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A court date is being finalised.
December 9, 2025

Update | Man charged for Dunbeholden, Portmore gun attack that left two men injured

The police have charged a 21-year-old man for last week’s shooting of two men in Dunbeholden, Portmore, St Catherine. Orane Sertchell, alias Natty, who lives in the area, is charged with wounding…
Minister of Agriculture Floyd Green surveys damage during a tour of St Elizabeth in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which hit Jamaica on October 28, 2025, causing widespread devastation to the agricultural sector.
December 9, 2025

Green says relief support mobilised for agriculture sector, detailed damage assessments being done

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says the Ministry is mobilising all efforts to restore livelihoods, production, and national food security as quickly and safely as possible in the aftermath of…
The entrance to the Accident and Emergency department at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny, which was extensively damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa, is shown in this October 30 file photograph.
December 9, 2025

UN agencies call for urgent donor support for Jamaica

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) on Wednesday issued a donor alert to mobilise critical resources for the health response following…
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett (second right), converses with Captain of the Carnival Horizon, Rocco Lubrano (left), on arrival at the Reynolds Pier, Ocho Rios, St Ann on Tuesday, November 4 where supplies were handed over to assist with Jamaica’s Hur
December 9, 2025

Cruise industry rallies behind Jamaica with over US$3 million in hurricane relief

Several of the world’s leading cruise companies have announced financial pledges totalling more than US$3 million in support of Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. Carnival Corporation, Royal…
The Chelsea bridge in St James, which was severely damaged during the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

NWA reports steady progress reopening roads in Western Jamaica impacted by Hurricane Melissa

The National Works Agency (NWA) has been making steady progress in reopening roadways across western Jamaica that were impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s…
Chief Information Officer (CIO), Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), André Williams.
December 9, 2025

JCA urges donors to coordinate relief shipments through registered charities

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is urging individuals who intend to donate large quantities of relief items in response to Hurricane Melissa to coordinate with registered local charities. Chief…
Commander Alvin Gayle.
December 9, 2025

Commander Alvin Gayle appointed as new head of ODPEM

Commander Alvin Gayle has been seconded from the Jamaica Defence Force to serve as Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). This follows Prime…
Victoria Hanley-Brown.
December 9, 2025

Police await further analysis after autopsy finds UWI student died from asphyxia

The police are awaiting further analysis of evidence in the death of University Of the West Indies, Mona, student Victoria Hanley-Brown following an autopsy on Wednesday which said the primary cause…
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

Congress members urge US to shield Jamaicans from deportation after Hurricane Melissa

Forty-four members of the US Congress are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Jamaican nationals in the United States, citing widespread…