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The entrance to the Accident and Emergency department at the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny, which was extensively damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa, is shown in this October 30 file photograph.
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UN agencies call for urgent donor support for Jamaica

WASHINGTON, CMC – The Pan American Health Organization and the World Health Organization (PAHO/WHO) on Wednesday issued a donor alert to mobilise critical resources for the health response following…
Tourism Minister, Edmund Bartlett (second right), converses with Captain of the Carnival Horizon, Rocco Lubrano (left), on arrival at the Reynolds Pier, Ocho Rios, St Ann on Tuesday, November 4 where supplies were handed over to assist with Jamaica’s Hur
05 Nov, 2025 0

Cruise industry rallies behind Jamaica with over US$3 million in hurricane relief

Several of the world’s leading cruise companies have announced financial pledges totalling more than US$3 million in support of Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. Carnival Corporation, Royal…
The Chelsea bridge in St James, which was severely damaged during the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa.
05 Nov, 2025 0

NWA reports steady progress reopening roads in Western Jamaica impacted by Hurricane Melissa

The National Works Agency (NWA) has been making steady progress in reopening roadways across western Jamaica that were impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Community Relations Officer for the NWA’s…
Chief Information Officer (CIO), Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), André Williams.
05 Nov, 2025 0

JCA urges donors to coordinate relief shipments through registered charities

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is urging individuals who intend to donate large quantities of relief items in response to Hurricane Melissa to coordinate with registered local charities. Chief…
Commander Alvin Gayle.
05 Nov, 2025 0

Commander Alvin Gayle appointed as new head of ODPEM

Commander Alvin Gayle has been seconded from the Jamaica Defence Force to serve as Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). This follows Prime…
Victoria Hanley-Brown.
05 Nov, 2025 0

Police await further analysis after autopsy finds UWI student died from asphyxia

The police are awaiting further analysis of evidence in the death of University Of the West Indies, Mona, student Victoria Hanley-Brown following an autopsy on Wednesday which said the primary cause…
Congresswoman Yvette Clarke
05 Nov, 2025 0

Congress members urge US to shield Jamaicans from deportation after Hurricane Melissa

Forty-four members of the US Congress are calling on the Department of Homeland Security to grant Temporary Protected Status (TPS) to Jamaican nationals in the United States, citing widespread…
Damaged light pole in St Ann following Hurricane Melissa.
05 Nov, 2025 0

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…
Ainsley Henry
05 Nov, 2025 0

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…