Venezuela mobilises military forces as largest American warship sails into the Caribbean

Reading Time: 3 minutesVenezuela is launching what it calls a ‘massive mobilisation’ of military personnel, weapons and equipment in response to the build-up of US warships and troops in the Caribbean Sea. Land, air,…

Dixon: Post-Melissa recovery efforts must ‘re-envision Jamaica’ for a better future

Reading Time: 3 minutesMinister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Dana Morris-Dixon, said the Government of Jamaica and key stakeholders coordinated the post-hurricane Melissa relief effort is not just about rebuilding, but building back better.

“Because when you rebuild, you’re just going back to the state that you were in, and that state we were in was one that was not the most resilient. And so as we think about what we’re doing in the post-Melissa era, it has to be about building back better, it has to be about re-envisioning Jamaica. Especially re-envisioning Jamaica in the context of climate change and the fact that these types of weather events will become more frequent,” Morris-Dixon said.

Agriculture and fisheries suffer $29.5b loss from Hurricane Melissa

Reading Time: 2 minutesAgriculture Minister Floyd Green said the damage to Jamaica’s farming and fishing industries from Hurricane Melissa is unprecedented, with losses estimated at $29.5 billion across crops, livestock, and infrastructure. Speaking…

PNP congratulates Angola on 50th anniversary of independence

Reading Time: < 1 minuteThe People’s National Party (PNP) has extended congratulations to the Government and people of Angola as the southern African nation marks the 50th anniversary of its independence. In a statement…

Lee-Chin urges ‘Marshall Plan’ for Jamaica to build resilience after Hurricane Melissa

Reading Time: 4 minutesChair of the National Commercial Bank (NCB) Financial Group Limited, Michael Lee Chin, outlined that the occurrence of natural disasters will be a recurring phenomenon, but called on stakeholders to build resilience by adopting the Marshall plan used by other nations, so that affected citizens can get back to a place of self-actualisation.

“I have no food. I have no water. I have no shelter. That’s a cry coming from too many individuals in the West. It’s a cry that should have been or could have been from all of us in the rest of the island. We don’t know what will happen tomorrow. We had Beryl in 2024, now Melissa in 2025. So today we have to respond to the cries of our brothers and sisters and at the same time build resiliency for the future,” Chin said.

Jamaica elected to UNESCO Executive Board

Reading Time: < 1 minuteJamaica has been elected to the United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) Executive Board, which is responsible for the management of the global organisation. The elections took place…