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28 Oct, 2026
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136 Jamaicans remain in shelters one year after Hurricane Melissa
One year after Hurricane Melissa devastated Jamaica, 136 people remain in 24 shelters across the island, with the Government prioritising them for semi-permanent housing. Director General of the…
28 Oct, 2026
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CMU MONEY TRAIL - Pinnock’s signature on meal payment vouchers for Brown Lawrence, court told
Prosecutors on Tuesday tendered into evidence dozens of documents showing that former Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) President Professor Fritz Pinnock authorised hundreds of thousands of dollars…
28 Oct, 2026
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Harris calls for Firearms Act guilty-plea discounts without informant requirement
President of the Advocates Association of Jamaica (AAJ), Tamika Harris, is urging the Government to amend firearms legislation to allow defendants who plead guilty early to receive reduced sentences…
28 Oct, 2026
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Parottee residents unwilling to trade coastal roots for safer ground
WESTERN BUREAU: Despite taking a battering from Category 5 Hurricane Melissa a year ago, some residents of coastal Parottee, St Elizabeth, remain reluctant to relocate, even as flood risks have…
28 Oct, 2026
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Tough going for Flagaman farmers
WESTERN BUREAU: A year after Hurricane Melissa devastated their farms, several farmers in Flagaman, St Elizabeth are still struggling to resume pre-storm cultivation levels, hampered by a lack of…
28 Oct, 2026
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Black River market vendors in limbo
WESTERN BUREAU: As Hurricane Melissa approached the island a year ago, Francis Bartlett and fellow vendors in the Black River Market in St Elizabeth purchased extra stock, in case fields were wiped…
28 Oct, 2026
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Western schools looking ahead with optimism
WESTERN BUREAU: A year ago, the educational sector in western Jamaica was paralysed by the force of Hurricane Melissa, which ripped off roofs, sent older buildings crumbling and did irreparable damage…
28 Oct, 2026
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Trelawny yam farmers still struggling to rebound
WESTERN BUREAU: Hurricane Melissa decimated vast acreages of yam fields in southern Trelawny last October, leaving many families facing an uncertain future. A year later, they have come to appreciate…
28 Oct, 2026
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Future of St Hilda’s Georgian-style building in focus as repairs continue
The National Education Trust (NET) says it has spent just over $82 million repairing the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa at St Hilda’s Diocesan High School in Brown’s Town, St Ann, but uncertainty…