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Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, provides an update on Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts during a Special Press Briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (November 26).

45 Lives Lost, 16 Missing as Hurricane Melissa Recovery Efforts Continue Across Jamaica

A total of 45 deaths have been confirmed in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, with 16 individuals still missing, as search, restoration, and relief efforts continue across the island. Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management...

Assistant General Manager for Corporate Communications and Public Affairs of the National Housing Trust, Dwayne Berbick, addresses a Special Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa Recovery, at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, on November 26.

NHT to Procure First 2,500 Semi-Permanent Housing Units

United Nations (UN) Resident Coordinator in Jamaica, Dennis Zulu, provided an update on the UN’s Hurricane Melissa response during a Special Press Briefing on the national recovery effort at Jamaica House on Wednesday (November 26).

Jamaica to Receive Additional US$4M in UN Cerf Support for Hurricane Melissa Recovery

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, speaks at a press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (November 26).

ODPEM Continues to Maintain Fully Activated National Response System

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a press briefing at Jamaica House on November 26.

Ministry to Instal Prefabricated Housing Units to Accommodate Displaced Persons

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 25).

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Gov’t Allocates $10M Per Constituency for Hurricane Melissa Clean-Up

The Government has allocated $10 million to each constituency to facilitate the clean-up of debris left in the wake of Hurricane Melissa. Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement during a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 25). He also informed the House that $150,000 will be allocated to each Councillor in all...

Managing Director of the Jamaica 4-H Foundation, Peter Thompson (left), and Chief Executive Officer and Founder of the United States-based diaspora charity, Living Well Community Care Center, Dr. Joan Williamson, sign the partnership agreement for hurricane relief assistance between the organisations, at the 4-H Foundation’s Duke Street offices in Kingston on Monday (November 24).

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Diaspora Charity Partners With 4-H Foundation to Assist Communities Affected by Hurricane Melissa

Residents of communities in the five parishes most severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa will be benefiting from health and relief assistance from United States-based Jamaican diaspora charity, Living Well Community Care Center. The 30-member team of medical and health professionals and educators will be operating in the parishes of St. James, Trelawny, St. Ann, St. Elizabeth, and Westmoreland, conducting medical...

Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Alexander Williams.

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UK High Commissioner Welcomes Hurricane Melissa Relief Efforts

Jamaica’s High Commissioner to the United Kingdom (UK), Alexander Williams, has welcomed the support from persons in the UK who have been donating supplies and volunteering to aid in Jamaica’s recovery following Hurricane Melissa. “The response has been overwhelming. The different drop-off points that we have for freight forwarders… they're overwhelmed. The goods are piling up at their centres… and...

Global dancehall superstar Sean Paul performs during the I Love Jamaica Telethon and Virtual Concert, held at the National Indoor Sports Centre in Kingston on Sunday (November 23), as part of the post Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts.

2 months ago EntertainmentHurricane Relief & Recovery

Text Lines Open for Donations to Telethon Until Nov. 30

Text lines will remain open until November 30 for donations to the I Love Jamaica Telethon and Virtual Concert. The event forms part of the national effort to support recovery, following the passage of Category Five Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Jamaicans can donate by adding credit to their Digicel or Flow phones and texting one of the following lines...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

2 months ago Hurricane Relief & Recovery

Jamaicans Encouraged To Give Generously During I Love Jamaica Telethon

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is appealing to Jamaicans at home and in the diaspora to give generously during today’s (November 23) six-hour I LOVE JAMAICA Telethon and Virtual Concert. The national fundraising initiative, is aimed at supporting Jamaica’s recovery efforts, following the devastation caused by Category Five Hurricane Melissa on October 28. “I invite you to...

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, gives remarks during a follow up meeting of the Emergency Operations Centre at the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay on Thursday (November 20).

2 months ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

World Central Kitchen Serves Over One Million Meals in Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa

World Central Kitchen (WCK) has served over one million hot meals across western Jamaica, providing vital relief to residents affected by Hurricane Melissa. The disclosure was made by Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, who was speaking to journalists after a meeting of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) on November 20. “St. James has benefited significantly from that number,...

Emergency Chairperson for the Jamaica Red Cross St. James Branch, Colleen Lawson-Taylor, addresses a meeting of the Emergency Operations Centre held at the St. James Municipal Corporation on November 20.

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Jamaica Red Cross St. James Branch Appeals For Volunteers

The Jamaica Red Cross St. James Branch is appealing for volunteers to support ongoing relief efforts in the parish, as communities continue to recover from hurricane melissa. The plea comes from Emergency Chairperson for the Jamaica Red Cross St. James Branch, Colleen Lawson-Taylor, who was addressing a meeting of the Emergency Operations Centre, held at the St. James Municipal Corporation...