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A team from the University of Technology, Jamaica (UTech), journeyed to the university’s Western Campus in Montego Bay on November 5, to lend support and deliver relief packages to students and staff severely affected by Hurricane Melissa. Supporting the
December 9, 2025

Corporate Hands | UTech delivers supplies to western campus following Hurricane Melissa

A house in Brompton, St Elizabeth that was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Earth Today | Running on empty?

EVEN AS the catastrophic consequences of climate change rain down on the developing world – as evidenced by the destruction and devastation brought to Jamaica’s shores by the Category 5 Hurricane…
Indigenous activists participate in a climate protest during the COP30 UN Climate Summit in Belém, Brazil.
December 9, 2025

Earth Today | US$133 million and counting

THE HUNT for financing to support adaptation to climate change is on, with the Adaptation Fund announcing it had secured some US$133 million in pledges at the global climate talks (COP30), which close…
Cynthia Watt, from Lorrimers, Trelawny, chops fallen banana trees in her field that were blown down during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Earth Today | A call for gender-responsive disaster management

WHEN DISASTERS strike, they touch everyone – but not equally. The devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa across Jamaica has shown that factors such as gender, age, physical ability, and location all…
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December 9, 2025 by Bryan Miller

Rodents, disease concerns grow amid garbage backlog in Hanover

WESTERN BUREAU: With the parish of Hanover listed in the Ministry of Health and Wellness report confirming 11 cases of leptospirosis in western Jamaica since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, concerns…
Dian Banton surveys the remains of her and her sister’s home in Crane Corner, St Elizabeth after the passage of Hurricane Melissa last month.
December 9, 2025 by Gloria Charite

Hurricane's impact extends beyond infrastructure to mental health

This article marks the first in a series highlighting Youth Voices in Hurricane Melissa Recovery. It will feature perspectives from youth as they reflect on key areas of the recovery process, offering…
Pencils4Kids CEO Randy Griffiths (right) and Accompong Maroons Chief Richard Currie in dialogue in Quickstep, St Elizabeth.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

Pencils4Kids delivers $2m in relief to hurricane-hit Quickstep, Donegal

New York City-based charity Pencils4Kids has stepped in with relief support for the residents of Quickstep and Donegal in St Elizabeth, following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The…
A traffic light that was blown down during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

NWA working to restore traffic signals in western parishes

The National Works Agency (NWA) is undertaking extensive repairs to its traffic signal infrastructure in the Western parishes of St James, Trelawny, Westmoreland and Hanover. The parishes were…
A general view of the school from which school children were kidnapped by gunmen in Kebbi, Nigeria, Monday, November 17, 2025. (AP Photo/Deeni Jibo)
December 9, 2025

One of 25 abducted students in Nigeria escapes as the search continues for the missing girls

MAGA, Nigeria (AP) — A schoolgirl who was abducted with 24 others from a dormitory in northwestern Nigeria has escaped and is safe, the school's principal told The Associated Press on Tuesday, as…