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December 9, 2025
by Olivia Brown
Farmers urged to diversify, build resilience after Melissa
Andre Anderson, president of the Clarendon branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), is urging farmers to adopt more resilient practices and diversify their crops as they work to rebuild after…
December 9, 2025
64 per cent of JPS customers now have power
Electricity has been restored to over 300,000 Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) customers since Hurricane Melissa battered mainly the western end of the country late last month, the power…
December 9, 2025
by Jovan Johnson
Ronald returns
At one of Jamaica’s darkest hours, global disaster expert Ronald Jackson has returned home under a United Nations assignment to help steer recovery from Hurricane Melissa, the most destructive storm…
December 9, 2025
Case against entertainer Kiprich over song police said endorsed don dismissed
The prosecution has withdrawn its case against dancehall artiste Marlon 'Kiprich' Plunkett, who was charged over a song that police said endorsed gang violence and paid tribute to alleged…
December 9, 2025
Hurricane Melissa death toll in Jamaica rises to 45
The number of people killed during Hurricane Melissa has increased to 45, authorities confirmed on Tuesday. Fifteen people have been reported missing, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and…
December 9, 2025
Dwight Fletcher | Lordship demands a response
C.S. LEWIS is famously known for giving us three options as to the identity of Jesus – Lord, liar or lunatic. In his book Mere Christianity, Lewis explains that Jesus makes blatant claims about…
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December 9, 2025
A suicide bomber targets an Islamabad court, killing 12 people and wounding 27, minister says
ISLAMABAD (AP) — A suicide bomber struck outside the gates of a district court in Islamabad on Tuesday, detonating his explosives next to a police car and killing 12 people, Pakistan's interior…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Where are our regulators?
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Prime minister recently made a comment, considered controversial in some quarters, that government agencies struggle to attract top talent. To many outside of the public…
December 9, 2025
A blanket approach to recovery will not work
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Government of Jamaica has urged the reopening of schools and the restart of commercial activities. This is a necessary step towards rebuilding national resilience. It’s clear…