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Battered trees stand in Bog Hole, Clarendon, after Hurricane Melissa swept through the community.
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…
From left: Dr Dahlia Blake of Memorial Healthcare System; Captain Barrington Irving Jr, pilot and educator; and Dr Je‑Anne Beaufort of Memorial Healthcare System, after delivering more than 100,000 pounds of medical supplies to Jamaica in the wake of Hur
December 9, 2025 by Keisha Hill

Captain Barrington Irving Jr delivers medical supplies, equipment

Jamaica-born pilot Captain Barrington Irving Jr and his non-profit Experience Aviation team, in partnership with Florida-based Memorial Healthcare System and the Buju Banton Foundation, have delivered…
A section of Beeston Spring ravaged by Hurricane Melissa.
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…
Glenmuir High School in May Pen, Clarendon.
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Glenmuir High back in full swing after Hurricane Melissa

With Hurricane Melissa disrupting high schools across rural Jamaica – many still unable to resume full classes because of infrastructural damage – Glenmuir High in May Pen, Clarendon, has emerged as a…
Berger Paints Jamaica General Manager, Dwaine Williams, inspects the buckets before their deployment to support Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts.
December 9, 2025

Corporate Hands | BPJL partners with private sectors’ hurricane relief programme to provide water relief to central and western parishes

Berger Paints Jamaica Limited (BPJL) has joined forces with the private sectors’ hurricane relief programme to provide essential water relief to communities across central and western Jamaica affected…
General manager, store operations, Dionne Smallhorn adding Tru Shake to the care package bags.
December 9, 2025

Corporate Hands | Fontana Pharmacy extends support to hurricane-affected communities, shut-ins in MoBay

Following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, the western end of Jamaica, particularly the parishes of St James, St Elizabeth, and Westmoreland, experienced significant damage and…
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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…
Auditor General Pamela Monroe Ellis.
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

Real-time audit

The Auditor General’s Department is conducting a real-time audit to assess the transparency and accountability of resources received and utilised under the Hurricane Melissa relief initiative. The…