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Chief Medical Officer Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie.
December 9, 2025 by Edmond Campbell

11 leptospirosis, 2 tetanus cases confirmed in west

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is reporting 11 cases of leptospirosis following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. According to Dr Karen Webster Kerr, principal medical officer and national…
Dr Christine Hendricks, executive director of the Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Hendricks calls for inclusive rebuilding

Jamaica’s multibillion-dollar rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Melissa must put the needs of persons with disabilities at the centre, the country’s chief disability advocate has urged. Thousands of…
Andrea Purkiss.
December 9, 2025 by Bryan Miller

MP Purkiss cries for more support for Hanover Eastern

WESTERN BUREAU: Hanover Eastern Member of Parliament Andrea Purkiss has sharply criticised the level of government assistance reaching her constituency following the devastation caused by Category 5…
Barbados’ prime minister, Mia Mottley, estimated that across the Caribbean, including the Dominican Republic and Puerto Rico, these platforms earned US$11.6 billion a year.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Regional leaders to arrive, tour hurricane-hit west today

WESTERN BUREAU: A team of Caribbean leaders, joined by officials from the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), is expected to arrive in the island this morning to tour hurricane-ravaged communities…
People are seen in Petersfield High School, Westmoreland which was converted as a hurricane shelter.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Shelter crisis

Shelter managers at Petersfield High School in Westmoreland are scrambling to relocate families displaced by Hurricane Melissa, as pressure mounts to free up classroom space for fifth- and sixth-form…
Board houses flattened by Hurricane Melissa in Retirement district, Westmoreland.Board houses flattened by Hurricane Melissa in Retirement district, Westmoreland.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

WOODEN WORRIES, LAND TITLE TROUBLES

In a journey that wound from New Market in St Elizabeth, through Beaufort, Darliston, Wihthorn, Petersfield, Williamsfield, Shrewsbury, Bluefields, and Petersville in Westmoreland, the devastation…
Perrin
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

WAKE-UP CALL

In the aftermath of the catastrophic damage caused by Hurricane Melissa, calls are growing for Jamaica to launch a serious national dialogue on decentralisation. The Category 5 storm made landfall in…
People are seen in Petersfield High School, Westmoreland which was converted as a hurricane shelter.
December 9, 2025 by Kimone Francis

Melissa leaves disabled struggling for survival

Behind the visible destruction left by Hurricane Melissa lies another unfolding tragedy for Jamaica’s disabled, as residents in the hardest-hit areas struggle with limited medical care and basic…
Constables Jemarey Gordon.
December 9, 2025 by Andre Williams

‘THEY NEVER STOOD A CHANCE’

Residents along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew say the two policemen “never stood a chance” in Thursday night’s deadly ambush, describing the unsuspecting attack as swift and calculated after they…