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The Grange Hill Health Centre in Westmoreland. - File photo.
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…
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December 9, 2025

Dunn’s River Falls among UDC attractions to reopen following Melissa

The Urban Development Corporation (UDC) says starting tomorrow, several of its properties, including Dunn’s River Falls and Park, the Ocho Rios Bay Beach, and Harmony Beach Park in Montego Bay, St…
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December 9, 2025

Water Resources Authority says flooding in Brighton, St Elizabeth due to increase in surface water

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) is reporting that the flooding currently being experienced in Brighton district in St Elizabeth is being caused by increased surface water settling in sections of…
December 9, 2025

Portmore man accused of shooting at police freed in Gun Court

Portmore, St Catherine mechanic Oshane Hayles, who was shot during an alleged shoot-out with police and later charged, was today freed in the Gun Court. Hayles, 35, was charged with possession of a…
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December 9, 2025

General election called in St Lucia for December 1, months ahead of when polls were due

CASTRIES, St Lucia, CMC – St Lucians will go to the polls on December 1 to elect a new government, 11 months before the general election is constitutionally due in November 2026. Prime Minister…
LGBT supporters wave a flag in front of the US Supreme Court, October 8, 2019, in Washington. (AP Photo/Manuel Balce Ceneta, File)
December 9, 2025

US Supreme Court rejects call to overturn its decision legalising same-sex marriage nationwide

WASHINGTON (AP) — The US Supreme Court on Monday rejected a call to overturn its landmark decision that legalized same-sex marriage nationwide. The justices, without comment, turned away an appeal…
Prime Minister, Dr Andrew Holness (left), shakes hands with United Sates Under Secretary for Foreign Assistance, Humanitarian Affairs and Religious Freedom, Jeremy Lewin, following a meeting at the Office of the Prime Minister on Monday, November 10.
December 9, 2025

United States pledges additional US$10 million for Jamaica’s hurricane recovery

The United States has pledged an additional US$10 million to support Jamaica’s recovery from the devastating impact of Category Five Hurricane Melissa. This latest commitment brings the total…
Police Constable Christopher Condappa.
December 9, 2025

Police constable dies following crash in St Ann

The Jamaica Constabulary Force is mourning the death of a police constable who passed away as a result of injuries he sustained in a motor vehicle collision on Anglican Street in Moneague, St Ann…
Professor Zoyah Kinkead-Clark, senior lecturer in Early Childhood Education at The University of the West Indies, Mona
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | JN Foundation, UWI to host regional conference on early childhood education, sustainable development

The JN Foundation with The University of the West Indies (UWI) School of Education and the Dudley Grant Early Childhood Resource Centre will host a two-day regional conference, November 27-28 at The…