Kimone Francis/Senior Staff Reporter
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
‘Knockout blow’
The Supreme Court has thrown out an application brought by the People’s National Party’s Paul Buchanan to overturn the results of the St Andrew West Central general election which he lost to Prime…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Union Acres homeowners threaten legal action over hurricane losses
Homeowners in Union Acres, St James, whose newly built properties were torn up by Hurricane Melissa in October, have served notice that they will use litigation in an effort to force the developer to…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
NONE SPENT
The Government has confirmed that US$1.68 million and J$635 million have been donated to Hurricane Melissa relief accounts controlled by the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Teacher paid for nine years without assignment gets reinstated
A demand by the Ministry of Education for a Westmoreland teacher to repay $18 million in alleged unearned salary has collapsed following the teacher’s move to seek the court’s intervention, resulting…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
BALLOT RIFT
The Supreme Court is expected to rule next month on the case filed by Paul Buchanan against the Constituted Authority, which rejected his bid to have the St Andrew West Central general election…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Gov’t adopts container housing strategy for storm victims
Facing a possible housing crisis in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, the Government has announced a controversial, yet immediate, plan to utilise container homes to shelter displaced families in western…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Gov’t creates NARA to lead multibillion-dollar Melissa recovery
Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced the establishment of the National Reconstruction and Resilience Authority (NARA), assessing that a fragmented approach by ministries will not meet the…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Melissa’s fury sparks demand for temporary protection for J’cans in US
New York Attorney General Letitia James has called on the Trump administration to extend its Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Jamaicans in the wake of the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.…
December 9, 2025
by Kimone Francis
Hendricks calls for inclusive rebuilding
Jamaica’s multibillion-dollar rebuilding efforts after Hurricane Melissa must put the needs of persons with disabilities at the centre, the country’s chief disability advocate has urged. Thousands of…