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28 Oct, 2025
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Flow fixed network widely impacted by Melissa, most mobile customers still connected
Telecommunications company Flow says 72 per cent of its mobile customers still have access to connectivity while only 22 per cent of its fibre internet customers are currently registering online as a…
28 Oct, 2025
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Miami HEAT join in donating to Hurricane Melissa relief efforts
NBA team the Miami HEAT, the Micky & Madeleine Arison Family Foundation and Carnival Corporation & plc have partnered to make a US$1 million donation to assist with expected recovery efforts…
28 Oct, 2025
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Catastrophic flash floods and landslides likely as Melissa continues to dump rain over Jamaica
A hurricane warning remains in effect for Jamaica as catastrophic Category 3 Hurricane Melissa drifts toward eastern Cuba. The Meteorological Service of Jamaica says Hurricane Melissa is expected to…
28 Oct, 2025
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J’can community in US being mobilised for post-Melissa relief
NEW YORK: United States Congresswoman Yvette Clarke yesterday pledged her full support to Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa continued to impact the island. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Clarke – who…
28 Oct, 2025
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NMIA, Ian Fleming could reopen tomorrow; Sangster uncertain
There is a strong possibility that Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston could reopen on Thursday, according to Audley Deidrick, head of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ).…
28 Oct, 2025
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Hurricane Melissa reignites frustration among Portland’s fisherfolk
Having lost dozens of fish pots at sea during Hurricane Beryl last year without receiving support, fisherfolk in Portland fear they may once again be left on their own following the onslaught of…
28 Oct, 2025
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Hundreds seek shelter in Manchester amid flooding, power outages
Flooded streets, uprooted trees, and toppled light posts littered Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa unleashed its full fury in the mid-island parish. The central parish suffered…
28 Oct, 2025
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Near miss!
A man narrowly escaped death, a woman was injured, and more than a dozen residents were left homeless after two massive trees fell and damaged at least five homes on Walkers Avenue in Gregory Park, St…
28 Oct, 2025
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From barefoot beginnings to multi-millionaire: Altiman Davis tells his story
Like many Jamaican youths growing up in rural Jamaica in the 1960s and 1970s, Altiman Davis had to walk several miles between districts in St Ann and St Mary in order to get an education. Born in…