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Elderly woman grateful to survive Hurricane Melissa with neighbours

November 4 06:00 PM

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 71-year-old woman says she is grateful she didn’t have to weather Hurricane Melissa alone as it tore through St Elizabeth, l...

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Melissa damage to Jamaica up to US$7 billion in preliminary estimate, says Holness

November 4 05:43 PM

The preliminary estimate of the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa has been put at between US$6 billion and US$7 billion. This is equivalent to roughl...

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Gov’t launches new support programme for parishes impacted by Hurricane Melissa

November 4 05:31 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced a new Building Support Programme to assist Jamaicans affected by the devastation of...

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Trelawny residents join long queues to fetch river water after Hurricane Melissa

November 4 05:24 PM

TRELAWNY, Jamaica — As National Water Commission (NWC) customers await the restoration of piped water in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, long queu...

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Associated Brands pledges US$500,000 in Hurricane Melissa relief support to Jamaica

November 4 05:20 PM

Nicholas Lok Jack, Executive Chairman of Associated Brands Industries Limited (ABIL), has announced that the company -- owners of popular brands Sunsh...

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Fraser Pryce distributes care packages to Hurricane Melissa victims

November 4 05:15 PM

Olympian Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce continued her relief efforts on Tuesday, delivering care packages to residents in communities affected by Hurricane M...

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Shaggy to perform at 99th anniversary of Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade

November 4 04:35 PM

Multi-award-winning artiste Shaggy is set to perform at this year’s highly anticipated Macy’s Thanksgiving Day Parade. Shaggy made the announcement on...

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Several blocked roads cleared to restore access to communities

November 4 04:13 PM

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Several blocked roadways have been cleared to restore access to communities most seriously impacted by Hurricane Melissa, says Min...

56 arrested, six guns seized in first 24 hours of SOE in Trinidad

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Bunting, Tavares-Finson clash over SOE judgment

May 18, 2025

“YOU can’t be wrong and strong, though we’ve seen that before.” That was the advice given to an irate president of the Senate, Tom Tavares-Finson, on ...

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Gov’t says it will appeal Supreme Court ruling on SOE

May 16, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government says it will appeal a decision handed down by the Supreme Court on Friday, which declared multiple states of public...

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State of Public Emergency declared in St Catherine North Police Division

January 28, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A State of Public Emergency (SOE) has been declared in the St Catherine North Police Division as tension continues to build in Spa...

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Bunting says policing strategies, not SOEs responsible for reduction in murders

January 25, 2025

Opposition spokesman on citizen security and productivity, Senator Peter Bunting says the reduction in murders in 2024 as reported by the Jamaica Cons...

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State of Public Emergency declared in four more police divisions

January 22, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A State of Public Emergency (SOE) has been declared for four more police divisions namely St Andrew South, St Andrew Central, King...

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T&T gov’t says no to gun amnesty amid SoE

January 17, 2025

PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, (CMC) – The Trinidad and Tobago government says its policy has been “and remains not to offer firearm amnesties” as it announ...

T&T Parliament gives nod to extension of state of emergency

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MP Brown Burke expresses mixed feelings over St Andrew South SOE

December 5, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Member of Parliament (MP) for St Andrew South Western, Dr Angela Brown Burke has expressed mixed feelings regarding the recently d...

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SOE declared in St Andrew South; sections of St Andrew Central police divisions

December 5, 2024

ST ANDREW, Jamaica – A state of emergency (SOE) has been declared across the St Andrew South police division and sections of St Andrew Central. The an...

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WATCH: SOE declared in Rockfort a ‘PR exercise’, says Golding

October 25, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica— President of the People’s National Party (PNP) Mark Golding has described the state of public emergency (SOE) declared in Rockfort,...

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SOE declared in east Kingston after mass shooting at Rockfort football game

October 25, 2024

KINGSTON, Jamaica — A state of public emergency (SOE) has been declared in Rockfort and its surrounding areas within the Kingston East Division. This ...

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IACHR expresses concern over Jamaica’s continued use of states of emergency

September 6, 2024

WASHINGTON, United States (CMC) — The Inter-American Commission on Human Rights (IACHR) has expressed concern over Jamaica’s continued use of states o...

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48 hour curfew imposed in several Clarendon communities as SOE comes to an end

August 28, 2024

CLARENDON, Jamaica — A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in several communities in Clarendon including Western Park, Cherry Tree Lane, Havannah Heights,...

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‘I was glad for company’

Elderly woman grateful to survive Hurricane Melissa with neighbours

November 4, 2025

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — A 71-year-old woman says she is grateful she didn’t have to weather Hurricane Melissa alone as it tore through St Elizabeth, l...

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Melissa damage to Jamaica up to US$7 billion in preliminary estimate, says Holness

November 4, 2025

The preliminary estimate of the damage caused by Hurricane Melissa has been put at between US$6 billion and US$7 billion. This is equivalent to roughl...

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Gov’t launches new support programme for parishes impacted by Hurricane Melissa

November 4, 2025

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness has announced a new Building Support Programme to assist Jamaicans affected by the devastation of...

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Trelawny residents join long queues to fetch river water after Hurricane Melissa

November 4, 2025

TRELAWNY, Jamaica — As National Water Commission (NWC) customers await the restoration of piped water in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, long queu...

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Associated Brands pledges US$500,000 in Hurricane Melissa relief support to Jamaica

November 4, 2025

Nicholas Lok Jack, Executive Chairman of Associated Brands Industries Limited (ABIL), has announced that the company -- owners of popular brands Sunsh...

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