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Mobile clinic gifted by California charity rolls out in W’land

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:07 AM

A mobile clinic donated by California-based international humanitarian charity organisation, Direct Relief, has been deployed by Health Minister Dr Christopher Tufton in Westmoreland to aid Darliston and surrounding communities. The bus, marked...

UWI, CCRIF back first climate‑attribution postdoctoral fellowship

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:07 AM

Dr Jhordanne Jones has become the first recipient of a new postdoctoral fellowship created by The University of the West Indies (UWI) through its Climate Studies Group Mona (CSGM), in partnership with CCRIF SPC, the region’s parametric insurance...

New German tour operator sees opportunity in Jamaica’s recovery

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:05 AMJanet Silvera/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Just days after Hurricane Melissa battered Jamaica’s tourism sector, German tour operator Alltours made an unexpected decision: to launch Jamaica anyway, insisting that pulling back would only deepen the hardship facing tourism...

JCF hails forensic work after 30-year sentence in Jean-Pierre Rhone murder

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 8:49 PM

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has welcomed the 30-year prison sentence handed down to the man who murdered businessman Jean-Pierre Rhone, praising the investigative and forensic work that secured the conviction. Deputy Commissioner of...

BOJ flags higher inflation risk after Hurricane Melissa, maintains 5.75% rate

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 8:26 PM

The Bank of Jamaica (BOJ) has held its policy interest rate at 5.75 per cent, citing heightened inflation risks stemming from the more severe-than-expected economic impact of Hurricane Melissa. The policy rate is the interest rate the Bank of...

Mobile skate tour for downtown Kingston this weekend

Published:Friday | December 19, 2025 | 12:09 AM

The Jamaica Skate Culture Foundation (JSC) officially launches the Jamaican Skate Tour with a three-day kickoff event in downtown Kingston, from today until Sunday. The event begins at 10 a.m. on Water Lane. The event introduces a mobile skate...

Foreign Minister to address Senate on Friday

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 7:54 PM

The Senate is scheduled to meet on Friday, with Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade Minister Senator Kamina Johnson Smith set to make a statement during the sitting at Gordon House. The Upper House will convene at 10 a.m., its usual time. In...

EU delays massive free-trade deal with South American countries

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 7:27 PM

(AP) — The European Union (EU) is delaying a massive free-trade deal with South American countries after fiery protests by farmers and last-minute opposition by France and Italy threatened to derail the pact. The deal is seen by its backers as an...

Trump signs executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 5:15 PM

(AP) — United States President Donald Trump has signed an executive order that could reclassify marijuana as a less dangerous drug and open new avenues for medical research. Reclassification by the Drug Enforcement Administration (DEA) would not...

Two children injured in collision with JDF vehicle in Westmoreland

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 4:53 PM

The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has confirmed a road traffic incident involving one of its service vehicles and two children on a bicycle in Cornwall Mountain, Westmoreland, on Tuesday. The JDF and members of the local community provided...

Clarendon man shot and injured, vehicle set ablaze

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 4:13 PM

A 65-year-old man from Clarendon was hospitalised after being shot by unknown assailants who reportedly set his vehicle on fire in the community of Nairne Castle in James Hill, Clarendon. Explosions were reportedly heard at about 8:13 p.m. on...

Korea provides US$300,000 to support Jamaica’s hurricane recovery

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 2:42 PM

The Government of the Republic of Korea has provided a cash donation of US$300,000 to Jamaica to support rebuilding efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The donation was formally announced during a brief handover...

Carnival-led initiative delivers medical relief to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 4:40 PM

Jamaica on Thursday received a major shipment of medical and hurricane relief supplies at Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios, as recovery efforts continue following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The supplies, delivered aboard the Carnival...

20-year-old charged after St Andrew man dies from stab wounds

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 11:24 AM

A 20-year-old trader of Penn Avenue in St Andrew has been charged with murder following the stabbing death of a man in his community on Monday. The accused, Adonii Hayles, otherwise called 'Bobo,' was charged after the death of 35-year-old mason...

Indonesian court sentences an Australian to 12 years in prison for smuggling cocaine to Bali

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 8:54 AM

(AP) - An Indonesian court on Thursday sentenced an Australian citizen to 12 years in prison after finding him guilty of smuggling cocaine to the tourist island of Bali. Lamar Aaron Ahchee, 43, from Cairns in north Queensland, was arrested in May...

117 Canadian electrical linesmen arrive to help JPS with power restoration

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 9:07 AM

A team of 117 electrical linesmen from Canada arrived on the island Wednesday night, bolstering the Jamaica Public Service Company’s (JPS) efforts to restore electricity in hurricane-battered western Jamaica. This is the third arrival overseas...

Hi-Pro donates supplies to help livestock, crop farmers

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:10 AMRuddy Mathison/Gleaner Writer

Hi-Pro has moved to assist livestock and vegetable farmers badly affected by Hurricane Melissa with a donation of baby chicks, fertilisers, vegetable seeds, agricultural chemicals and feed for goats, pigs and layers, valued at $5.5 million, to the...

Island Village moves to fill tourism gap after Melissa

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:09 AMGareth Davis Sr/Gleaner Writer

As the winter tourist season opens, with parts of the north coast still recovering from Hurricane Melissa, Island Village Plaza in Ocho Rios, St Ann, is stepping in to serve residents and visitors. Across the north coast, several major hotels...

GraceKennedy renames headquarters as Don Wehby Building

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:08 AM

GraceKennedy’s global headquarters in downtown Kingston will be renamed The Don Wehby Building. The tribute was announced on Monday at the Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, where the late former Group CEO was also inducted into the Private Sector Organisation...

Westmoreland Chamber says Melissa exposed gaps in preparedness, not storage capacity

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:07 AMAlbert Ferguson/Gleaner Writer

WESTERN BUREAU: Hurricane Melissa has reignited debate over disaster readiness in Westmoreland, but the parish’s business community says the solution does not lie in constructing a new, purpose-built disaster warehouse. Instead, the storm exposed...

German-Caribbean climate talks spotlight urgent need for ambition, adaptation

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:07 AM

REGIONAL AND international climate leaders convened in Grenada for the third edition of the German-Caribbean Climate Talks earlier this month, focusing on increasing ambition and accelerating adaptation efforts following the crucial United Nations...

Melissa opens engineering gap

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:06 AM

RESPECTED PHYSICIST, Professor Michael Taylor, has flagged for attention what he says is Jamaica’s now exposed engineering gap, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. As Jamaicans come to terms with the devastation and loss from the category...

Corporate Hands | Canopy Insurance Limited brings Christmas cheer to children

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:06 AM

Corporate Hands | Elhydro Limited, JUTC bring cheer to rural school bus drivers

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:06 AM

Corporate Hands | Jamalco donates to reno of Lionel Town Hospital A&E waiting area

Published:Thursday | December 18, 2025 | 12:06 AM

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