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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a Statement in the House of Representatives on November 4.
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Official Platform to Mobilise Relief Support to Be Modified

By: CHRIS PATTERSON, November 7, 2025
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the official platform to mobilise support for Jamaica’s relief and recovery efforts in the aftermath of Category Five Hurricane Melissa will be modified. The modification will enable donors to better interface with the platform and donate to a specific institution or institutions. The supportjamaica.gov.jm online platform also aims to channel relief and coordinate recovery efforts. Dr. Holness made the remarks while responding to a question posed in the House of Representatives recently regarding the supportjamaica.gov.jm platform...
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Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company President and Chief Executive Officer, Hugh Grant, addresses Thursday’s (November 6) press briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery activities at Jamaica House in Kingston.
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JPS Restores Power to 55 Per Cent of Customers

By: ROCHELLE WILLIAMS, November 7, 2025
Volunteers with the Jamaican Liaison Service in Canada assemble hurricane relief items for shipment to Jamaica.
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Jamaican Liaison Service in Canada Mobilises Employer Support for Hurricane Melissa Relief

By: LATONYA LINTON, November 7, 2025
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre, in jacket), and other officials at a welcoming ceremony for over 70 medical professionals from Spain, held at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, on November 5.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton (centre, in jacket), and other officials at a welcoming ceremony for over 70 medical professionals from Spain, held at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston, on November 5.

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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), converses with captain of the HNLMS Pelikaan, Lieutenant Commander Max Borsboom (right), shortly after the arrival of the Dutch Navy support ship at the Kingston Freeport Container Terminal on Tuesday (November 4), with hurricane relief supplies for Jamaica. Listening are European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica Her Excellency, Dr. Erja Askola (second left), and Alyssa Van Der Ree Gafoor.
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (second left), surveys extensive damage to the Black River Market in St. Elizabeth, following the passage of Category Five Hurricane Melissa on October 28. He is joined by Mayor of Black River and Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Councillor Richard Solomon (left), along with other key stakeholders. The assessment formed part of a tour and relief distribution exercise conducted in Black River on November 1.
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St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, suffered extensive structural damage following the passage of the powerful Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.
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A section of Savanna-la-Mar in Westmoreland affected by the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa. 

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