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Matthew Samuda, minister of economic growth and job creation of Jamaica, speaks during a plenary session at the COP30 UN Climate Summit on Monday.
December 9, 2025

‘This is survival’

BELEM, Brazil (AP): Battered by last month’s ferocious climate-fuelled hurricane, Jamaica joined other small island nations and impoverished countries at Monday’s United Nations climate talks to…
Senator Aubyn Hill, minister of industry, investment and commerce.
December 9, 2025

Special registration opens for charities aiding recovery

The Department of Co-operatives and Friendly Societies (DCFS) has launched a special registration window for charitable organisations to support national relief and recovery efforts after Hurricane…
In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, Lifespan Spring Water stepped forward to support recovery efforts through critical water donations. The company collaborated with Rotary Jamaica to fill and distribute hundreds of gallons of water to hard-hit communities i
December 9, 2025

Corporate Hands | Lifespan supports mitigation efforts

The Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP), led by their Executive Chair and Founder, Jean Lowrie-Chin, journeyed to western Jamaica on November 11 to deliver much-needed care packages to elderly citizens impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Using the $80
December 9, 2025

Corporate Hands | CCRP brings hurricane relief to the elderly

Jamaica Flour Mills, a subsidiary of ADM, is helping deliver essential relief and support to those impacted by Hurricane Melissa by providing much-needed food supplies. Through ADM Cares, Jamaica Flour Mills is contributing US$100,000 to the Food For The P
December 9, 2025

Corporate Hands | Jamaica Flour Mills donates US$100,000 to aid in restoration after hurricane

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December 9, 2025

Dwight Fletcher | What does it mean to confess Jesus as Lord?

IF YOU’RE like most people living in the Western Hemisphere in the 21st Century, when you hear the word, “confess”, you imagine a guilty party in a courtroom or interrogation room, detailing all their…
Dr Tamika Benjamin, assistant chief education officer in the Tertiary Unit in the Ministry of Education.
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

Community colleges struggle to bounce back from Melissa’s battering

A senior official in the Ministry of Education says community colleges heavily damaged by Hurricane Melissa have received interim clean-up grants to help remove debris from their campuses. With…
Alexandra Ghisays, Issa Trust Foundation board member, along with the team from Couples Tower Isle, preparing to distribute care packages to the staff of the hotel last Friday.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Couples Resorts sets up disaster relief fund as more than 100 staff lose homes

WESTERN BUREAU: Couples Resorts has launched a multimillion-dollar relief initiative to support employees and surrounding communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa, which struck western Jamaica on…
The JDF was asked to assist with the search and recovery efforts.
December 9, 2025

JDF Coast Guard recovers body of man from river in St James

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says the Coast Guard has recovered the body of a man who was suspected of drowning at the Step River in St James on Sunday. The man was reportedly attempting to cross…