Dean Peart tributes, Black River recovery lag headline Monday news brief

Jamaica woke to a packed news slate on Monday, July 13, 2026, spanning politics, recovery, regional diplomacy and football.

Condolences continued to arrive for Dean Peart, the former member of parliament and Cabinet minister whose death has drawn tributes from across public life.

In St. Elizabeth, commerce in Black River remains far from normal after Hurricane Melissa. Only 15 per cent of businesses in the town have resumed trading.

Overseas, Trinidad and Tobago Prime Minister Kamla Persad-Bissessar highlighted closer partnership between her country and the United States, framing the ties as an expanding area of cooperation.

On the pitch, Rudolph Speid will take charge of the Reggae Boyz while the Jamaica Football Federation keeps looking for a lasting head coach.

Those were the principal items on the day’s news round-up.