The Jamaica Public Service Company Limited (JPS) says about 55 per cent of its customers currently have power. President and CEO of JPS, Hugh Grant, outlined the progress in each parish at a press briefing on Thursday morning. He indicated Western Jamaica continues to have the greatest challenges. #GLNRToday | Jamaica Gleaner

Clive Evans, a National Honours and Awards recipient and employee at The Gleaner Company Media Limited, said he had been lying on his bed just 20 minutes before a large guango tree crushed the roof and walls of his home, destroying the bed he had been resting on. Read more: https://jamaica-gleaner.com/article/news/20251030/near-miss #GLNRFeatures | Jamaica Gleaner

The Gleaner Company (Media) Limited stands with the Inter - American Press Association as it seeks to put an end to the impunity for crimes against journalists. Our reporters highlight aspects of the October 21, 2018 Gleaner Editorial: Jamal Khashoggi's relevance to Jamaica. #TheTruthNeverDies | Jamaica Gleaner

Power has now been restored to the Sangster International Airport in St James, a development that Transport Minister Daryl Vaz said will allow the facility to return to full operation shortly. Meanwhile, President and CEO of the Jamaica Public Service Company Limited, Hugh Grant, says 14 days after the passage of Hurricane Melissa 300,000 or just over 64 per cent of customers have electricity. He describes it as a “solid milestone given the scale of destruction that we have all seen”. #GLNRToday

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