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December 9, 2025
Parents disappointed after UK Home Office reportedly rejects visa for 8-y-o daughter impacted by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica
The UK Guardian is reporting that a Jamaican woman and her British husband have been left disappointed after the Home Office rejected a visa application for their eight-year-old daughter. They had…
December 9, 2025
Gov’t exploring use of idle port containers for Hurricane Melissa housing relief
The Government is exploring the prospect of using more than 1,000 containers currently sitting idle at the Port of Kingston as possible temporary housing solutions for persons affected by Hurricane…
December 9, 2025
Guyana sends more emergency relief supplies to Jamaica
GEORGETOWN, Guyana – Guyana has dispatched its second tranche of emergency relief supplies to Jamaica, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The shipment, coordinated by the Civil…
December 9, 2025
Trump says he wants to ‘permanently pause’ migration to US from poorer countries
WEST PALM BEACH, Fla. (AP) — President Donald Trump says he wants to “permanently pause migration” from poorer nations and is promising to seek to expel millions of immigrants from the United States…
December 9, 2025
Rafting on Martha Brae eyeing comeback after Hurricane Melissa
Eyes are being set for a return to rafting on the Martha Brae River in Falmouth, Trelawny following displacement caused by Hurricane Melissa. Businessman Johnny Gourzong, the owner of River Raft…
December 9, 2025
Bail reduced for businessman accused of defrauding car buyers
Businessman Nicholas Morgan, who is charged on allegations of collecting over $8 million from several persons and failing to deliver on motor vehicles, today had his $1.6 million bail cut in half in…
December 9, 2025
New Little London Police Station in Westmoreland officially opened
The new Little London Police Station in Westmorland was officially opened today. The upgraded facility replaces the previous station, which was destroyed by fire. The structure was also recently…
December 9, 2025
Death toll from floods and landslides in Indonesia rises to 164
PADANG, Indonesia (AP) — The death toll from flash floods and landslides on Indonesia’s Sumatra island rose to 164 on Friday with 79 people missing, authorities said, as rescue workers found their…
December 9, 2025
College freshman in US is deported flying home for Thanksgiving surprise, despite court order
Concord, N.H. (AP) — A college freshman trying to fly from Boston to Texas to surprise her family for Thanksgiving was instead deported to Honduras in violation of a court order, according to her…