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05 Nov, 2025
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Carnage and Cashless out west
I left St Andrew on the morning of Monday, November 3, for familial and professional reasons – all because of Melissa, who had turned our lives upside down, quite literally, and for some, into a…
05 Nov, 2025
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Forests show signs of ‘burn’ after Melissa
In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa – a Category 5 system that ravaged sections of Jamaica – Jamaica’s forests tell a story of both devastation and endurance. Across several parishes, trees have…
05 Nov, 2025
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ADRA delivers hot meals, trains volunteers
ADRA Jamaica, the humanitarian arm of the Seventh-day Adventist Church in Jamaica, has been actively providing aid to those in need before and in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which swept…
05 Nov, 2025
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Earth Today | After Melissa
HURRICANE MELISSA has come and gone, but her lessons remain – to be reflected upon, analysed and applied with urgency. This is according to Eleanor Jones, sustainable development professional and…
05 Nov, 2025
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Earth Today | ‘SIDS must have special consideration’
IN THE aftermath of Hurricane Melissa’s brutal blows to Jamaica, local civil society actors have renewed their call for special consideration for small island developing states (SIDS), as this year’s…
04 Nov, 2025
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Melissa leaves big bill behind
At least one economist has indicated that the damage to the country’s infrastructure, spanning housing, water, electricity, telecommunications, and roads could reach an estimated US$16 billion (J$2.5…
04 Nov, 2025
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The Netherlands, EU deliver another shipment of vital relief supplies after Melissa
The European Union (EU), The Netherlands and international partners have delivered an additional shipment of emergency relief supplies to support Jamaica’s recovery, following the devastation caused…
04 Nov, 2025
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‘God is good and we still have life’
An open cellar beneath the ruins of her house is where Juliet Clarke now lives with her three-year-old granddaughter and a mentally-disabled man she cares for, but that has not shaken her faith. The…
04 Nov, 2025
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EMTs ready to roll
Twenty-one emergency medical teams (EMT) from 14 international organisations have expressed their readiness to support Jamaica’s recovery efforts following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.…