Rebuilding with resilience is the message coming out of the hills of Bog Hole, Clarendon, from an 81-year-old resident as he puts his home back together following Hurricane Melissa. When the Jamaica Observer visited the community, which borders St Ann, on Monday, Reginald Campbell’s house, with its damaged roof, was a hub of activity; everyone working, from the builders re-roofing the house to the elderly homeowner tilling his field beside them. https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/12/06/melissa

The Jamaica Observer took to the streets of New Kingston to hear how members of the public feel about prostate cancer screening, as September, which is Prostate Cancer Awareness Month, winds down. The most frequent cancer in Jamaica, in 2020 there were 1,561 new cases of prostate cancer in the country. https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/09/28/vox-pop-jamaicans-prostate-cancer-screening/ | The Jamaica Observer

Nearly a month after Hurricane Melissa tore through western Jamaica, rising floodwaters in Chigwell and Old Pen in Hanover continue to swallow roads, farmlands and homes, forcing residents to use bamboo rafts to navigate what was once a drivable roadway. When Observer Online visited on Friday, three men were seen paddling a raft across a stretch of murky water that now covers miles of the main access road connecting both communities. https://www.jamaicaobserver.com/2025/11/26/two-light-post-deep

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