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Jamaica Flour Mills, a subsidiary of ADM, is helping deliver essential relief and support to those impacted by Hurricane Melissa by providing much-needed food supplies. Through ADM Cares, Jamaica Flour Mills is contributing US$100,000 to the Food For The P
December 9, 2025

Corporate Hands | Jamaica Flour Mills donates US$100,000 to aid in restoration after hurricane

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December 9, 2025

Dwight Fletcher | What does it mean to confess Jesus as Lord?

IF YOU’RE like most people living in the Western Hemisphere in the 21st Century, when you hear the word, “confess”, you imagine a guilty party in a courtroom or interrogation room, detailing all their…
Dr Tamika Benjamin, assistant chief education officer in the Tertiary Unit in the Ministry of Education.
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

Community colleges struggle to bounce back from Melissa’s battering

A senior official in the Ministry of Education says community colleges heavily damaged by Hurricane Melissa have received interim clean-up grants to help remove debris from their campuses. With…
Alexandra Ghisays, Issa Trust Foundation board member, along with the team from Couples Tower Isle, preparing to distribute care packages to the staff of the hotel last Friday.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Couples Resorts sets up disaster relief fund as more than 100 staff lose homes

WESTERN BUREAU: Couples Resorts has launched a multimillion-dollar relief initiative to support employees and surrounding communities devastated by Hurricane Melissa, which struck western Jamaica on…
The JDF was asked to assist with the search and recovery efforts.
December 9, 2025

JDF Coast Guard recovers body of man from river in St James

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) says the Coast Guard has recovered the body of a man who was suspected of drowning at the Step River in St James on Sunday. The man was reportedly attempting to cross…
The event is set to start at 8 p.m. Tuesday at the National Stadium
December 9, 2025

Police announce traffic changes for Jamaica vs Curaçao World Cup Qualifier

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has advised that several traffic changes will be implemented to facilitate the World Cup Qualifier between Jamaica and Curaçao at the National Stadium on Tuesday. …
St James Parish Court
December 9, 2025

St James Parish Court resumes operations today

The Judiciary of Jamaica is advising that the St James Parish Court will resume full operations today after being closed following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. It says Gun Court and Circuit…
Digicel says critical equipment was stolen from a recently repaired site.
December 9, 2025

Digicel restoration stalled in Catherine Hall following equipment theft

Telecommunications company Digicel says restoration work on its network in Catherine Hall, Montego Bay has been stalled because of the actions of criminals. It says critical equipment was stolen…
Container cranes sit idle at the port of the port of New York & New Jersey in Bayonne, NJ, Monday, May 12, 2025. (AP Photo/Matt Rourke)
December 9, 2025

ECLAC to release study on impact of US tariffs on Latin America and the Caribbean

SANTIAGO, Chile, CMC -The Economic Commission for Latin America and the Caribbean (ECLAC) says it will on Wednesday release a study examining the impact of the United States tariff policy on Latin…