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Volunteers sort through hurricane relief supplies at one of the Silver Spring, Maryland, drop off centres.
December 9, 2025 by Lester Hinds

12-hour radiothon to raise funds for Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

NEW YORK, NYC: Howard University has partnered with the Jamaican Embassy in Washington DC, to host a 12-hour radiothon to raise funds to support people affected by Hurricane Melissa in Jamaica. The…
Thumbs up! Front row: Carlos Maharaj, treasurer of United Trinbago West Indian Association (UNI-TnT), Councillor Michael Thompson, Mayor Olivia Chow, and Councillor Neethan Shan with representatives of the Jamaican Canadian Association, Consulate General o
December 9, 2025 by Neil Armstrong

City of Toronto supports Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

TORONTO: Torontonians may now donate essential items at 12 fire stations across the city and can provide financial assistance to the Jamaican Canadian Association’s Hurricane Melissa Relief Fund…
Children sit by the roadside, smiling amid the devastation of their community in Oxford, St Elizabeth, after Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Expert urges parents to support children’s emotional recovery post-Melissa

As families rebuild after Hurricane Melissa, parents and caregivers are being urged to focus on children’s emotional well-being alongside physical recovery. Chair of the Violence Prevention Alliance…
Kwaku
December 9, 2025

Kwaku | The Aya bursary, a nod to a traumatic history

As the UK concluded another African History Month, I feel compelled to highlight the Aya bursary, its first recipient, and why the BTP (British Transport Police) should continue funding it for a…
Biomedical engineer Jordan Green sits for a photo in his office at Johns Hopkins University in May 2025, in Baltimore, USA.
December 9, 2025

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The cruise ship ‘MS Zuiderdam’ docked at the Port of Ocho Rios in St Ann on November 11.
December 9, 2025

Bartlett: 64,000 cruise passengers expected as tourism rebounds

Jamaica’s tourism industry is rebounding after Hurricane Melissa, with cruise ships returning, hotels reopening and officials projecting stronger visitor numbers by year end. Tourism Minister Edmund…
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December 9, 2025

Davie church, mayor donate for hurricane relief to Jamaica

DAVIE, FL: The Davie Community Worship Centre (DCWC), under the leadership of Bishop Dr Fedlyn Beason, has donated US$6,000 to assist Jamaican churches devastated by Hurricane Melissa. The funds will…
December 9, 2025

Sean Major-Campbell | Kingston on the mission field

VERY SPECIAL thanks to all who continue to facilitate hurricane-relief outreach. This is such a necessary ministry of compassion and care. Attending to the physical and psychosocial needs of survivors…
Devon Carridice, a farmer from Toll Gate in Clarendon, shows Ann-Marie Williams-Swaby, client relations manager at JN Bank Small Business Loans, the damage done to his farm by Hurricane Melissa.
December 9, 2025

Growth & Jobs | ‘I’m not giving up’

DEVON CARRIDICE, a farmer of Toll Gate in Clarendon, is now working to rebuild his livelihood after Hurricane Melissa wiped out most of his crops and severely disrupted his operations. He is in the…