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United States Congresswoman Yvette Clarke, head of the Congressional Black Caucus and whose parents are Jamaicans.
28 Oct, 2025 0

J’can community in US being mobilised for post-Melissa relief

NEW YORK: United States Congresswoman Yvette Clarke yesterday pledged her full support to Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa continued to impact the island. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Clarke – who…
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28 Oct, 2025 0

NMIA, Ian Fleming could reopen tomorrow; Sangster uncertain

There is a strong possibility that Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston could reopen on Thursday, according to Audley Deidrick, head of the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ).…
Portland fisherfolk who lost fish pots during Hurricane Beryl fear similar losses after Melissa’s rampage.
28 Oct, 2025 0

Hurricane Melissa reignites frustration among Portland’s fisherfolk

Having lost dozens of fish pots at sea during Hurricane Beryl last year without receiving support, fisherfolk in Portland fear they may once again be left on their own following the onslaught of…
Floodwaters cover a section of Caledonia Avenue in Mandeville, blocking access to the entrance of the Mandeville Regional Hospital after Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday.
28 Oct, 2025 0

Hundreds seek shelter in Manchester amid flooding, power outages

Flooded streets, uprooted trees, and toppled light posts littered Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa unleashed its full fury in the mid-island parish. The central parish suffered…
Higglers and hustlers find their areas to sleep in the safety of the Coronation Market as Hurricane Melissa approaches the island yesterday.
27 Oct, 2025 0

Port Royal caught between tradition and danger

For many residents of flood-prone communities, weathering a hurricane at home is considered foolhardy. However, for residents of Port Royal in Kingston – one of several communities ordered to evacuate…
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27 Oct, 2025 0

Security forces on alert for lawbreakers

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says Jamaica’s security forces have been strategically deployed to prevent any break in law and order amid the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The Category 5 storm is…
A stranded Rupert Roach sits on a bench at the Mandeville Regional Hospital, where he will have to wait out the hurricane before returning home.
27 Oct, 2025 0

Mandeville braces for Melissa’s wrath

As heavy rain and strong winds from Hurricane Melissa battered Mandeville on Monday afternoon, Rupert Roach sat alone on a bench in the Accident and Emergency Department at the Mandeville Regional…
Patricial Stewart feeds the chickens in one of three henhouses at the Golden Egg Farm in St Mary on Monday.
27 Oct, 2025 0

10,000 chickens to ‘ride out’ hurricane on St Mary farm

The rush was on yesterday at the Golden Egg Farm in Georgia, St Mary, as workers raced to harvest eggs and feed 10,000 layer chickens ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Melissa. The memories of…
Rosemarie Bent in a photo with persons using her home in Flagaman, St Elizebeth, as a shelter. Those persons had nowhere to go as they prepared for the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa which is expected to make landfall today.
27 Oct, 2025 0

Mother, son turn Flagaman home into sanctuary for persons fleeing Melissa

WESTERN BUREAU: In the hilly terrain of Flagaman, St Elizabeth, where the wind hums through sprawling melon fields and resilience grows as abundantly as the crops, melon vendor Rosemarie Bent has once…