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Basil Bennett, a resident of Parottee, St Elizabeth.
April 28, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

No plans to relocate after sea took home

WESTERN BUREAU: Seventy-year-old Parotte fisherman Basil Bennett said he stood in stunned disbelief and watched his home collapse under the brutal force of Hurricane Melissa’s Category 5 winds as it…
Audley Gordon, executive director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority.
April 28, 2026

Editorial | External audit for NSWMA

There are some people who, intuitively, possess extraordinary insights, emotional intelligence, organisational skills and a capacity to absorb and process information, that make them, despite lack of…
Chadde always knew that Cheve-Ann was the one, so it was only a matter of time before he asked her to be his wife.
April 28, 2026 by Krysta Anderson

Island Wedding |Chadde and Cheve-Ann tie the knot in perfect timing

For years, Cheve-Ann Boucher and Chadde Bryan crossed paths at church and served together at Christian youth camps. But everything changed in 2019 when they returned from camp that summer and arranged…
Chantal McLean
April 28, 2026 by Keisha Hill

How Chantal McLean turned pain into a publishing platform for women

For Chantal McLean, the journey into publishing was not born in a classroom or corporate office; it was shaped in one of the most emotionally complex periods of her life. Today, through Dee D’s…
A child accepts a gift from Santa in this photo moment captured during an event at the William Knibb Memorial High School on Sunday, December 21, 2025. It was organised and hosted by FYI Consultancy Group in collaboration with the JN Foundation for residen
April 28, 2026

Growth & Jobs | JN using Melissa donations to ‘build back better’, help most vulnerable

Even before survivors of the ferocious Category-5 Hurricane Melissa began to rebuild their lives, the JN Group was busy galvanising partners– Jamaicans overseas and friends of Jamaica – to be ready to…
Howard Moxam, a fisherman from Calabash Bay Beach in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, six months after Hurricane Melissa made a destructive landfall in the parish on October 28, 2025.
April 28, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Fishermen slowly returning to sea as Mother Nature restores coastline

WESTERN BUREAU: Months after Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s south coast, fishermen at Calabash Bay Fishing Beach in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, are gradually returning to the sea, signalling…
Michael Kelly shows two of the four graves that were damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa almost six months ago at Parottee in St Elizabeth last Wednesday.
April 28, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

SIX MONTHS IN THE DARK

WESTERN BUREAU: Six months after the devastation of Hurricane Melissa, residents of the small coastal community of Parottee in St Elizabeth say their most urgent needs are the restoration of…
Jason Henzell, chairman, Jakes Hotel Villas & Spa in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth.
April 28, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Treasure Beach rises again

WESTERN BUREAU: Treasure Beach in St Elizabeth has mounted a remarkable recovery in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, with residents and tourism stakeholders crediting not only reconstruction efforts but…
Denever Forbes, owner of Floyd’s Pelican Bar in Parottee, St Elizabeth.
April 28, 2026 by Albert Ferguson

Pelican Bar stands once more amid Parottee’s struggle to recover

WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s southern coastline six months ago, the fishing village of Parottee in St Elizabeth was left reeling from heavy losses. Homes were damaged,…