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December 9, 2025
WPM Waste Management intensifies clean-up operations, including night collections, in St James
WPM Waste Management Limited has intensified clean-up operations across St James, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, with night shifts now being activated to clear mini dumps…
December 9, 2025
Circuit Court sittings resume in some parishes, more to come on stream
Circuit Court sittings resumed on Monday in three parishes after a break caused by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Among the three parishes are St James and Trelawny, two of the areas devastated by…
December 9, 2025
Irrigation commission distributing free non-potable water to support farming communities affected by Hurricane Melissa
The National Irrigation Commission Limited says it is distributing free non-potable water to farming communities that Hurricane Melissa has significantly impacted. The commission says distribution is…
December 9, 2025
Emergency dental services now available across western parishes
The Western Regional Health Authority is advising the public that emergency dental services are now available at designated facilities across the western region. Operations began on Monday, November…
December 9, 2025
Arrangement put in place to apply for free access to toll roads for hurricane relief missions
The Ministry of Transport is reporting that an arrangement has been put in place to allow persons and entities doing relief missions to apply for permission to access toll roads for free. Many…
December 9, 2025
May Pen, St Ann’s Bay and Santa Cruz tax offices reopen
The Tax Administration Jamaica (TAJ) is reporting that its May Pen, St Ann’s Bay, and Santa Cruz tax offices have now joined other locations that have been reopened following the passage of Hurricane…
December 9, 2025
JTA allocates $35 million to assist hurricane-affected teachers
The Jamaica Teachers’ Association (JTA) has announced the allocation of an initial $35 million to support teachers severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa. JTA says this initial sum was approved at a…
December 9, 2025
Update | 2 dead after small plane on hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashes in Florida neighbourhood
A small turboprop plane on a hurricane relief mission to Jamaica crashed Monday morning into a pond in a gated residential neighbourhood of the Fort Lauderdale suburb of Coral Springs, killing two…
December 9, 2025
Several health centres in Westmoreland reopen following Melissa
The Western Regional Health Authority is advising the public that several health centres in Westmoreland have reopened and are currently offering limited services following the passage of Hurricane…