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December 9, 2025
Editorial | JUTC vs private firms
Last week’s complaint by JUTA Tours against the Government’s bus company’s inauguration of long-haul express services, reopens this newspaper’s question of three months ago about the wisdom of state…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Security forces on alert for lawbreakers
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Jamaica’s security forces have been strategically deployed to prevent any break in law and order amid the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The Category 5 storm is…
December 9, 2025
All shelters are free of cost, says KSAMC as it denies claims that persons are being charged
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) says claims that persons are being charged for admission into emergency shelters in preparation for Hurricane Melissa are false. The KSAMC…
December 9, 2025
Jamaican umpire set to officiate in World Cup semi
GUWAHATI, India (CMC): THE UMPIRES for the highly anticipated semi-finals of the ICC Women’s Cricket World Cup 2025 have been confirmed, placing several of the game’s top officials in the spotlight…
December 9, 2025
Are we prepared for the aftermath of Melissa?
DEAR EDITOR, Madam: As Jamaica found itself on the precipice of a natural disaster with Hurricane Melissa, we must reflect on our preparedness and resilience in the face of such challenges. While the…
December 9, 2025
by Corey Robinson
Port Royal caught between tradition and danger
For many residents of flood-prone communities, weathering a hurricane at home is considered foolhardy. However, for residents of Port Royal in Kingston – one of several communities ordered to evacuate…
December 9, 2025
by Andre Williams
10,000 chickens to ‘ride out’ hurricane on St Mary farm
The rush was on yesterday at the Golden Egg Farm in Georgia, St Mary, as workers raced to harvest eggs and feed 10,000 layer chickens ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa. The memories of…
December 9, 2025
by Sashana Small
Mandeville braces for Melissa’s wrath
As heavy rain and strong winds from Hurricane Melissa battered Mandeville on Monday afternoon, Rupert Roach sat alone on a bench in the Accident and Emergency Department at the Mandeville Regional…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica Post shrinks global parcel network to 44 countries
The Postal Corporation of Jamaica, which operates as Jamaica Post, has scaled back its outbound deliveries to currently one-quarter of the world nations, and that’s before factoring in disruptions…