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December 9, 2025
Food galore at roofless Charles Gordon Market
Western Bureau: The fear that there would be a shortage of farm produce at the Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St James, over last weekend amid the destruction Hurricane Melissa wreaked in the…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
‘Reopen, even if it’s not perfect’
WESTERN BUREAU: There aren’t enough vendors to serve the crowds of foodies who still converge nightly on the Fort Street jerk chicken strip, as Montego Bay slowly claws its way back to normality after…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Falmouth’s popular Bend-Down Market to reopen Wednesday
WESTERN BUREAU: Falmouth’s popular Bend-Down Market is on course to reopen on Wednesday, just under two weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore through the historic town, leaving widespread destruction.…
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
EU pumps €2m into hurricane relief effort
Jamaica is set to receive €2 million in aid from the European Union (EU) as the country continues its recovery from Hurricane Melissa, which slammed into the western section of the island nearly two…
December 9, 2025
by Adrian Frater
Melissa victims worship under tents at site of destroyed church building
Western Bureau: The faith and resolve of members of the Porto Bello Pentecostal Worship Centre at Cornwall Court in Montego Bay, St James was on full display yesterday as they gathered at the site…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
McKenzie: Falmouth devastation as bad as Black River
WESTERN BUREAU: The devastation in Falmouth, Trelawny, rivals that of Black River, St Elizabeth, according to Minister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie, who described…
December 9, 2025
St Andrew man dies after vehicle falls on him
A 48-year-old man died from injuries he received after a vehicle he was repairing fell onto him in Bull Bay, St Andrew on Saturday. He has been identified as Joshua Chambers, a bus operator of Nine…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t dismisses rumours of ID requirement for hurricane relief
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has dismissed as false, claims circulating on social media that persons are required to present identification or Taxpayer Registration Numbers (TRNs) to…
December 9, 2025
Police: No evidence to support social media claims of rape at a Westmoreland shelter
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) says it has found no evidence of rape at a shelter in Westmoreland following social media claims that a sexual assault had occurred there. In a statement issued…