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Four people charged in relation to theft of meat valued over $250,000
Four individuals have been charged in connection with the theft of 18 bags of meat from a restaurant on Lakes Pen Road, Portmore, St Catherine between October 20 and November 16. Charged with larceny as a servant, simple larceny and conspiracy...
CommentsNY Attorney General urges Trump administration to grant TPS to Jamaicans after Hurricane Melissa
New York Attorney General Letitia James has called on the Trump Administration to extend its Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Jamaicans in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The Category 5 storm killed at least 45 people...
Comments- Jamaica calls for global support following Hurricane Melissa to "extend beyond sympathy'
- Update | Alleged gunmen fatally shot by police in St Catherine identified
- ECLAC to release study on impact of US tariffs on Latin America and the Caribbean
- Digicel restoration stalled in Catherine Hall following equipment theft
- Just like us in ’97 - Former Reggae Boy confident Jamaica can again pull off World Cup qualification in final game
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 New Hope, Westmoreland, nearly three weeks ago...
Comments11 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 epidemiologist, the cases are spread across St James,...
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Former school football coach freed of sex assault convictions
The Court of Appeal has quashed the sex-assault convictions of former high school football coach Kevin Williams, ruling that the trial judge caused a “miscarriage of justice” by refusing to postpone the case when Williams’ chosen lawyer was...
CommentsIndian community in MoBay raises $10m for hurricane recovery
WESTERN BUREAU: The Indian community in Montego Bay, St James, has raised $10 million to support recovery efforts across the parish and has committed to help restore one of the worst-affected schools in the southern region following the devastation...
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UNDAUNTED
JAMAICA FOOTBALL Federation (JFF) President Michael Ricketts says the Reggae Boyz are fully prepared to knock off Curaçao tomorrow night and deliver the country’s long-awaited return to the FIFA World Cup. The crucial Concacaf final-round Group B...
Comments‘Moments like these do not come often’
With two days to go before Jamaica’s decisive World Cup Qualifier against Curaçao at the National Stadium, the Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is reporting a major surge in national support as grandstand and VIP tickets are officially sold out....
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Goods not short but delivery a challenge, distributors say
Large distributors say they are open for business and have adequate supplies of goods at this time but are experiencing some challenges in getting products to the areas of Jamaica hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. Glen Christian, chairman and CEO...
CommentsCedric Stephens | Accessible insurance still an unmet goal Premium
Hurricane Melissa provided a glut of things for me to write about. In today’s article, I will try to link discrete topics to the monster hurricane where the economic impacts may turn out to be not unlike those that resulted from the global pandemic...
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Fraternity pays tribute to Joe Lickshot after his sudden death
When it comes to colourful, larger-than-life characters, the reggae-dancehall space has produced its fair share. And none was more colourful that the man named Harold Jackson, but known to all as Joe Lickshot, “the original pioneer from ancient day...
CommentsGovana, Ras-I to headline Livewire ‘Music for Recovery’ edition
After more than a week of national heartbreak following the devastating impact of Hurricane Melissa, Jamaican entertainment promoters are stepping up to bring hope and healing. Livewire returns for its sixth staging on November 20 at Usain Bolt’s...
CommentsLetter of the Day | The long journey back
THE EDITOR, Madam: The suffering caused by Hurricane Melissa is real, and it runs deep. I am especially burdened by the plight of our children and the elderly. The displacement, trauma and educational loss children now face cannot easily be...
CommentsA reality check on damage in schools
THE EDITOR, Madam: The recent comments by Education Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon – expressing disbelief that schools repaired after Hurricane Beryl in 2024 were again severely damaged during Hurricane Melissa – deserve a calm, factual, and...
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A new push to track cattle is key to slowing deforestation
BELEM (AP): Maria Gorete, who just began ranching three years ago, is doing something new with her 76 head of cattle in the Brazilian countryside near the town of Novo Repartimento. She’s piercing their ears. Their new jewellery – ear tags,...
CommentsHundreds of thousands rally in Manila against flood-control corruption scandal
MANILA (AP): Hundreds of thousands of Filipinos gathered Sunday in the capital in the largest rally so far to demand accountability for a flood-control corruption scandal that has implicated powerful members of Congress and top government...
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Something Extra | Monday
GQ marked its 30th annual Men of the Year celebration with an intimate dinner inside the Château’s famed Room 64, where headliners Hailey Bieber and fellow cover stars, including Stephen Colbert, Seth Rogen, SZA, and Clipse’s Pusha T and Malice,...
Dream House | Hurricane Melissa hits rustic St Elizabeth cottage
For the Dream House article of December 24, 2023, we brought to light a charming old-time Jamaican cottage, lost in the middle of nowhere, some 2,300 feet above sea level in the Santa Cruz Mountains, by the town of Malvern, St Elizabeth. The abode...
Editorial | Dodgy Olympics women’s 100m plan
Ruthlyn James | The neurodevelopmental cost of Jamaica’s climate future