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Evan Thompson, principal director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

‘That would really surprise me’

Evan Thompson, principal director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, has scoffed at online conspiracy theories that the island’s recent hurricane was “manufactured”, declaring that such an idea…
Police officers transporting Gayan Dunbar's body to the morgue after leaving the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Act of kindness turns deadly in Falmouth

A Trelawny baker’s act of kindness ended in tragedy on Thursday when he died from suspected carbon monoxide poisoning after using his generator to help residents charge their phones and electronic…
Workers clean the entrance to the Accident and Emergency to the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny after it was exensively damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Falmouth Hospital battered

Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny has been left battered by Hurricane Melissa and now faces urgent and extensive repairs. Days after the storm ravaged the island, the facility remains reeling, grappling…
Ann Marie Young’s two-bedroom house that was damaged by a fallen tree in Roaring River in St Ann. Young’s daughter suffered a broken leg during the mishap on Tuesday Night after the passing of Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

St Ann faces long road to recovery

Hurricane Melissa has left St Ann in ruins, with homes destroyed, roofs torn off, businesses damaged, and families struggling with loss and uncertainty. Across the parish, residents are counting their…
The gully and bridge above where flooding frequently occurs in the community of Taylor Land, St Andrew, where the ministry has requested residents to evacuate.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

‘Hoping for the best’

As dark clouds gathered over Bull Bay, St Andrew, several residents in flood-prone communities refused to evacuate ahead of Hurricane Melissa, insisting they would weather the storm from their homes…
Munchun, a market vendor, speaks with The Gleaner in Coronation Market in downtown Kingston yesterday.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Storm wary market vendors warn consumers to brace for price increase

With Tropical Storm Melissa now threatening sections of the island, vendors at Coronation Market in downtown Kingston are taking no chances, though not everyone is convinced the system will make a…
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December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Court blocks JCA’s plan to exclude brokers, importers from goods inspections

The Supreme Court has ruled that the Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) cannot exclude customs brokers, importers, owners, or their agents from participating in the inspection of imported goods under its…
Former Education Minister Ruel Reid (left) and former Caribbean Maritime University President Professor Fritz Pinnock.
December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

Judge slaps down Wildman’s appeal for pause of Reid, Pinnock fraud trial

Defence lawyer Hugh Wildman yesterday urged Senior Parish Judge Sanchia Burrel to voluntarily pause the multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and others in the…
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December 9, 2025 by Tanesha Mundle

CMU paid $720,000 to Reid’s driver for student meals, court hears

Four invoices with sums totalling $720,000 were paid out by the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) to former Education Minister Ruel Reid’s driver for providing meals for students. Reid, his wife…