Corey Robinson/Senior Staff Reporter
31 May, 2026
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Forgotten victims
Before Hurricane Melissa, they had a home, a livelihood, friends of their own age and a sense of normalcy. Seven months later, all that remains is each other, a weathered couch and an ageing handheld…
26 May, 2026
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Holness warns Jamaica facing costly infrastructure renewal crisis
Jamaica is battling ageing infrastructure – a side effect of being among the earliest Caribbean nations to begin large-scale development – compounded by decades of maintenance neglect, according to…
24 May, 2026
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‘The boys are now the breadwinners’ - Hurricane Melissa aftermath pushing students from classrooms into workforce, crime, say administrators
Seven months after Hurricane Melissa tore through sections of the island, some schools in the hardest-hit communities are reporting a troubling fallout: students, mainly boys, abandoning classrooms…
10 May, 2026
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‘Call the cops’ - Final plea before NY tourist killed in Jamaica
The horrifying news came from the suspected killer’s mother.
On the other end of the line, the woman’s breathy, raspy voice told stunned relatives in New York that Melissa Kerry Samnath had been…
23 Apr, 2026
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Rain threatens post-Melissa rebuild as cement output falls
Rainfall is threatening to delay islandwide reconstruction efforts following Hurricane Melissa, as Caribbean Cement Company Ltd says its operations are being hampered by adverse weather conditions.…
21 Apr, 2026
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Dozens of UWI students scrambling for exam clearance amid financial strain
Dozens of struggling University of the West Indies (UWI) students are racing against time to secure clearance to sit end-of-semester examinations as mounting financial pressures threaten to derail…
15 Apr, 2026
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Kingston mayor lashes ORA
Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby has criticised the Government’s One Road Authority (ORA) initiative, arguing that it does not address the problem of inadequate funding for road maintenance. Cabinet…
10 Apr, 2026
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Garbage, crime linked at troubled Hughenden dumping site
An illegal dumpsite in Hughenden, St Andrew, that was once used by criminals to dispose of bodies is now at the centre of a growing public health and security concern, with Councillor Andrew Harris…