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Aneita Williams cleaning mud from her house in The Estuary, a housing development in Friendship, St James, after the passage of Hurricane Melissa last October. Now displaced and given temporary accommodation by the NHT, she does not wish to return to her
March 1, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

STILL IN LIMBO

Four months after Hurricane Melissa sent floodwaters surging through sections of Phase 2 of The Estuary in Friendship, St James, several homeowners say they remain burdened with loss, displacement,…
A 2007 murder in the Corporate Area marked the first time it was used in Jamaica
February 28, 2026 by Kimone Francis

Path cleared for gun fight

The Court of Appeal has cleared the way for a high-profile judicial review, after setting aside a ruling by the Supreme Court and allowing a licensed firearm holder to challenge the Firearm Licensing…
American actress Phylicia Rashad interacts with adolescent mothers during a conversation about motherhood, education and discipline at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica in St Andrew yesterday.
February 28, 2026 by Sashana Small

‘You all have a fire inside you’

Adolescent mothers at the Women’s Centre of Jamaica Foundation (WCFJ) in St Andrew were yesterday encouraged not to give up on their dreams, but to pursue them with confidence and determination…
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February 28, 2026

House to comb through expenditure, revenue measures

The Standing Finance Committee of the House of Representatives will begin its examination of the Estimates of Expenditure over two days next week. The committee, which comprises all members of the…
February 28, 2026 by Tanesha Mundle

Witness confirms confiscation of 11 guns from 6 cops in deadly Acadia shooting

A retired detective sergeant testified yesterday that he had seized 11 firearms from six policemen involved in the 2013 fatal shooting of three men on Acadia Drive in Kingston. The witness also…
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February 28, 2026 by Leon Jackson

JDDB donates J$32m to aid dairy sector’s post-Melissa recovery

Western Bureau: The Jamaica Dairy Development Board (JDDB), in keeping with its mandate to assist local cattle farmers in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, has donated J$32 million to assist…
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton (left) and clinical coordinator, Western Regional Health Authority, Dr Delroy Fray, converse during a press briefing at the WRHA offices in Montego Freeport on Thursday.
February 28, 2026 by Janet Silvera

Tufton: Health centres to ‘build back smarter’

WESTERN BUREAU: The Ministry of Health & Wellness is moving into the second phase of post-Hurricane Melissa reconstruction, with more than 100 damaged health centres across western Jamaica set to…
Wesley Boynes, the chairman of the NorthGate Youth and Family Development Foundation, which has launched the Operation GRACE initiative to assist victims of Hurricane Melissa in Cambridge and other surrounding communities in St James.
February 28, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

Operation GRACE launched to help Hurricane Melissa victims in Cambridge

WESTERN BUREAU: Residents of Cambridge and neighbouring communities in St James, which were severely affected by Hurricane Melissa, are set to receive help to rebuild infrastructurally and…
Dr Darien Henry, the principal of Montego Bay Community College, addressing the Institute of Vocational Education and Skills Training Limited’s [INVEST] graduation ceremony at the Mt Salem Seventh-day Adventist Church in Montego Bay, St James, on Wednesd
February 28, 2026 by Christopher Thomas

MBCC principal renews call for greater promotion of tertiary education

WESTERN BUREAU: Dr Darien Henry, the principal of the St James-based Montego Bay Community College (MBCC), is renewing calls for greater focus on preparing students for tertiary education, a move he…