening
PARIS (AP) — French authorities have warned they may block access to Shein after it emerged that the online fast fashion giant had been selling sex dolls with a childlike appearance. France’s…
04 Nov, 2025
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Police clear roadway leading to Guanaboa Vale Primary School in St Catherine
The police and community members have cleared debris from the roadway leading to the St Catherine-based Guanaboa Vale Primary School, caused by the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. During…