Local government minister expresses profound grief at death of 9-y-o Manchester student

Reading Time: 2 minutesMinister of Local Government and Community Development Desmond McKenzie has expressed sadness at the death of 9-year-old Amara Moore, who was killed in a tragic motor vehicle accident involving a…

PNP appoints Maureen Webber as National Projects Director and ECJ nominee

Reading Time: 2 minutesPresident of the People’s National Party Mark Golding outlined that the National Executive Council, at its meeting on Sunday, December 7, has endorsed several important organisational decisions.

To ensure that priority organisational projects receive the sustained attention they require, the party leadership has appointed Ms Maureen Webber to serve as National Projects Director.

Port Authority identifies $1.33 billion in damage from Hurricane Melissa

Reading Time: 4 minutesDurrant Pate/Contributor The Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) has estimated that its assets in western Jamaica have suffered damage to the tune of $1.33 billion and counting, as a result…

NWC restores supply to 83.2% of customers in wake of Hurricane Melissa

Reading Time: 2 minutesEighty-three per cent of National Water Commission (NWC) customers have had their service restored since the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Content Creation and Development Manager at the…

CIBC Caribbean funds deployment of Barbados Defence Force’s field hospital in Westmoreland

Reading Time: 2 minutesAs part of its ongoing humanitarian response to Hurricane Melissa, CIBC Caribbean‘s ComTrust Foundation has provided US$150,000 to deploy a Type 2 Emergency Field Hospital to the Savanna-la-Mar Regional Hospital…

Flow services disrupted in New Kingston due to cable vandalism

Reading Time: 2 minutesFlow Jamaica reports that internet services for both business and residential users in New Kingston and surrounding communities were disrupted on Tuesday, December 12, following an incident of cable vandalism in the area.

In a statement, Flow described the damage as extensive and malicious.