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December 9, 2025
Social media claims of national power cut are fake - JPS
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says claims circulating on social media that electricity would be shut off on Saturday due to the approaching Hurricane Melissa are fake. “There is no such…
December 9, 2025
ODPEM activates full emergency operations as Hurricane Melissa threatens Jamaica
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has fully activated the National Emergency Operations Centre as Hurricane Melissa is projected to rapidly intensifies into a major…
December 9, 2025
Portland Cottage on edge as Hurricane Melissa looms
Residents of Portland Cottage in Clarendon - a small fishing community - are on edge as Hurricane Melissa looms. They say fear has again gripped the area, as memories of the devastation caused by…
December 9, 2025
St Catherine business group wants urgent drain cleaning in Spanish Town ahead of Hurricane Melissa
As Hurricane Melissa approaches, St Catherine Chamber president Dennis Robotham is urging urgent drain cleaning in Spanish Town to help prevent flooding. "Sections of the town, Wellington…
December 9, 2025
Maduro says the US 'fabricating a war' as warship moves closer to Venezuela
(AP) — Venezuela’s President Nicolás Maduro said the United States government is forging a war against him as the world's biggest warship approached the South American country. The vessel can…
December 9, 2025
UPDATE|Sangster International Airport in MoBay to close midday Sunday - AAJ
Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay, St James is to close at midday Sunday as Hurricane Melissa slowly approaches Jamaica, bringing the threat of heavy rainfall, flooding, and strong winds. …
December 9, 2025
Hurricane Melissa strengthens; nears category 2 status
The Meteorological Service says Hurricane Melissa continues to rapidly intensify with maximum sustained winds increased to near 150 kilometres per hour (90 mph), putting it close to being a category 2…
December 9, 2025
'Seek shelter now' - Melissa intensifies into powerful Category 3 hurricane
Hurricane Melissa has strengthened into a Category 3 system, becoming a major hurricane, according to the US National Hurricane Center (NHC). IThe NHC says Melissa is expected to continue rapidly…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
‘We’re not ready’
WESTERN BUREAU: As dark clouds gather once again over Jamaica’s southern plains, a sense of dread hangs heavy over the farming community of Flagaman, in St Elizabeth, as many residents who barely…