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December 9, 2025

Orville Taylor | Retrenchments and safety net

Thank God some of us still have roofs over our heads and accessible supplies of food and water. A privilege set have electricity, and doubtless, much to be grateful for. A long and slow recovery…
A screengrab from the video showing thousands of tadpoles swimming in the groundwater in Content, Manchester.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

NO NEED FOR FROG FRIGHT

Thousands of tadpoles or “baby frogs” that were captured in a viral video in floodwaters in Manchester are “not cause for concern”, the country’s environment regulator has indicated. The social media…
In this October 30 photo a man is seen sitting by the roadside on High Street, Black River, surrounded by debris of structures damaged by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Shinique Walters | Establish disaster aid funding framework for communities

Hurricane Melissa has left a trail of widespread disruption, exposing the country’s deep vulnerability to climate-related disasters. Flooding, uprooted trees, damaged roofs, crops destroyed, bridges…
The damaged Steps to Christ at the Northern Caribbean University in Mandeville, Manchester.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

NCU head requests urgent help for tertiary students severely affected by Melissa

Professor Lincoln Edwards, president of Northern Caribbean University (NCU), is urging the Government to prioritise assistance for tertiary students following the devastation caused by Hurricane…
A Verizon sign is displayed on a store, September 30, 2025, in Cambridge, Massachusetts.
December 9, 2025

Verizon to cut more than 13,000 jobs

Verizon is laying off more than 13,000 employees in mass job reductions that arrive as the telecommunications giant says it must “reorient” its entire company. The job cuts began on Thursday, per a…
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December 9, 2025

Garth Rattray | This is an opportunity to get it right

Western Jamaica and sections of middle Jamaica suffered unprecedented destruction due to category 5 Hurricane Melissa. The event has been described as catastrophic and even apocalyptic. The losses are…
Responders listen to PAHO/WHO representative, Ian Stein, as he delivers his “catch of the day” update on post-Hurricane Melissa relief efforts.
December 9, 2025

Dennis Zulu | Hurricane Melissa: Why coordination is the difference between chaos and recovery

As I reflect on the last three weeks since Hurricane Melissa tore through southwestern Jamaica with winds exceeding 260 km/h, one thing is clear, I can tell you with certainty: the difference between…
Former Senator Don Wehby.
December 9, 2025

Senators salute Wehby at first working session

Lawmakers from both sides of the political divide, at their first working meeting on Friday since the start of the new parliamentary term, came together to pay glowing tribute to former Senator Don…
Biomedical engineer Jordan Green sits for a photo in his office at Johns Hopkins University in May 2025, in Baltimore, USA.
December 9, 2025

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