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December 9, 2025
Gov't launches Support Jamaica website to coordinate hurricane relief and recovery
The Government has launched a website to organise and facilitate relief aid to Jamaica amid Hurricane Melissa. The website is supportjamaica.gov.jm. This was disclosed by Information Minister Dr Dana…
December 9, 2025
Almost 6,000 Jamaicans now in shelters
Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie on Tuesday reported that the number of Jamaicans in shelters has climbed to almost 6,000, as Hurricane Melissa lashes Jamaica's south coast. McKenzie…
December 9, 2025
Norman Manley airport being assessed for reopening to receive relief supplies - Vaz
Efforts are under way to assess equipment to facilitate the opening Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston for relief supplies as early as Thursday, Transport Minister Daryl Vaz says. The…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H Williams
1500s-1700s a tale of destruction
THE HISTORY of tropical storms and hurricanes in Jamaica is a history of destruction. The island’s geographic allocation in the north Caribbean Sea makes it a prime target for these natural phenomena…
December 9, 2025
Hurricane Melissa now to make landfall in St Elizabeth
Senior Meteorologist Evan Thompson says Hurricane Melissa has strengthened and is expected to make direct impact in western St Elizabeth over the next few hours. Thompson gave the update at a press…
December 9, 2025
Jun Du | Supply chain economics beats tariff politics
When a photographer recently captured US Treasury Secretary Scott Bessent reading a text message at the United Nations General Assembly, the image inadvertently revealed the scale of America’s…
December 9, 2025
Miguel releases ‘CAOS’, first studio album in nearly a decade
NEW YORK (AP): If you wondered why Miguel didn’t release a studio album for nearly a decade, his response is simple: life. “I needed to do some growing. I had to get [it] together.” Since 2017’s War…
December 9, 2025
June Lockhart, beloved mother figure from ‘Lassie’, dies at 100
LOS ANGELES (AP): June Lockhart, who became a mother figure for a generation of television viewers, whether at home in Lassie or up in the stratosphere in Lost in Space, has died. She was 100.…
December 9, 2025
Stock market closed for second day due to Melissa
The stock market remains closed for a second day as the effects of Hurricane Melissa continue to be felt across Jamaica. The Jamaica Stock Exchange said in an advisory that no trading would take place…