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Pearnel Charles Jr, minister of labour and social security, addresses a special press briefing on the recovery from Hurricane Melissa at Jamaica House in St Andrew yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

Relief angst

Almost a week after Hurricane Melissa delivered a catastrophic blow to sections of southern and western Jamaica, the Government reported yesterday that there are still 25 marooned communities. As the…
Hurricane Melissa caused damage exceeding 40 per cent of GDP (US$8.8 billion), far surpassing Jamaica’s US$150 million World Bank catastrophe bond.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Ministry tackles physical, psychological recovery in schools

The Ministry of Education has announced that it will convene a meeting today with key education stakeholders – including the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, the National Secondary Students’ Council,…
World Athletics World Indoor Tour map
December 9, 2025

World Indoor Tour calendar expands to record size for 2026

THE WORLD Athletics Indoor Tour will return in 2026, featuring a packed calendar of almost 80 meetings across all levels. With less than three months to go until the first Gold-level action of the…
India’s captain Harmanpreet Kaur poses with the winning trophy after their win over South Africa in the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup final in Navi Mumbai, India, on Sunday.
December 9, 2025

India set for change after first World Cup title

AP: CAPTAIN HARMANPREET Kaur’s trophy-winning catch on Sunday ended a decades-long wait by India for Women’s Cricket World Cup glory. It may also have changed the face of women’s cricket. India have…
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December 9, 2025

Jamaica nears US$1 Million goal in Hurricane Melissa relief donations

Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon says Jamaica is close to its goal of achieving US$1 million in Hurricane Melissa relief donations on its official portal. Speaking today at a special press…
St Kitts and Nevis Football Association.
December 9, 2025

St Kitts football association probes brawl that caused President’s Cup abandonment

BASSETERRE, St Kitts (CMC): A HIGHLY anticipated President’s Cup match between S.L. Horsfords St Paul’s United FC and Rams Village Superstars FC was abandoned at half-time on Sunday night following a…
Keneisha McDonald sifts through what’s left of her possessions in her battered home in Windsor, St Ann.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

‘I thought this was the end’

Teniesha Kelly believes it was divine intervention that spared her family’s lives as Hurricane Melissa – a deadly Category 5 storm – tore through her Windsor, St Ann community, flattening homes and…
Gregory Brathwaite
December 9, 2025

Brathwaite calls time on distinguished umpiring career

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): VETERAN BARBADIAN umpire Gregory Brathwaite has officially retired from the international stage, bringing down the curtain on a celebrated career that spanned more than a…
Despie Pinnock a resident of Farm, Westmoreland, recounts her experience during the passage of Hurricane Melissa at the shelter at Belmont Academy in Westmoreland.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Survivors speak out as Melissa wipes out Westmoreland communities

Where vibrant communities once stood in Westmoreland, Hurricane Melissa has left behind a skeletal, unrecognisable landscape. The Category 5 storm stripped the parish of its landmarks and claimed…