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Surrounded by members of his team, Opposition Leader Mark Golding speaking at a press conference at the Office of the Leader of the Opposition on West Kings House Road in St Andrew on Tuesday.
April 15, 2026 by Livern Barrett/Senior Staff Reporter -

Storm victim baffled by ROOFS grant mix-up

Angella Allen was filled with excitement when she learnt during a ceremony in February that she was one of several persons selected for a $500,000 grant under a special Government-funded initiative, the Restoration of Owner or Occupant Family Shelters (ROOFS) programme. The initiative, which falls under the Ministry of Labour and Social Security (MLSS), is a $10-billion programme to repair homes that were damaged by Melissa, the powerful Category 5 hurricane that made landfall in Jamaica last October.

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March 28, 2026 by Livern Barrett

Rebar rebuke

The Fair Trading Commission (FTC) has disclosed that “another step will be taken” following the publication of an investigation report alleging that Tank-Weld Metals Limited was “likely abusing” its…
Residents of Cornwall Street, Compound in Trelawny look at the damage done to their homes after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which swept through the island on October 28.
December 9, 2025 by Livern Barrett

Trelawny 'like a war zone'

Numerous roofless buildings, flooded streets, downed light posts and electrical wires, along with countless sheets of zinc strewn almost everywhere, stood as tell-tale signs of the trail of…