Karen Madden/Gleaner Writer

A sudent of Mavis Bank High School in St Andrew journeys home on his motorbike after school last week.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

BIKES TO THE RESCUE

In the best of times, the drive to Halls Delight in the hills of rural St Andrew is not for the faint of heart. Now, three weeks after Hurricane Melissa dumped several inches of rain on the…
JFF President Michael Ricketts.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

JFF defends higher ticket prices for crucial WCQ match

The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) is defending the increased ticket prices for today’s World Cup Qualifying match against Curaçao at the National Stadium. Earlier qualifiers were priced at $10,000…
Governor General Sir Patrick Allen (left) congratulates Tiana Dinham after she was named the 2026 Rhodes Scholar on Thursday.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

A beacon of hope for St James, Hanover

The announcement came on a warm Thursday evening at King’s House in St Andrew. Beneath the high ceilings and the quiet anticipation of the gathered crowd, Governor General Sir Patrick Allen read the…
Nicola McCarthy (third right), grade-six teacher, with her students back in school at the Mount Fletcher Primary in Mavis Bank, St Andrew, after Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

Residents rally to keep children in school despite commuting issues

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…
Audrey Marks (right), minister without portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for efficiency, innovation and digital transformation, and co-chair of the Government’s Private Sector Coordination Committee to Bolster Recovery; sp
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

EU pumps €2m into hurricane relief effort

Jamaica is set to receive €2 million in aid from the European Union (EU) as the country continues its recovery from Hurricane Melissa, which slammed into the western section of the island nearly two…
Minister of Education, Senator Dr Dana Morris Dixon. - File photo.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

Cops to probe reports of sexual assaults at shelters

The Police High Command is to investigate reports that women have been sexually assaulted in shelters established following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Responding to questions posed by The…
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December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

Tertiary schools back in session after Melissa

Despite a threat from disgruntled students at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, to stage a sit in, the St Andrew-located institution resumed classes on Monday. Like other tertiary…
Workmen trying to restore vehicular or pedestrian access stop to assess the situation.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

Raging Yallahs River carves new path, leaving communities cut off

Vehicular and pedestrian access between St Thomas and St Andrew has been severed after the four-lane Yallahs River Bridge, located at the border of the two parishes, was washed away during the passage…
A section of Cave Valley, St Ann, remained submerged on Thursday, two days after the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Karen Madden

Cave Valley residents count losses after devastating flood

Gloom mixed with resilience hung over Cave Valley, St Ann, as residents and business owners struggled to come to terms with the devastation left behind after the Cave River burst its banks during…