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December 9, 2025
The latest US strikes on alleged drug boats kill six in the eastern Pacific
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth on Monday announced the latest in a series of strikes on boats accused of ferrying drugs, killing six people in attacks on two vessels in the eastern…
December 9, 2025
Readers’ reactions
Editorial | Melissa exposes the Jamaican state Fully agree Beryl did it and they never improved; they were not serious about future storms. – @Bonnick007 There is NO way that Jamaica can recover…
December 9, 2025
Relief convoys caught off guard by reimposed toll fees
The reinstatement of toll fees at the Mammee Bay toll plaza on Monday caused a major build-up of traffic as scores of relief vehicles heading to Western Jamaica were held up while toll operators tried…
December 9, 2025
Gordon Robinson | Old BC in Digihell
Bad news comes in threes as Melissa, then her aftermath, were two of the worst but now the Old Ball and Chain is outraged at Digicel. So we’ve no choice but to experience a third storm.
December 9, 2025
Michael Abrahams | Why we need to follow the money
Last week, the presidents of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ), the Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) and the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC) wrote a letter to…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Looking towards Belém
As Jamaicans continue to dig their way out of the massive disaster left by Hurricane Melissa, this newspaper is also paying attention to the COP30 climate conference in Belém, Brazil. For what happens…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Building resilience beyond reconstruction
THE EDITOR, Madam: What weighs most heavily on my mind post Hurricane Melissa is not just what has happened, but the certainty that this can happen again. Countless friends have lost everything.…
December 9, 2025
Can cruise ships be used as temporary accommodation?
THE EDITOR, Madam: It would be an understatement to say it is heart-wrenching to see the devastation and suffering caused by hurricane Melissa. So many lives have been impacted in so many ways. We…
December 9, 2025
Police warn consumers after cow carcasses found in van in Manchester
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has issued an urgent public warning after police intercepted a van in Manchester carrying the carcasses of four large brown cows under suspicious circumstances on…