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December 9, 2025
When prayer replaces planning: Rethinking our response to disaster
THE EDITOR, Madam: Hurricane MelisSa’s devastation in St Elizabeth and nearby parishes revealed more than damaged homes – it exposed a troubling mindset. As the storm approached, many Jamaicans…
December 9, 2025
by Gregory Bryce
Girlz dedicate win to Jamaicans impacted by Hurricane Melissa
REGGAE GIRLZ head coach Hubert Busby Jr says their 4-1 win against Trinidad and Tobago yesterday took on special meaning as they hoped to bring some joy back to the island, which is grappling with the…
December 9, 2025
The perfect storm
HURRICANE MELISSA, packing sustained winds of 295 km/h or 185 mp/h, barrelled across Jamaica on Tuesday, with winds that howled loudly and sustained showers that, together, have hurled climate change…
December 9, 2025
Norman Manley airport conducting post-hurricane assessments
PAC Kingston Airport Limited (PACKAL), the operator of the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, says it is undertaking comprehensive checks before transitioning into restoration and a…
December 9, 2025
Flash flood watch issued as more rains expected from Melissa, tropical storm warning discontinued
The Met Office has issued a flash flood watch for northern, southwestern, and south-central parishes, as Hurricane Melissa continues to move away from Jamaica. At the same time, it has discontinued…
December 9, 2025
Earth Today | Jamaica, Canada partner to build resilience in urban centres
JAMAICA HAS taken a major step toward climate resilience and sustainable urban development with the official launch of the Jamaica Urban Solutions for the Environment (J-USE) Project. The J-USE…
December 9, 2025
We will rise again!
THE EDITOR, Madam: At first I ignored it, chalking it up to yet another example of journalistic sensationalism. After all, the news of the world’s most beloved island nation being under threat by a…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | All powers must respect the Caribbean’s Zone of Peace
THE EDITOR, Madam: The Gleaner’s October 27 editorial, ‘Former leaders right’, is a welcome and necessary reaffirmation of a principle the Caribbean has long cherished – that our region must remain…
December 9, 2025
Hurricane Melissa makes landfall in Cuba after pummelling Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa was grinding across Cuba on Wednesday, weakening to a Category 2 storm, after pummelling Jamaica as one of the strongest Atlantic hurricanes on record, the US National Hurricane…