Lead Stories
December 9, 2025
by Karen Madden
Cops to probe reports of sexual assaults at shelters
The Police High Command is to investigate reports that women have been sexually assaulted in shelters established following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Responding to questions posed by The…
December 9, 2025
Historic landmarks out west among Melissa’s many victims
Western Bureau: When the full history of the $1-trillion devastation left behind in western Jamaica by Hurricane Melissa is written, several of the region’s historic landmarks will be numbered among…
December 9, 2025
Timeframe extended for exemption of import duty, GCT on hurricane relief supplies
The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is advising that the Government has extended the timeframe, to December 31, for the suspension of import duty and general consumption tax (GCT) on relief items…
December 9, 2025
by Livern Barrett
HURRICANE FARE HIKE
Taxi operators between Santa Cruz and several hurricane-ravaged communities in northern St Elizabeth have hiked their fares by more than 400 per cent, angry residents have complained. Instead of the…
December 9, 2025
by Ruddy Mathison
Feeling forgotten
Several residents of St Catherine who suffered significant damage to their homes as a result of Hurricane Melissa’s outer bands are expressing frustration that their cries for help have gone…
December 9, 2025
by Erica Virtue
Patterson: Include political parties, churches and artistes in rebuilding process
Retired former Prime Minister P. J. Patterson has indicated that the island’s two main political parties and parliamentary system must be pivotal in the rebuilding efforts in the aftermath of…
December 9, 2025
by Neil Armstrong
Some Jamaican farm workers returning from Canada have lost homes
Several Jamaican workers of the Seasonal Agricultural Worker Program (SAWP) in Canada have lost their homes and businesses as a result of Hurricane Melissa, and some are still unable to reach their…
December 9, 2025
by Olivia Brown
Forests show signs of ‘burn’ after Melissa
In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa – a Category 5 system that ravaged sections of Jamaica – Jamaica’s forests tell a story of both devastation and endurance. Across several parishes, trees have…
December 9, 2025
by Edmond Campbell
Melissa leaves big bill behind
At least one economist has indicated that the damage to the country’s infrastructure, spanning housing, water, electricity, telecommunications, and roads could reach an estimated US$16 billion (J$2.5…