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December 9, 2025
Green says relief support mobilised for agriculture sector, detailed damage assessments being done
Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says the Ministry is mobilising all efforts to restore livelihoods, production, and national food security as quickly and safely as possible in the aftermath of…
December 9, 2025
Gemini AI to transform Google Maps into a more conversational experience
Google Maps is heading in a new direction with artificial intelligence sitting in the passenger’s seat. Fuelled by Google’s Gemini AI technology, the world’s most popular navigation app will become a…
December 9, 2025
JDF establishes 22 disaster relief outposts
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has established 22 humanitarian assistance and disaster relief outposts to scale up the response to marooned communities in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Prime…
December 9, 2025
by Lester Hinds
Congress members urge US to shield Jamaicans from deportation after Hurricane Melissa
Forty-four members of the US Congress are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Jamaican nationals in the United States, citing widespread…
December 9, 2025
Gun recovered after men flee police stop in Florence Hill, St Andrew
The St Andrew North police are searching for two men who fled a stop by cops in Florence Hill last night, leaving behind a loaded gun. The police report that about 11:30 p.m., cops were on patrol…
December 9, 2025
Policeman dies after collapsing at work
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is mourning the sudden death of one of its members who collapsed at work and later died in hospital. According to police reports, around 7:45 p.m. on Tuesday,…
December 9, 2025
Editorial | Melissa and voluntarism
The Gleaner notes, and supports, Damion Crawford’s renewed proposal that Jamaica establishes a department of voluntarism to register – and align skills to needs – people who want to volunteer their…
December 9, 2025
Letter of the Day | Let us emulate Cayman’s example of national unity
THE EDITOR, Madam: In a remarkable act of solidarity and national unity, the Premier of the Cayman Islands, André Ebanks, and Opposition Leader, Joey Hew, jointly arrived in Jamaica on the first…
December 9, 2025
At least 7 dead, 11 injured in UPS plane crash and explosion at Kentucky airport
LOUISVILLE, Ky. (AP) — A UPS cargo plane crashed and exploded in a massive fireball Tuesday while taking off from the company’s global aviation hub in Louisville, Kentucky, killing at least seven…