Hurricane Melissa has slowed its crawl south of Jamaica, heightening fears of prolonged and dangerous weather conditions as the powerful Category 4 system edges closer to the island. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20251026/hurricane-melissa-slows-slightly-jamaica-braces-direct-hit #GLNRToday | Jamaica Gleaner

#glnrtoday▪ Hurricane Melissa could dump more than 30 inches of rain on the island, roughly the height of an average car door, Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson said, warning persons in flood-prone areas to leave. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20251026/jamaica-could-receive-over-30-inches-rain-hurricane-melissa-thompson #GLNRToday | Jamaica Gleaner

Former INSPORTS financial controller Andrew Wright, along with O’Neil Hope and Rudolph Barnes, were convicted Tuesday in the $222-million fraud case at the state-owned company … IN SPORTS: Jamaican sprint legend Shelly-Ann Fraser-Pryce has been swept into a wave of fake AI-generated posts falsely claiming she signed a multimillion-dollar Netflix deal. #GleanerMinute | Jamaica Gleaner

The partially burnt body of 13-year-old Santina Sergeant, a student of Christiana High School was found in bushes in Manchester… The Police are reporting that murders are down across all 19 divisions except St Ann, which has recorded a 20 per cent year-on-year increase with 48 killings up to October 4… Uncertainty surrounds the start of the multimillion-dollar fraud trial involving former Education Minister Ruel Reid and his co-accused, which was scheduled to begin today… Fifty-eight-year-old An