CDEMA on the ground as Jamaica begins recovery from Hurricane Melissa Shanna Moore02/11/2025084 views The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is in Jamaica helping to coordinate recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa left widespread destruction across central and western parishes, including the southern… Read more
St Elizabeth farmers count millions in losses after Hurricane Melissa Shanna Moore01/11/20250213 views Farmers across St Elizabeth are counting heavy losses amounting to millions of dollars after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa tore through the parish earlier this week, flattening fields and destroying crops.… Read more
‘Everything gone’: Hurricane Melissa leaves devastation in southern Jamaica Shanna Moore01/11/20250479 views St Elizabeth, a rural parish on Jamaica’s south-western coast, has been left reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, as residents confront scenes of devastation and begin the difficult task… Read more
Rhythmz on the Hill postponed as Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa Shamar Blunt27/10/20250170 views As storm clouds loom over Jamaica from the biggest hurricane in its history, a signature music event here has hit pause. Organisers of Rhythmz on the Hill have announced a… Read more
Biden pardons Garvey posthumously Barbados Today19/01/202502.4K views Late civil rights leader Marcus Garvey was among five people pardoned by US President Joe Biden on Sunday. The outgoing president also commuted the sentences of two, the White House… Read more
Jamaica rattled by earthquake that hit Cuba Barbados Today23/12/202403.4K views A strong earthquake that hit off the coast of Cuba was felt across sections of Jamaica early Monday morning. The quake had a magnitude of 6.1 and occurred at 1:00… Read more
Jamaica sits at no. 2 on list of murderous Caribbean states for 5 consecutive years Barbados Today03/12/202403.5K views Over the past five years, Jamaica has consistently ranked as the second most murderous Caribbean nation, surpassed only by Haiti – a nation rocked by extreme violence, including beheadings, chopping… Read more
Vybz Kartel falls ill while partying at nightclub Barbados Today22/10/2024011.4K views KINGSTON, Jamaica – Dancehall superstar Vybz Kartel fell ill while partying at a popular nightclub in Kingston on Monday night. Sources close to the deejay have since told Observer Online… Read more
Jamaica PM rides the bus with students on the first day of the new school year Sandy Deane02/09/2024019.2K views Prime Minister Andrew Holness and Education Minister Fayval Williams were among those sending students off to school in the Corporate Area on the first day of the new academic year… Read more
Court of Appeal orders the release of Vybz Kartel and co-accused Barbados Today31/07/202404.4K views Jamaica’s Court of Appeal has ordered the release of dancehall artist Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused for the 2011 murder of Clive “Lizard” Williams. The decision of the court… Read more