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December 9, 2025
Mount Pleasant won’t rest on advantage
SPORTING DIRECTOR of Mount Pleasant Academy, Paul Christie, says his team will not be taking any chances despite holding a commanding 5-1 advantage over Trinidad and Tobago’s Defence Force heading…
December 9, 2025
Corporate Hands | Flow Foundation extends helping hands to Hurricane Melissa survivors in St James
The Flow Foundation on Saturday brought much-needed relief and hope to several communities in Montego Bay following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa. With homes damaged, trees uprooted, and…
December 9, 2025
Educators to be counselled on strategies for addressing hurricane trauma
In recognising how deeply traumatised many Jamaicans have been as a result of the ravages of Hurricane Melissa, the Pamella’s Sunrise Foundation, in collaboration with the Guidance Counselling Unit of…
December 9, 2025
by Janet Silvera
Closed hotels set timelines for reopening after hurricane
Western Bureau: The powerful Category 5 Hurricane Melissa battered Hanover, Westmoreland, Trelawny, St Elizabeth, and sections of St James, forcing temporary hotel closures and displacing hundreds of…
December 9, 2025
Holness not keen on imposing SOE in Hurricane Melissa’s wake
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government may have to impose security measures such as curfews as the country’s recovery progresses, but noted that it is not yet at that point, as it does…
December 9, 2025
More than 116,000 buildings severely damaged by Hurricane Melissa
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Tuesday disclosed that about 116,000 structures were damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Holness told Parliament that the impact was “severe or…
December 9, 2025
Adam Sandler earns second AARP Movies for Grownups honour
LOS ANGELES (AP): Adam Sandler will be the next recipient of AARP’s Movies for Grownups career achievement award, the group said Tuesday. And maybe this time, the actor will wait for his signal. When…
December 9, 2025
Gilbert was ‘chicken feed’ to Melissa, says Pastor Glen Samuels
The Black River Adventist Church, located in the capital of St Elizabeth, stands roofless and flooded after Hurricane Melissa tore through the area on October 28, damaging trees and property across…
December 9, 2025
PM says JPS asked to explore relocating parts of power grid underground following Melissa
The Government wants the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) to explore, where feasible, putting sections of the national power grid underground, as part of its current exercise to restore…