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December 9, 2025
Golding urges quick and fair post-Melissa relief
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has stated that it is vital that relief efforts reach every community quickly and fairly. He made the comments following a tour of Westmoreland on Friday to assess…
December 9, 2025
NMIA waives landing and parking fees for relief flights
PAC Kingston Airport Limited (PACKAL), the operator of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), has announced that it is waiving all landing and parking fees for non-commercial relief flights…
December 9, 2025
by Ruddy Mathison
Elderly woman drowns in her home as Hurricane Melissa devastates Adelphi, St James
A pall of grief hung over the quiet community of Marley Lane in Adelphi, St James, on Wednesday after 86-year-old Esmelda Taylor lost her life when raging floodwaters from Hurricane Melissa engulfed…
December 9, 2025
Tapestry of Black Britons exhibition
Paula Ogun Hector, creative director and curator of Tapestry of Black Britons, is pictured alongside one of the specially embroidered panels. The thought-provoking exhibition, featuring images of…
December 9, 2025
by Glen Munro
Scottish university honours J’can Sir Geoff Palmer
LONDON: Hundreds of persons paid their respects to Jamaica-born professor, Sir Geoff Palmer, during his memorial service earlier this month. The former chancellor of Heriot-Watt University was a…
December 9, 2025
by Amina Taylor
Kemi’s uphill task to win back the Tories
The season of goodwill is fast approaching but I think the leader of the Conservative Party, Okukemi Badenoch may well be already out of festive cheer. Perhaps it’s the disconnect between her heritage…
December 9, 2025
PEP success fuels JN Scholar’s vision to become an inventor
From the modest home she shares with her mother and younger sister, Azharia Brown never imagined she would one day roam the halls of one of the country’s top high schools, Campion College, as a…
December 9, 2025
Businesses unite to tidy and transform downtown Kingston
A corporate-led initiative aimed at promoting civic pride and maintaining clean, safe, and welcoming spaces in downtown Kingston has been launched under the banner ‘Keep It Clean’. The campaign is…
December 9, 2025
JRAA rushes to help Jamaica recover with relief supplies due shortly
The Jamaica Relief Aid in Aruba (JRAA) has joined the growing list of international agencies committing to assist Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. The JRAA, established by the Consulate of…