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December 9, 2025
Health Ministry assessing food-handling establishments following Hurricane Melissa
Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says food safety assessments carried out at over 5,000 critical food-handling establishments following Hurricane Melissa found just over half of them being…
December 9, 2025
NSWMA seeks assistance of private contractors to clear garbage in western parishes
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is calling on private contractors with tipper and compactor trucks to assist with the removal of bulky waste and garbage buildup across western…
December 9, 2025
Ex-soldier allegedly held with illegal gun
The police arrested an ex-Jamaica Defence force (JDF) soldier on Wednesday morning after he was allegedly held in a bar with an illegal firearm. Reports reaching The Gleaner are that about 12:18…
December 9, 2025
Bog Walk Gorge reopened
The National Works Agency (NWA) has advised that the roadway from Spanish Town to Bog Walk in St Catherine is now open to vehicular traffic. It says the roadway, which had been blocked at several…
December 9, 2025
'Bugu' killed in alleged confrontation with police in St Catherine
A St Catherine man who allegedly pointed a gun at a police party in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Tuesday was shot and killed and the weapon seized. The deceased has been identified as 25-year-old…
December 9, 2025
Digicel effects 'fragile' fix to reconnect most customers to network
Telecommunications firm Digicel says telephone and internet services have been restored to a large majority of its customers since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, but warned that the fix is…
December 9, 2025
Sandy Bay main road reopened to single-lane traffic; Barnett to Adelphi in St James impassable
Overnight rains in the western parishes have left the main road from Barnett to Adelphi in St James impassable due to heavy siltation. Meanwhile, the National Works Agency (NWA) says a section of…
December 9, 2025
Missing Manchester mother and children found
A 26-year-old Manchester woman and her three children who were reported missing have been found at a shelter in Westmoreland. Dana McKenzie and her children, one-year-old Gabriella Martin,…
December 9, 2025
NWC still unable to reach some of its stations following Hurricane Melissa
The National Water Commission (NWC) says there are six stations it has not been able to access since the passage of Hurricane Melissa last month. Further, there at 200 NWC facilities where a second…