Part I: Homelessness to Homeownership to Melissa

Jamaica: Cabinet approves additional $42 million to restore small businesses

By Vanessa James KINGSTON, Jamaica, (JIS) – Cabinet has approved an additional $42 million to restore small businesses in parishes that were severely impacted during the passage of hurricane Melissa on October 28. Minister of industry, investment and commerce, senator Aubyn Hill, said that the funds will facilitate renovations in Middle Quarters, St. Elizabeth, areas in St James, Trelawny, Hanover “and across other places that hurricane Melissa …

Part I: Homelessness to homeownership to Melissa

This is the first in a series highlighting the impact of Hurricane Melissa on the Bluefields Organic Farm and Haven View Villas and Spa , an eco-tourism facility operated by Keith R Wedderburn in Westmoreland. In Cherry Hill, overlooking the blue waters of Bluefields Bay in Westmoreland, Keith R. Wedderburn ran a thriving business until October 28 when Category 5 Hurricane Melissa barrelled into it.

ODPEM Confirms 45 Deaths, 13 Missing; 32 Cases Still Under Investigation Following Hurricane Melissa

Thirty‑two deaths remain under investigation in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa’s passage in October. Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, reported […]

Jamaica reports heavy fruit and vegetable losses after Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica reports heavy fruit and vegetable losses after Hurricane Melissa

84-Track Drum & Bass Compilation Launches to Support Jamaicans Affected by Hurricane Melissa

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