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Dr Christopher Tufton, minister of health and wellness.
December 9, 2025

Three die, 13 injured while preparing for Hurricane Melissa - Tufton

Three people have died and 13 others were injured while preparing for Hurricane Melissa, Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton confirmed Monday evening. The deaths occurred in Hanover, St…
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December 9, 2025

JPS: Electricity restored to more than 30,000 customers impacted by outages

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) says electricity has been restored to more than 30,000 customers who lost power due to the adverse weather associated with Hurricane Melissa. Over the last 24 hours,…
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December 9, 2025

Hurricane Melissa turning northward, remains on track to make landfall in eastern Westmorland early Tuesday

Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica Evan Thompson says Hurricane Melissa has begun turning northward and remains on its projected track to make landfall in eastern Westmorland…
David Adams
December 9, 2025

New boss for Legends Golf Tour

THE LEGENDS Tour has promoted David Adams to the position of managing director, effective immediately. With vast experience in sports marketing and commercial development — including significant…
Waterford residents protest neglect of Adair Drive gully ahead of Hurricane Melissa on Monday.
December 9, 2025

Mixed concerns in St Catherine as Hurricane Melissa looms closer

As Hurricane Melissa looms closer, most St Catherine residents appear to be taking official warnings seriously, preparing for heavy rains, strong winds, and flooding expected when the storm makes…
Sifan Hassan of the Netherlands.
December 9, 2025

Nominees announced for Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year 2025

AS PART of the World Athletics Awards 2025, World Athletics yesterday confirm the nominees for Women’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year and Men’s Out of Stadium Athlete of the Year. There are five…
Andrew Peart.
December 9, 2025 by Raymond Graham

Central daCosta Cup teams happy for Melissa break

CENTRAL JAMAICA schoolboy football kingpins Garvey Maceo and Glenmuir High School, while hoping for better weather, are smiling quietly at a much-needed break for their ISSA daCosta Cup teams. Lester…
Jeffrey Hall, chairman of Lumber Depot Limited.
December 9, 2025

Lumber Depot confirms new property purchase

Lumber Depot Limited has confirmed plans to acquire property on Gordon Town Road, adjacent to its existing full-service hardware store in Papine. The company expects to complete the property…
A bus in Alligator Pond in Manchester on October 27 for persons to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Low take-up of disaster relocation in Alligator Pond

Only one person boarded a bus that was brought to evacuate residents from the flood-prone community of Alligator Pond in Manchester this afternoon, Councillor for the division, Omar Robinson, has…