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December 9, 2025
Death toll from Hurricane Melissa rises to 19
Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon says 19 people have been confirmed dead following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday. She says eight bodies were recovered in St Elizabeth, nine…
December 9, 2025
Use of toll roads remains free of cost - Vaz
Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says the use of all toll roads remains free of cost to the public following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Vaz addressed the matter in a post on X, formerly Twitter,…
December 9, 2025
Grange remembers Barry G, 'The Boogie Man'
The Minister of Culture and Entertainment Olivia Grange, says broadcaster Barrington 'Barry G' Gordon, who died yesterday has left a lasting impact on radio broadcasting in Jamaica. Gordon…
December 9, 2025
IMF ready to help Jamaica following Hurricane Melissa if needed
Deputy Managing Director at the International Monetary Fund (IMF) and Jamaica's former Minister of Finance, Dr Nigel Clarke, says while Jamaica is well prepared, the Fund stands ready to support…
December 9, 2025
by Albert Ferguson
‘Everything gone’
WESTERN BUREAU: Veteran fisherman Howard Moxam stood solemnly on the battered shoreline of Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth, his weathered gaze fixed on the restless sea that had stripped him of nearly…
December 9, 2025
Hello, mi neighbour! | Activate the good Jamaican spirit of neighbourliness!
Hello, mi neighbour! Hope you fared well during the passage of Melissa. Without a pause, it’s time to let our kindness shine again! Can always count on us, as a people, to shower kindness on our…
December 9, 2025
Sean Major-Campbell | A time to mourn
I RECENTLY shared across social media that, “I have been carrying the shame of sounding as if I am fearmongering. However, when you have lived through a Category 5 Hurricane Ivan, in the Cayman…
December 9, 2025
by Edmond Campbell
LONG ROAD TO RECOVERY
There was a pall of gloom hanging over Black River, St Elizabeth, yesterday, as four bodies, three men and a woman, were discovered after being washed up by floodwaters generated by the fury of…
December 9, 2025
by Ashanti Lawson
‘I cried the whole night’
Reaching Cobie Ridge – a quiet settlement about seven miles southeast of Black River and roughly five miles from Santa Cruz– on Wednesday was no easy feat. Fallen trees, light poles, and broken…