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December 16, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Deslandes calls for vigilance after reported rape at CASE

Passley Gardens, Portland: President of the College of Agriculture, Science, and Education (CASE), Derrick Deslandes, has condemned Sunday’s alleged rape of a female student by unknown assailants on…
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Cops probe beating death of inmate at St Mary lock-up

Annotto Bay, ST MARY: The Inspectorate and Professional Standards Oversight Bureau and the Independent Commission of Investigations have launched an investigation into the death of an inmate while in…
Portland businessman Telief ‘Peter’ Hall works in a mobile kitchen in St Elizabeth, serving warm meals to residents affected by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Portland restaurant delivers meals, supplies to storm-hit residents

Businessman Telief ‘Peter’ Hall says his recent journey to hurricane-ravaged St Elizabeth revealed devastation far worse than he imagined. Hall, who operates Roots 21 restaurant in Port Antonio, set…
Hah-R-Mony Entertainment Limited workers clear debris from Montego Bay streets after Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Stakeholders in east rally to support western tourism recovery

With the peak winter tourism season set to begin on December 15, stakeholders in Portland are rallying to support recovery efforts in the island’s western tourism belt, following the devastation of…
A classroom at Baxter’s Mountain Primary flooded during Hurricane Melissa on 28 October 2025.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Baxter’s Mountain Primary appeals for urgent repairs

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…
Duane Bryan stands in front of his flattened home in Comfort Castle, Portland, on Thursday, after Hurricane Melissa swept through.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

‘I’m still breathing’

Duane Bryan knew his board house wouldn’t survive Hurricane Melissa. So hours before the storm made landfall, the Portland farmer left his home in the upper Rio Grande Valley, Portland. When he…
The murky Rio Grande, swollen by Hurricane Melissa, reportedly swept away more than 100 rafting vessels.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

140 rafts destroyed

Raft captains at the Rio Grande rafting attraction in Portland claim Hurricane Melissa swept away nearly 140 vessels, crippling their livelihood and leaving them in urgent need of financial…
Foods to be packaged and distributed by the Jamaica Union Conference of Seventh-day Adventists across the island in observance of World Food Day are placed on display at the Port Maria Seventh-day Adventist Church in St Mary on Tuesday.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

SDA church targets 40,000 meals to help ease hunger in Jamaica

The Jamaica Union of Seventh-day Adventists is aiming to provide meals for up to 40,000 Jamaicans who go hungry each night as part of efforts to combat food insecurity across the island. Speaking…
Left: Fishermen in Port Maria bringing their vessel to shore.
December 9, 2025 by Gareth Davis Sr

Port Maria businesses, residents on edge as Melissa nears

Residents and business operators in Port Maria are bracing for possible flooding as Tropical Storm Melissa threatens to dump heavy rainfall across Jamaica, raising fears of a repeat of past disasters…