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December 9, 2025
Toll road operators on storm alert
The operators of highway toll roads are now on alert to respond to any emergency directive that may come from the Minister of Transport as Jamaica braces for Tropical Storm Melissa. Transport…
December 9, 2025
House approves second Supplementary Estimates for 2025/26
The Second Supplementary Estimates for the 2025/26 fiscal year was approved in the House of Representatives on October 21. This followed the deliberations and adoption of the reports of the Public…
December 9, 2025
Airports likely to close if Jamaica moves from hurricane watch to warning - Vaz
Jamaica’s international airports are likely to be closed within 24 hours if a hurricane warning is issued for Jamaica, Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has announced. Norman Manley in Kingston, Sangster…
December 9, 2025
NWA ramps up TS Melissa preparations, drains, gullies and waterways being cleaned
The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that it has intensified its preparations for impact of Tropical Storm Melissa on Jamaica. The NWA says the ramped up activities include re-cleaning of…
December 9, 2025
PSOJ looking into CEMEX payment to JLP
The Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica (PSOJ) has indicated that Cemex’s payment to the governing Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has reignited concerns around campaign financing. “We are looking at…
December 9, 2025
Jamaica Customs locations, except at airports, closed on Friday
The Jamaica Customs Agency is advising that all its offices, except those at the island's airports, will be closed on Friday, October 24, in light of the pending passage of Tropical Storm…
December 9, 2025
Pregnant women in Westmoreland close to delivery date urged to relocate
Pregnant women in Westmoreland who are close to delivery are encouraged to relocate nearer to medical facilities as a precautionary measure ahead of Tropical Storm Melissa. Health Promotion and…
December 9, 2025
Truck driver charged for chopping motorist with machete during argument following crash
A truck driver has been charged for using a machete to chop another motorist several times during an argument that developed following a collision involving the two in Linstead, St Catherine on…
December 9, 2025
Fearing repeat of Beryl flooding, Waterford residents want Adair Drive gully cleaned and repaired
As Jamaica braces for the impact of Tropical Storm Melissa, residents of Waterford in Portmore, St. Catherine, are sounding the alarm over the deteriorating state of the gully along Adair Drive — one…