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Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett (centre) is flkanked by (from left) senior executives of the S Hotel Montego Bay, Radu Mot, Romie Morris, Ann-Marie Goffe-Pryce and Andres Cope. In the back is Christopher Jarrett, president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

MoBay gears up for winter season’s start in days

WESTERN BUREAU: With the winter tourist season set to open on December 15, Montego Bay’s major resorts and attractions are accelerating their final recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa. Among…
Photos by Antoine Lodge Family and friends gather in Westmoreland for a repast following the funeral of Cleveland Jeffery, lost during Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Nowhere for the living, nowhere for the dead

A Westmoreland family is caught between grief and survival in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. On Friday, as they gathered to lay their brother, Cleveland Wayne – affectionately called “Gramps”—…
From left: St Andrae Sinclair, regional director, Western Regional Health Authority; Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness; Lt Comm Anderson Goodridge, commander of the Barbados emergency medical team; and Captain Dr Ayana Crichlow, clini
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Westmoreland field hospital to open this week

WESTERN BUREAU: The country’s third field hospital – a Type 2 full-service medical facility gifted by Barbados – will be fully operational before the end of this week on the grounds of the…
Pamela Lawson, managing director of the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, shares a playful moment with a dog at one of the organisation’s facilities.
December 9, 2025 by Tiffany Pryce

‘Not enough hands’

Pamela Lawson, managing director of the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA), has painted a worrying picture of the country’s animals in the wake of Hurricane Melissa,…
Travis Fisher, the son of 60-year-old fisherman Vincent Fisher, recalls losing his father during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Deadly determination

As Hurricane Melissa pummelled Smithfield in Westmoreland, 50-year-old Vincent Fisher worked frantically to protect his concrete home. He tried to clear a fallen tree, secure shattered windows, and…
Students make the most of their temporary classroom, learning and laughing under the guidance of Elaine Morgan.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Learning triumphs over disaster

WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa ripped the roof off Dumfries Primary and left children wandering aimlessly across Lima, St James, veteran teacher Elaine Morgan refused to let the storm steal…
The departures display board shows All Nippon Airways' multipule flights cancellation at Haneda airport in Tokyo Saturday, November 29, 2025. (Takahiko Kanbara/Kyodo News via AP)
December 9, 2025

Airlines work to fix software glitch on A320 aircraft, some flights disrupted

Airlines around the world reported short-term disruptions heading into the weekend as they fixed software on a widely used commercial aircraft, after an analysis found the computer code may have…
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December 9, 2025

Sections of March Pen Road in Spanish Town under curfew

Sections of March Pen Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine are under a curfew. The curfew began at 6:00 p.m. on Friday, November 28, and will remain in effect until 6:00 p.m. on Sunday, November 30. …
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, surveys the walk-behind tractors and earth augers that were handed over in a ceremony on Wednesday,November 26, 2025, at the Amity Hall Agro-Park in St Catherine. The equipment will be distributed
December 9, 2025

Farmers to get help with water tanks, drip irrigation systems and water pumps

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Floyd Green, has announced an allocation of $30 million to provide on-farm infrastructure to assist farmers, as the agricultural sector embarks on its…