Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness says every Jamaican must make climate awareness a priority, warning that the country is already feeling the effects of a rapidly changing environment. Speaking on Tuesday at the ground breaking ceremony for the Sygnus Lakespen Industrial Park in St. Catherine, the prime minister noted that the past decade has seen a rise in category 5 hurricanes.

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All major town centres islandwide should have electricity between Christmas and New Years Day. This as efforts by the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), to restore power post Hurricane Melissa, will be bolstered by the arrival of 300 more linesmen this weekend, as well as additional equipment before Christmas.

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The Government is prioritising roof repair for thousands of residents whose homes were impacted by Hurricane Melissa.

Information Minister Dr. Dana Morris Dixon says the HEART NSTA Trust will also play a role in the reconstruction efforts.

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Cabinet has issued a directive cancelling Christmas parties for government entities.

This follows the devastation caused to large sections of the country by hurricane Melissa on October 28.

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A man has been taken into custody after he was found in the company of a missing child in Clarendon yesterday. 

The six-year-old who was reported missing was found in the company of the man yesterday afternoon.

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Ace songwriter and music producer Mikey Bennett has teamed up with family and friends to deliver a joyful Christmas for children in western Jamaica, with a gift drive dubbed ‘From us with Love.’

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Momentum is building for the I Love Jamaica: Jamaica Strong Benefit Concert this Friday at the UBS Arena in New York.

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Head of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle says 1061 people are still in shelters. According to him, some 101 shelters remain open across seven parishes.

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The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) says 32 deaths are under investigation ,following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Director General of ODPEM Commander Alvin Gayle made the disclosure this morning during a post cabinet press briefing.

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Former Jamaica Cricket Association (JCA) president Wilford “Billy” Heaven is calling on Cricket West Indies (CWI) to convene an extra-ordinary Annual General Meeting (AGM) without delay, arguing that President Dr. Kishore Shallow should not continue leading the regional governing body while simultaneously serving as a government minister in St. Vincent and the Grenadines.

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