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Executive Chairman of Sandals Resorts, Adam Stewart (centre), interacts with team members during his visit to the resorts following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

No staff laid off

WESTERN BUREAU: Shelleitha Curtis did not expect to cry that morning. She was packing care packages – adding rice, juices, diapers, disposable food containers, garbage bags, cooking oil, and other…
December 9, 2025 by Neville Graham

JBG defends forensic inaction in US probe

The market was already primed to expect bad outcomes from the cleanup under way in Jamaica Broilers’ US operations, but when the report finally dropped the scope of the fallout, still rattled investor…
Gleaner editorial writes: ... urgent mission must be to get the shattered region functional again, and that [policymakers] must attend to people’s livelihoods by getting money into their pockets, preferably through necessary productive work.
December 9, 2025

Editorial | Restore people’s incomes

Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica, shattering public infrastructure, destroying private property and upending people’s lives, policymakers are still counting the losses…
Board houses flattened by Hurricane Melissa in Retirement district, Westmoreland.Board houses flattened by Hurricane Melissa in Retirement district, Westmoreland.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

WOODEN WORRIES, LAND TITLE TROUBLES

In a journey that wound from New Market in St Elizabeth, through Beaufort, Darliston, Wihthorn, Petersfield, Williamsfield, Shrewsbury, Bluefields, and Petersville in Westmoreland, the devastation…
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December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

WAKE-UP CALL

In the aftermath of the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, calls are growing for Jamaica to launch a serious national dialogue on decentralisation. The Category 5 storm made landfall in…
St Elizabeth Parish Court is among the buildings on High Street, Black River, that were damaged by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Jovan Johnson

The past in ruins

The savage winds of Hurricane Melissa did not just strip roofs and flatten homes; they obliterated or damaged about 40 heritage structures that anchor Jamaican identity, memory and national spirit. …
An American Eagle plane moves past the FAA Air Traffic Control tower at LaGuardia Airport (LGA) in the Queens borough of New York, Sunday, November 9, 2025. (AP Photo/Adam Gray)
December 9, 2025

FAA takes first steps to restore US flights after shutdown strain, but some limits remain

The Federal Aviation Administration on Friday halved the number of flights that US airlines must cut from their schedules at 40 airports as the country’s aviation system recovers from a shortage of…
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth, and Information, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon, addressing a press briefing at Jamaica House on November 13, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Education Ministry to engage multilateral partners to develop building standards for school

The Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information is engaging multilateral partners to craft robust standards that will guide the development of more climate-resilient schools in the country. …
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December 9, 2025

Containers with condemned food go missing

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is urging members of the public – particularly residents of Montego Bay and nearby communities – to avoid purchasing or consuming food items from unverified or…