News
December 9, 2025
by Corey Robinson
Hope River fears
Residents of Kintyre and Tavern in St Andrew say they are “running out of ground” after Hurricane Melissa’s fierce rains chewed deeper into the Hope River’s banks, exposing foundations, toppling…
December 9, 2025
by Carl Gilchrist
Ocho Rios High School welcomes 100 visiting students
Principal of Ocho Rios High School, Marvin Clowson, says while the school is accommodating students displaced by Hurricane Melissa, it will not be processing transfer requests at this time. Ocho Rios…
December 9, 2025
by Corey Robinson
Gustav survivors adjust to life in West Albion
In West Albion – where several Hope River survivors were resettled after Hurricane Gustav – residents say they are no longer sitting ducks on the riverbank, but the relocation has brought its own set…
December 9, 2025
by Paul H. Williams
Maroons abroad leading Portland’s Rio Grande Valley recovery efforts
Hurricane Melissa ripped through western Jamaica, devastating Cornwall county and parts of Manchester and St Elizabeth. Other parishes, too, felt the wrath of the Category 5 storm. In the east,…
December 9, 2025
by Adrian Frater
Dog healthcare took a battering from Melissa
WESTERN BUREAU: Veterinary surgeon Dr Stephen Bryan said, when he established Bryan’s Veterinary Clinic on Coke Avenue in Brandon Hill, Montego Bay, a decade and a half ago, it was not only about…
December 9, 2025
PNP congratulates St Vincent’s New Democratic Party and Dr Godwin Friday on election win
The People’s National Party (PNP) has extended congratulations to the New Democratic Party and Prime Minister-designate Dr Godwin Friday on their victory in the general elections in St Vincent and the…
December 9, 2025
DBJ launches $10 billion business recovery programme
The Development Bank of Jamaica (DBJ) has launched a $10-billion M5 Business Recovery Programme to support businesses that have been disrupted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Managing Director,…
December 9, 2025
Agriculture Ministry delivers $10 million in equipment to support farmers on arable and challenging lands
The Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, through the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), has handed over $10 million worth of walk-behind tractors and earth augers to support…
December 9, 2025
UK government welcomes sharp fall in net migration but says more needs to be done
LONDON (AP) — The British government welcomed the news Thursday that net migration in the United Kingdom, the difference between those moving to the country long-term and those leaving, fell by more…