Persons struggling with feelings of stress and anxiety in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa are being urged to limit their exposure to excessive news about the destruction, including social media content, to safeguard their mental well-being. Director of Mental Health and Substance Use Services in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, Dr. Kevin Goulbourne, says that the impact of the...

The atmosphere at National Heroes Park on November 11, was one of deep reflection, pride, and solemn gratitude, as former members of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) gathered for the annual Remembrance Day Ceremony. The function, which honours the thousands of Jamaican soldiers who fought and died in World Wars I and II, served as a reminder of the 4,000...

With the winter tourist season fast approaching and the western end of Jamaica on the rebound following Hurricane Melissa, tourism stakeholders in the east are declaring boldly that they are open and ready for business. St. Mary, St. Thomas and Portland are the three parishes which were furthest from Melissa’s path, when the category five storm hit Jamaica on October...

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa’s devastation on October 28, farmers across Jamaica were left to count their losses. However, at the Amity Hall Agro-park in St. Catherine stands a beacon of resilience through the efforts of Codrick Farquharson, who has not only picked up the pieces, but is aggressively moving towards harvest. Mr. Farquharson, who is President of the...

The Jamaican diaspora in Canada has risen to the occasion with a tremendous outpouring of support for the island and residents, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. From donating relief supplies to hosting benefit concerts, the community has been mobilising across cities such as Toronto and Montreal. High Commissioner of Jamaica to Canada, Marsha Coore-Lobban, notes that her team’s immediate...

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, Cornwall Regional Hospital in St. James buzzed with activity as staff and volunteers cleaned and cleared debris strewn throughout the hospital building and grounds to ensure patient safety and continuity of care. Amid the rain-soaked wards, doctors, nurses, and ordinary Jamaicans continued to work, not in despair but in defiance of it. For Head...

It has been quite the year for St. Thomas scholar Matthew-Rae Edmondson, who has been finding himself at the top of winners’ lists all year long. In July, Matthew-Rae and his teammates from the Seaforth High School ICT Club won an all-expenses-paid trip to Brussels, Belgium, for copping first place in the European Union (EU)/Universal Service Fund (USF) short video...

Moments after 22-year-old Tiana Dinham was named Jamaica’s 2026 Rhodes Scholar, she called her mother – on speakerphone. What followed was a moment overflowing with tears and emotion. Her mother screamed, “Oh my God!” 13 times – the words tumbling out in disbelief and joy – before finally catching her breath long enough to say, “I’m so proud of you,...

The Black River High School board and administration are mapping out a path for the safe return of students to the institution, which suffered significant damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The first step was a clean-up day held on Friday (November 14), where parents, students, and other stakeholders came together to clean and clear debris from the school...