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December 9, 2025
Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel carries out Hurricane Melissa relief mission
Dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel and his Adidja Palmer Foundation today carried out a Hurricane Melissa relief mission in western Jamaica. The entertainer returned to the island earlier this week…
December 9, 2025
Mark Wignall | Long-term pain
With little pretence, he said, over furrowed brows and 60 years on his clock, “As time passes it becomes crystal clear that Melissa caused more death, destruction, turmoil, and mayhem than one could…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t to deploy mobile gas stations to hurricane-damaged areas - Vaz
The Government is to deploy 10 mobile fuel stations to parishes facing shortages amid Hurricane Melissa. Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the deployment will happen on Monday, noting that the stations…
December 9, 2025
Over 50 patients seen at Black River field hospital, two more field hospitals coming
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton says the field hospital which was opened in Black River, St Elizabeth, yesterday, has seen about 50 patients over the last 24 hours. Tufton made…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Hungry, broke and home again
Sangster International Airport (SIA) was partially damaged, and so too was the Knutsford Express (KEX) depot located on its property. I waited at the depot for three hours for my pick-up driver to…
December 9, 2025
by Nyoka Manning
Rajae Danvers spreads love through community relief after Hurricane Melissa
When Hurricane Melissa, a Category 5 storm, swept across the island, leaving families displaced, homes destroyed, and communities struggling, Rajae Danvers, a communications strategist and nation…
December 9, 2025
Holness says systematic response now in place for Melissa relief and recovery
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the Government is ramping up Hurricane Melissa relief efforts and has now embarked on a systematic response. Holness, speaking at a press conference at Jamaica…
December 9, 2025
OpenAI and Amazon sign US$38b deal for AI computing power
OpenAI and Amazon have signed a US$38 billion deal that enables the ChatGPT maker to run its artificial intelligence systems on Amazon’s data centres in the United States. OpenAI will be able to power…
December 9, 2025
Bog Walk Gorge remains closed due to roadway being blocked by utility poles - NWA
The National Works Agency (NWA) is advising that the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine will remain closed to motor vehicles, out of an abundance of caution, due to the roadway still being blocked by…