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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie (second left), with Mayor of Black River Richard Solomon (left), along with other key stakeholders. survey the extensive damage to the Black River Market in St.Elizabeth, following t
December 9, 2025

Gov’t to review and restructure Jamaica’s disaster preparedness framework

The Government will undertake a comprehensive review and restructuring of Jamaica’s disaster preparedness and response framework, in light of the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa on…
EU Ambassador Dr Erja Askola delivers remarks during Monday’s handing over of emergency supplies following Hurricane Melissa. Foreign Affairs Minister Kamina Johnson Smith (right) and European partners look on.
December 9, 2025

John Azar | Transparent and inclusive approach needed to aid distribution

EVEN AS we give thanks that Kingston and other areas in Jamaica were spared the worst of Hurricane Melissa, the scale of devastation elsewhere is heartbreaking. It is far worse than even the most…
Former Vice President Dick Cheney addresses a campaign rally for Gus Bilirakis, a Republican who is running for the Tampa Bay area congressional seat his father is vacating in Tampa, Florida July 21, 2006. (AP Photo/Steve Nesius, File)
December 9, 2025

Dick Cheney, one of the most powerful and polarising vice presidents in US history, dies at 84

WASHINGTON (AP) — Dick Cheney, the hard-charging conservative who became one of the most powerful and polarizing vice presidents in United States history and a leading advocate for the invasion of…
Life-saving emergency supplies delivered by the French Navy through European Union emergency coordination mechanism at the Kingston Freeport Terminal Limited on Monday.
December 9, 2025

EU members collaborate to bring relief supplies to Jamaica

A shipment of relief supplies provided through a collaboration by the European Union (EU), France and the Netherlands has arrived in Jamaica with the parties promising "much more to come in the…
File photo.
December 9, 2025

Education ministry mobilises mental health team to support teachers affected by Hurricane Melissa

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dr Dana Morris Dixon, has announced that the Ministry has mobilised a team of more than 30 psychiatrists and psychologists to support teachers and…
Barcelona’s Lamine Yamal celebrates after scoring his side’s third goal during the Champions League opening phase match against Olympiacos in Barcelona, Spain, on October 21.
December 9, 2025

Yamal becomes youngest FIFPRO team of the year member

HOOFDDORP, Netherlands (AP): BARCELONA TEENAGER Lamine Yamal became the youngest player ever to be included in FIFPRO’s team of the year, and five players from Paris Saint-Germain’s Champions…
Jamaica Olympic Association President Christopher Samuda.
December 9, 2025

Samuda lands Americas Paralympic vice-president role

THE GENERAL Assembly of the Americas Paralympic Committee (AmPC), the governing body for national paralympic committees in 34 countries of North, South and Central America, and the Caribbean,…
University of the West Indies, Mona.
December 9, 2025

UWI Mona puts in place tuition discount, other measures amid disquiet over resumption of classes

The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, says it has put in place a number of mechanisms, including a 50 per cent discount on outstanding tuition balances for Semester I, amid disquiet among…
Persons gather outside the Naing Wholesale on Main Street in Lucea, Hanover, on Sunday to connect to a Starlink access point to get in touch with family and loved ones as the mobile networks remained non-functional across the parish.
December 9, 2025 by Jovan Johnson

Lucea residents battle isolation as networks remain down

On Sunday, in Lucea, Hanover, residents gathered in small groups outside shops and supermarkets, heads bowed to phones with fading bars, hoping for a message that would tell them family and friends…