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Hurricane Melissa caused damage exceeding 40 per cent of GDP (US$8.8 billion), far surpassing Jamaica’s US$150 million World Bank catastrophe bond.
December 9, 2025 by Sashana Small

Ministry tackles physical, psychological recovery in schools

The Ministry of Education has announced that it will convene a meeting today with key education stakeholders – including the Jamaica Teachers’ Association, the National Secondary Students’ Council,…
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December 9, 2025 by Erica Virtue

Prof Charles hailed as incredibly prolific, deeply analytical

Former colleagues of the late Professor Christopher Andre Duane Charles, who died last week, are remembering him as a brilliant academic and fearless researcher whose incisive commentary and deep…
Keneisha McDonald sifts through what’s left of her possessions in her battered home in Windsor, St Ann.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

‘I thought this was the end’

Teniesha Kelly believes it was divine intervention that spared her family’s lives as Hurricane Melissa – a deadly Category 5 storm – tore through her Windsor, St Ann community, flattening homes and…
Nicola Gowdie sits in tears among the remains of her house on Crane Road, St Elizabeth, on October 30.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Appeal for patience

A member of the national committee tasked with coordinating the post-Hurricane Melissa response is appealing for more patience, from desperate residents in some of the hardest-hit areas, as their…
Backed-up traffic with motorists spending hours trying to make their way through Holland Bamboo in St Elizabeth last Thursday after Hurricane Melissa battered the western section of the island.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Hurricane gridlock

Unless it is necessary, Jamaicans are urged not to venture into western parishes hit hard by Hurricane Melissa as the influx is causing heavy traffic, which has been slowing down official emergency…
The double bronze medal winning Jamaica Robotics team at the FIRST Global Robotics Olympics in Panama City.
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

Jamaican team mines two bronze at Robotics Olympics despite hurricane delay

Jamaica’s 11- member team to the just-completed First Robotics Competition held in Panama City won two bronze medals at the 9th annual event, even after missing the first two full days of the…
Residents scramble to get gasolene for their vehicles, generators and the like at Total gas station, Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, on October 31.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Cash proves it’s king in aftermath of Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: When Fernando Davis stepped out last Saturday morning, four days after Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica, he thought recovery had begun…with money in his account, a charged phone, and…
Gregory McMichael at the S Hotel in Montego Bay, St James.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Hotel gets ‘10-star’ praise amid hurricane

WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa howled through Montego Bay, St James, most of the tourism capital’s guests prayed for safety. Gregory McMichael got something more – comfort, care, and the calm…
Senator Aubin Hill (left), minister of investment, industry and commerce; Delano Seiveright, state minister in the Ministry of Industry, Investment, and Commerce, led by Gloria Henry, vice-president of the Port Authority of Jamaica, on a tour of the Monteg
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

Port Authority, BPO sector show resilience after hurricane

WESTERN BUREAU: The Port Authority of Jamaica and the Global Services Association of Jamaica (GSAJ), representing the business process outsourcing (BPO) sector, have been lauded for their rapid…