JamaicaStorm Watch CDEMA on the ground as Jamaica begins recovery from Hurricane Melissa by Shanna Moore 02/11/2025 written by Shanna Moore 2 min read 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 … Continue Reading 02/11/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureBusinessJamaicaStorm Watch St Elizabeth farmers count millions in losses after Hurricane Melissa by Shanna Moore 01/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 01/11/2025 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaRegionalStorm WatchWeather โEverything goneโ: Hurricane Melissa leaves devastation in southern Jamaica by Shanna Moore 01/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 01/11/2025 St Elizabeth, a rural parish on Jamaicaโs 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EntertainmentJamaicaRegional Rhythmz on the Hill postponed as Jamaica braces for Hurricane Melissa by Shamar Blunt 27/10/2025 by Shamar Blunt 27/10/2025 As storm clouds loom over Jamaica from the biggest hurricane in its history, a signature music event hereย has hit pause. Organisers of Rhythmz on the Hill have announced a … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaRegionalUnited StatesWorld Biden pardons Garvey posthumously by Barbados Today 19/01/2025 by Barbados Today 19/01/2025 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CubaEnvironmentJamaicaRegional Jamaica rattled by earthquake that hit Cuba by Barbados Today 23/12/2024 by Barbados Today 23/12/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaRegional Jamaica sits at no. 2 on list of murderous Caribbean states for 5 consecutive years by Barbados Today 03/12/2024 by Barbados Today 03/12/2024 Over the past five years, Jamaica has consistently ranked as the second most murderous Caribbean nation, surpassed only by Haiti โ a nation rocked by extreme violence, including beheadings, chopping … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
EntertainmentJamaicaRegional Vybz Kartel falls ill while partying at nightclub by Barbados Today 22/10/2024 by Barbados Today 22/10/2024 KINGSTON, Jamaica โ 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaRegional Jamaica PM rides the bus with students on the first day of the new school year by Sandy Deane 02/09/2024 by Sandy Deane 02/09/2024 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
CourtJamaicaRegional Court of Appeal orders the release of Vybz Kartel and co-accused by Barbados Today 31/07/2024 by Barbados Today 31/07/2024 Jamaicaโs Court of Appeal has ordered the release of dancehall artist Vybz Kartel and his three co-accused for the 2011 murder of Clive โLizardโ Williams. The decision of the court … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
