The Caribbean Examinations Council (CXC) will require publishers to produce accessible texts, including braille and large print, registrar Dr Wayne Wesley said Monday. Speaking at a World Intellectual Property Organization workshop in Port of Spain...

WESTERN BUREAU For thousands of Jamaicans, the warmth of Christmas will be more than a memory this year. Hurricane Melissa, now recorded as the most violent storm ever to strike the island, has left families facing not only structural ruin but...

SAN JUAN (AP): Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced Wednesday that he has authorised the US government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight against drug trafficking. For a limited time,...

WESTERN BUREAU: Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has issued his strongest warning yet in the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s catastrophic impact, declaring that “nowhere in Jamaica is safe anymore” and announcing an emergency national...

A 71-year-old man died from tetanus in Westmoreland after a nail punctured his foot in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The Ministry of Health is also investigating another case of tetanus in St Elizabeth, also arising from a nail puncture...

The Government has announced that the I Love Jamaica Telethon and Virtual Concert held on Sunday raised more than $65 million towards the national Hurricane Melissa relief programme. The fundraiser took place on Sunday and was broadcast on...

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has extended «warm congratulations» to Dr Godwin Friday on his party's electoral victory in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Friday's New Democratic Party (NDP) secured victory in Thursday's election, defeating the...

Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton on Thursday reported that assessments of water supply systems in areas impacted by Hurricane Melissa have found that the majority of the facilities show satisfactory levels of safe water for...

Sections of the community of Corletts Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine are tense arising from the shooting death of a 60-year-old resident this morning. The deceased has been identified as Alphanso Samuel McDonald otherwise called ‘Boo’....

The police in St Catherine have charged the 53-year-old man who was taken into custody after the decomposing body of his 80-year-old mother was found with stab wounds inside their home. Charged with murder is Paolo Grant of Cheesefield district...

The Standing Committee of the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has decided to cancel the party's annual conference in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The JLP's Communication Taskforce Chairman, Abka Fitz-Henley, says the decision is...

The operators of the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston have advised that the runway at the facility will be temporarily closed this evening to facilitate a critical element of the airport's Runway End Safety Area (RESA)...

SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Dominican Republic President Luis Abinader announced Wednesday that he has authorized the United States government to operate inside restricted areas in the Caribbean country to help in its fight against drug...

The National Housing Trust (NHT) is in the process of procuring the first 2,500 semi-permanent housing units under the rapid deployment housing initiative. Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs at the NHT,...

WESTERN BUREAU: When Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s southern and western parishes nearly a month ago, the silence it left behind — dead phones, vanished roads, unanswered calls — sparked a wave of action from the diaspora. Barrel drives,...

The JN Group, working with local and corporate partners, recently stepped in to provide urgently needed psychosocial support to residents in Southern Trelawny still reeling from the impact of Hurricane Melissa. Counselling sessions, led by Reverend...

Tank-Weld Metals, in partnership with the South West St Elizabeth hurricane Relief Command Centre, has distributed care packages and shelter items to seven communities hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. A full truck carrying 700 care packages and...

The Jamaica Down’s Syndrome Foundation has raised $3.1 million in sponsorship and product donations to support members affected by Hurricane Melissa. The funds were generated through the foundation’s Bredrin 2K Walk, held November 16 at Hope...

Classes at several rural high schools remain disrupted after Hurricane Melissa, but Denbigh High has returned to full operation. Principal Annett Daley said the school, located on Jackson Road near Glenmuir High, suffered only minimal damage. “We...

The Government has formally requested that the international community, including the International Monetary Fund (IMF), the World Bank, bilateral development partners, climate finance platforms, and multilateral development banks, assemble a...

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is condemning what it describes as a «shocking act of sabotage» in Bonham Spring, St Ann, that plunged several communities back into darkness, shortly after crews had successfully restored power. The...

Five people have been confirmed dead following a bus crash along the East-West corridor of Highway 2000. The Gleaner has been told that the deceased are three males and two females. The crash, which occurred shortly after 3 p.m. in the...

The death of a Florida teenager on a Carnival cruise ship earlier this month has been ruled a homicide, the latest development in a case that has drawn international attention and sparked intense speculation on social media. Anna Kepner’s cause...

The police have recovered the firearm used in Tuesday’s suspected suicide and shooting in Above Rocks, St Catherine. The Gleaner understands that the Beretta pistol, along with two live nine-millimetre rounds, was found at the home of the man...

Traffic police and emergency crews are now on the East-West corridor of Highway 2000 responding to a major vehicular crash. The Gleaner understands that the crash, which occured shortly after 3 p.m., involved a public passenger bus and caused...

Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton on Wednesday reported more leptospirosis cases and deaths amid the current outbreak arising from Hurricane Melissa. Tufton told a special press conference at Jamaica House that there are now 11...

RIO CAUTO, Cuba (AP) — Thousands of Cubans remain without power, water or proper shelter almost a month after Hurricane Melissa pummelled the island’s eastern region as one of the strongest Atlantic storms in history. By day, families walk...

The National Water Commission (NWC) is establishing temporary water supply stations in communities that remain without potable water following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Corporate Public Relations Manager at the NWC, Delano Williams, said...

The Ministry of Local Government is looking to prefabricated housing solutions as an alternative arrangement to relocate hurricane evacuees, particularly those in schools, as well as members of the homeless population. Portfolio Minister Desmond...

Education Minister Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon says a shift system is to be introduced at schools still recovering from Hurricane Melissa as more repairs are being undertaken. Morris Dixon said more schools have been brought back on stream,...

Energy Minister Daryl Vaz says the gap in the funding needed to allow the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to quickly restore electricity to the entire island is expected to be narrowed further with a drawdown from the Electricity Disaster...

This is the third in a series highlighting Youth Voices in Hurricane Melissa recovery, featuring young people’s perspectives on resilience, rebuilding and the future after the storm. To rebuild – and how to rebuild – that is the question. The...

The United Nations Development Programme (UNDP) has mobilised an initial US$2 million in Resilient Recovery grants to support Jamaica’s rebuilding efforts following the devastation of Hurricane Melissa. This follows a surge mission to Jamaica by...

The Government of Jamaica and the European Union (EU) have praised their partnership on the multibillion-dollar Citizen Security Plan (CSP), saying the initiative has achieved major milestones in community safety and will play a critical role in...

WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s arrival numbers remain sharply down three weeks after Hurricane Melissa battered the island, leaving thousands of hotel rooms offline until well into 2026. But on Monday, a small yet symbolic victory touched down at...