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The clock in the Ocho Rios town centre.
December 9, 2025

Jamaica to welcome cruise ships in Ocho Rios this week

Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has restored electricity to parts of Ocho Rios in St Ann, just days before cruise ships are scheduled to dock in the resort town on Tuesday and Wednesday. It is the first…
A section of the Farquhar Beach in southern Clarendon on November 9, 2025.
December 9, 2025

UPDATE | NEPA rules out oil spill at Clarendon beach

The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) says the oily-looking substance recently seen along Farquhar Beach in Clarendon is not petroleum-based but an accumulation of seaweed and sargassum.…
Collen Gager, mayor of Falmouth.
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.…
Audrey Marks (right), minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for efficiency, innovation and digital transformation, and co-chair of the Government’s Private Sector Coordination Committee to Bolster Recovery; sp
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…
The suspension, first implemented ahead of Hurricane Melissa’s passage, had been extended to facilitate recovery and relief operations.
December 9, 2025

Toll collection to resume Monday after Hurricane Melissa suspension

Toll collection across Jamaica’s major highways will resume at midnight on Monday, November 10, the Toll Authority has announced. The Ministry of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport…
Jake Kind, organiser of the Philadelphia Men’s Basketball League basketball camp. The camp has impacted more than 15,000 children in the last 15 years.
December 9, 2025 by Ashley Anguin

Jake Kind’s Camp PMBL: 15 years of play, 15,000 lives transformed in Treasure Beach

Fifteen years, 15,000 players, and one vision; Jake Kind’s Camp PMBL (Philadelphia Men’s Basketball League) has become a powerhouse of purpose. What started as a simple idea to bring kids together…
Linvern Wright, the president of the Jamaica Association of Principals of Secondary Schools .
December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Bolt’s alma mater among hundreds of schools hit hard by Melissa

The full weight of the damage to schools in the parishes ravaged by Hurricane Melissa could be known this week as officials from the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information get a better…
Romario Shepherd on the go during his innings of 49 off 34 balls against New Zealand in the third T20I yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Windies falter at the death again as Kiwis take series lead

NELSON, New Zealand (CMC): For the second straight match, New Zealand held their nerves to thwart another remarkable West Indies fightback and take the third T20I by nine runs in another thrilling…
Khadija Shaw (left) celebrates after scoring the winner for Manchester City against Everton yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Shaw nets winner to send Man City top of WSL

LIVERPOOL, England (CMC): Jamaican international Khadija ‘Bunny’ Shaw’s second-half strike propelled Manchester City to a 2-1 victory over Everton and sent them top of the table in the Women’s Super…