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Sergeant Arleen McBean, chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation.
December 9, 2025 by Albert Ferguson

$40m relief fund activated for storm-hit cops

WESTERN BUREAU: The management committee of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) Welfare Fund has activated a $40-million humanitarian allocation to assist police officers whose homes and families…
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December 9, 2025 by Christopher Thomas

Hurricane delays testimony in Montego Bay Qahal Yahweh case

WESTERN BUREAU: The ongoing trial of 16 members of the Montego Bay-based Qahal Yahweh religious group has been rescheduled for continuation in the St James Parish Court on January 16, 2026, as the…
Jacqueline Simpson Huntley, principal of Ewarton High.
December 9, 2025 by Ruddy Mathison

Schools, churches unite to host students from devastated parishes

Some 200 students from five of the parishes hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa are set to continue their education under a relocation initiative – the brainchild of St Catherine North West Member of…
Dorothy Pine McLarty
December 9, 2025

Dorothy Pine-McLarty, esteemed attorney and electoral leader, dies

Jamaica is mourning the passing of Dorothy Pine-McLarty, a transformative figure in the development of Jamaica’s modern electoral system. Pine-McLarty, who was widely regarded as one of Jamaica’s…
Photos by Antoine Lodge Family and friends gather in Westmoreland for a repast following the funeral of Cleveland Jeffery, lost during Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Nowhere for the living, nowhere for the dead

A Westmoreland family is caught between grief and survival in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. On Friday, as they gathered to lay their brother, Cleveland Wayne – affectionately called “Gramps”—…
Pamela Lawson, managing director of the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals, shares a playful moment with a dog at one of the organisation’s facilities.
December 9, 2025 by Tiffany Pryce

‘Not enough hands’

Pamela Lawson, managing director of the Jamaica Society for the Prevention of Cruelty to Animals (JSPCA), has painted a worrying picture of the country’s animals in the wake of Hurricane Melissa,…
Travis Fisher, the son of 60-year-old fisherman Vincent Fisher, recalls losing his father during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28.
December 9, 2025 by Corey Robinson

Deadly determination

As Hurricane Melissa pummelled Smithfield in Westmoreland, 50-year-old Vincent Fisher worked frantically to protect his concrete home. He tried to clear a fallen tree, secure shattered windows, and…
Students make the most of their temporary classroom, learning and laughing under the guidance of Elaine Morgan.
December 9, 2025 by Janet Silvera

Learning triumphs over disaster

WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa ripped the roof off Dumfries Primary and left children wandering aimlessly across Lima, St James, veteran teacher Elaine Morgan refused to let the storm steal…
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness (left) interacting with Deputy Superintendent Joel Hamilton (right), project manager at the Services Branch, and other cops during a tour of the facilities.
December 9, 2025 by Mickalia Kington

DIGNITY MATTERS

WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has renewed his call for dignity to be placed at the centre of Jamaica’s hurricane recovery efforts, urging that assistance to affected residents be…