Latest News

One of three homes damaged along Walker’s Avenue in Portmore, St Catherine, on Tuesday after a large tree was felled by Hurricane Melissa’s fierce winds.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

RAVAGED

Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica’s western parishes on Tuesday, leaving behind widespread destruction, catastrophic flooding, and crippling infrastructure damage in what officials are calling…
Clive Evans, a resident of Walker’s Avenue in Gregory Park, St Catherine, looks at the damage to his house caused by a fallen tree during Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Near miss!

A man narrowly escaped death, a woman was injured, and more than a dozen residents were left homeless after two massive trees fell and damaged at least five homes on Walkers Avenue in Gregory Park, St…
This sweet and sour mackerel, topped with sesame seeds, was paired with fried festival and a side of garden vegetables.
December 9, 2025 by Krysta Anderson

Cooking up a storm

As the country grapples with the impact of Hurricane Melissa, the dangerous Category 5 storm that made landfall on Tuesday, many will depend on the non-perishables in their pantries or emergency kits.…
Police personnel at the Black River Police Station in St Elizabeth accessing damage to the station during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Black River Police Station heavily damaged as Hurricane Melissa floods St Elizabeth

The Black River Police Station in St Elizabeth was left battered by Hurricane Melissa, which unleashed heavy rains and fierce winds on the southern parish. Coleridge Minto, head of the St Elizabeth…
An elderly woman was seen sheltering beneath the eave of a business place along East Street in Kingston during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. ‘Empress’, as she introduced herself, said she was barred from entering a shelter with her dog. Instead of
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Empress braves Melissa with ‘Police’ after shelter says ‘No Pets Allowed’

They say a dog is man’s best friend but, if 76-year-old ‘Empress’ had her way, she would not only change that saying to a human’s best friend, but would also ask that humans be kinder to her…
A downed power pole in the vicinity of the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Arthur Wint Drive in St Andrew during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28.
December 9, 2025

JPS says sections of power grid may need rebuilding amid severe damage from Hurricane Melissa

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is reporting that sections of the national electricity grid may have to be rebuilt arising from severe damage caused by Category 5 Hurricane Melissa, which made…
A downed power pole in the vicinity of the Bustamante Hospital for Children on Arthur Wint Drive in St Andrew yesterday.
December 9, 2025

Wrath of Melissa

Hurricane Melissa has departed Jamaica and left in her wake scenes of devastation and anguish. While the true scale of the destruction will be revealed in the coming days, images from across the…
December 9, 2025

Australian players inappropriately touched in Indore

INDORE, India (AP): TWO CRICKETERS from the Australian women’s national team were inappropriately touched by a motorcyclist in the central Indian city of Indore, where they played in the Women’s…
An emergency shelter in Mavis Bank.
December 9, 2025

Almost 15,000 Jamaicans in emergency shelters arising from Melissa

Almost 15,000 persons were in shelters across Jamaica on Tuesday evening, as the core of Hurricane Melissa moved away from the island, leaving behind a trail of devastation in several southern…