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December 13, 2025
Manchester man killed by tree
A Manchester community has been plunged into mourning over the death of a senior citizen who was killed by a tree. The deceased has been identified as 65-year-old farmer Lloyd Grant of Race Course.…
December 12, 2025
by Corey Robinson
CANINE CRISIS
Dozens of puppies are being rushed to the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA), suffering from severe gastroenteritis, bloody diarrhoea, and agonising pain before many…
December 12, 2025
by Bryan Miller
Mayor estimates Hanover’s post-storm repair bill for public infrastructure at $800m
WESTERN BUREAU: The Hanover Municipal Corporation (HMC) has estimated more than $800 million in damage to roads and public infrastructure across the parish arising from the passage of Hurricane…
December 12, 2025
UNESCO to provide learning kits and grants to support hurricane-hit students and teachers in Jamaica
UNESCO is to support Jamaica’s hurricane-battered education sector by helping with the provision of learning kits for students in grades 7-9, and targeted grants to 100 student-teachers at Sam Sharpe…
December 12, 2025
by Christopher Thomas
Health ministry notes downturn in leptospirosis, urges continued vigilance
WESTERN BUREAU: Although the Ministry of Health and Wellness (MOHW) reports that leptospirosis cases have begun to decline since mid-November, health minister Dr Christopher Tufton is warning…
December 12, 2025
by Mickalia Kington
OUSTER HICCUP
WESTERN BUREAU: Tension erupted inside the Westmoreland Municipal Corporation (WMC) yesterday as Councillor Lidden Lewis launched a dramatic but ultimately unsuccessful attempt to oust his People’s…
December 12, 2025
by Sashana Small
Christmas plans, livelihood go up in flames
Sixty-two-year-old Ray Moore could only watch helplessly on Thursday as firefighters battled the blaze that consumed his home on Mountain View Avenue in St Andrew. Moore’s house of 25 years was one of…
December 12, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
Concerns about risky rebuilding raised at St Elizabeth MC meeting
WESTERN BUREAU: Michelle Senior, parish manager at the St Elizabeth branch of the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, is voicing new concerns about unsafe rebuilding efforts now under way in parts…
December 12, 2025
Former Gordon House manager faces possible surcharge over personal use of gov’t vehicle
The former facilities and operations manager (FOM) at Gordon House could face surcharge action after being cited for using a 2022 Toyota Prado for his personal use over an extended period. In a…