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December 9, 2025
Coordination of relief bolstered by support from UNOPS
The Government’s coordination of relief in response to Hurricane Melissa will be bolstered by support from the United Nations Office for Project Service (UNOPS). The disclosure was made by Minister…
December 9, 2025
Liguanea Avenue in St Andrew to be closed for seven days
The National Works Agency (NWA) has informed that Liguanea Avenue in St Andrew will be closed for a period of seven days commencing at 8 a.m. on Saturday. It says the closure will affect the section…
December 9, 2025
Classes resume on Monday for most UTech students
In-person and online classes will resume on Monday for University of Technology (UTech), Jamaica, students at its Papine, Slipe Pen Road and Arthur Wint Drive campuses. The university says MBA Level…
December 9, 2025
Man's body found with head wounds along Salt Pond Road
Police in Portmore, St Catherine, are trying to ascertain the identity of a man whose body was discovered along the Salt Pond roadway in the parish on Wednesday. Reports are that about 11:30 a.m.…
December 9, 2025
CCRIF to make another multimillion-dollar payment to Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC – The Cayman Islands-based Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility Segregated Portfolio Company (CCRIF SPC) on Thursday announced that it is making a second…
December 9, 2025
35 roads remain impassable in 12 parishes - NWA
The National Works Agency (NWA) says it has reopened nearly 90 per cent of roads impacted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Manager, Communication and Customer Services at NWA, Stephen Shaw,…
December 9, 2025
Agricultural losses from Melissa reach $20 billion and counting
Preliminary estimates of the losses across the agriculture and fisheries sector following Hurricane Melissa have totalled over $20 billion so far. Technocrats within the Ministry of Agriculture,…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Hungry, broke and home again
Sangster International Airport (SIA) was partially damaged, and so too was the Knutsford Express (KEX) depot located on its property. I waited at the depot for three hours for my pick-up driver to…
December 9, 2025
by Keisha Hill
Young educator champions critical thinking and student growth
Jay Marine Spence blends her love of inquiry with a commitment to nurturing curiosity, resilience and critical thinking in her students. Beyond the classroom, she engages deeply with her community,…