AS I listen to many comments and questions about disasters, I am reminded that faith in faith is much more common than faith in God. Many religious leaders and their adherents believe that storms can be prayed away. And it is okay to pray. That is...

Black River High School and Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth were not spared the wrath of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa on October 28, making operations at both institutions malfunction. But, while there is no timeline as to when they both will...

Seventeen-year-old Mijaun Talbot, the joint regional top Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) mathematics performer for 2025, believes mathematics cannot simply be taught from the front of a classroom. For him, it is a subject to be...

The savage winds of Hurricane Melissa did not just strip roofs and flatten homes; they obliterated or damaged about 40 heritage structures that anchor Jamaican identity, memory and national spirit. That figure is expected to rise once privately...

A 24-year-old man was shot and injured after he allegedly pulled a gun on a police party in Spanish Town, St Catherine, on Friday. Reports are that about 4 p.m., the police went to the French Street area of the town, based on information...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has removed over 700 truckloads of solid waste material from Catherine Hall and Westgreen in St James following flood damage caused by Hurricane Melissa. Minister without Portfolio in the...

The Manchester police have confirmed that the man who was found hanging from a mango tree in Tweedside district on Friday was the main suspect in the killing of a school teacher and her daughter in St Catherine. The deceased is Brandon Antonio...

Although still in recovery mode, following the impact of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, residents of St Mary are being encouraged to partake in the planned activities for the upcoming Christmas season. Mayor of Port Maria, Councillor Fitzroy...

Opposition spokesperson on local government, Natalie Neita Garvey, is calling for Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Desmond McKenzie, to immediately implement a clear plan and allocate the necessary financial resources to...

WASHINGTON, CMC -A Jamaican man extradited to the United States to face fraud charges has been ordered detained pending trial for allegedly orchestrating a multimillion-dollar lottery scam that defrauded an elderly American woman of more than US$...

WASHINGTON, CMC – Caribbean-American Democratic Congresswoman Yvette D Clarke says along with New York Democratic Congressman Gregory Meeks she has led 56 of their colleagues in a letter to US Secretary of State Marco Rubio urging the Trump...

Detectives assigned to the Kingston Western Criminal Investigations Branch have charged a man who reportedly shot at another man with whom he had a dispute. Twenty-five-year-old Lenroy Collins, otherwise called ‘Great Man', or ‘Lenny Mattic', of...

On the St Elizabeth side of the border with Westmoreland, there once was an idyllic little fishing village. The village remains but, since Hurricane Melissa tore through, it is almost unsightly, and was littered with damaged boats and debris when...

WASHINGTON DC: Jamaica’s ambassador to the United States, Major General (Ret’d) Antony Anderson, has commended the Fairfax County Urban Search and Rescue Team (Virginia Task Force 1) for its exceptional courage, professionalism, and humanitarian...

The International Organisation for Migration (IOM) has announced a partnership with Airbnb.org to provide free emergency stays for families and frontline responders displaced by Hurricane Melissa. Airbnb.org is the non-profit arm of Airbnb that...

LONDON: The Reach Society’s 15th anniversary celebratory awards dinner at the Park Plaza Hotel, Victoria in central London on October 25 was dedicated to the memory of its inspirational patron, Professor Sir Geoff Palmer who passed away earlier...

The passage of Hurricane Melissa has reignited urgent discussions around Jamaica’s food security, exposing the nation’s vulnerabilities and underscoring the need to revitalise local agriculture. Preliminary assessments show losses of $29.5 billion...

It is said that a wise man builds his house on the rock, and a foolish man builds his upon the sands. For, in the event of a storm, the house on the rock will stand, but the house on the sand will crumble to pieces. In 2007, Hurricane Dean proved...

Weeks of uncollected garbage and spreading illegal dumping sites are choking communities across St Catherine, fuelling public anger and sharp criticism of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA). Local representatives say the agency...

With Hurricane Melissa disrupting high schools across rural Jamaica – many still unable to resume full classes because of infrastructural damage – Glenmuir High in May Pen, Clarendon, has emerged as a rare bright spot. Located on Glenmuir Road in...

Flooded classrooms and a torn-off roof tell the painful story of Baxter’s Mountain Primary in St Mary, where students and teachers are appealing for urgent repairs. Hurricane Melissa left a trail of destruction across Jamaica, and the small school...

Four men are dead following an alleged gun battle with police in Rosemount district, St Catherine, Wednesday night. Reports are that about 9:40 p.m., the men were involved in the murder of a man in Guy's Hill district and were proceeding...

At one of Jamaica’s darkest hours, global disaster expert Ronald Jackson has returned home under a United Nations assignment to help steer recovery from Hurricane Melissa, the most destructive storm in the island’s modern history. Melissa struck...

When Hurricane Melissa tore through Jamaica with Category 5 strength, raging floodwaters swept away several bridges, including one at Hagley Gap, on the border of St Andrew and St Thomas, and another at Robertsfield in St Andrew. As a result,...

Andre Anderson, president of the Clarendon branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS), is urging farmers to adopt more resilient practices and diversify their crops as they work to rebuild after Hurricane Melissa, which left widespread...

Jamaica-born pilot Captain Barrington Irving Jr and his non-profit Experience Aviation team, in partnership with Florida-based Memorial Healthcare System and the Buju Banton Foundation, have delivered more than 100,000 pounds of medical supplies to...

Under heavy clouds on Tuesday, the Zuiderdam cruise ship became the first vessel in more than a year to dock at the Ocho Rios pier after extensive repairs. The facility had been closed since suffering major damage in February 2024. The Government...

WESTERN BUREAU: Two weeks after Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s tourism belt, the Iberostar Rose Hall complex in Montego Bay, St James, roared back to life on Monday, welcoming its first new guests with drumming, dancing, and the unmistakable...

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says Jamaica will have to turn to external sources to fill anticipated gaps in critical food items such as eggs, fruits, and vegetables in the coming months. Green told Parliament on Tuesday that the agriculture...

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green says a $3-billion plan is to be rolled out to help the sector recover from Hurricane Melissa, which has caused $29.5 billion in losses. Green, giving an update on Melissa in the House of Representatives on Tuesday...

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says 88 shelters remain operational across nine parishes, currently housing approximately 1,100 citizens, two weeks after the passage...

A 26-year-old Manchester woman and her three children have been reported missing. Being sought are Dana McKenzie and her three children, 1-year-old Gabriella Martin, 3-year-old Kemario Martin, and 7-year-old Shemar Martin, all of Warrick district...

WASHINGTON (AP) — A new directive by President Donald Trump’s administration could make it more difficult for foreigners to visit or live in the United States if they have certain medical conditions such as diabetes or obesity or lack the economic...

This year was a rough one for Treshanna Smith, as she experienced the depths of heartbreak and survival all in the span of five months. The young poultry farmer, who lost her baby in July, is now facing yet another tragedy, that is, the...

As part of its ongoing review of its finances, the Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is considering adjusting the rental fees at the Constant Spring Arcade in St Andrew. Speaking at the corporation’s monthly meeting on Tuesday...