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Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (second from left), joins members of the Chinese community in distributing care packages to residents in Green Pond, St. James, recently.
Chairman of the St. James Municipal Corporation and Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon (second from left), joins members of the Chinese community in distributing care packages to residents in Green Pond, St. James, recently.

Chinese Community Supports Hurricane Relief in St. James

The St. James Municipal Corporation is receiving support from the Chinese community in the hurricane relief effort. Representatives of Chinese-owned businesses recently donated care packages containing food items, clothing, toiletries and other essential items for distribution to residents in communities...
Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Leesha Delatie-Budair.
Director General, Statistical Institute of Jamaica, Leesha Delatie-Budair.

STATIN Supports National Relief Efforts with Data and Mapping Resources
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 11).
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 11).

Preliminary Assessments Reveal $29.5B in Agricultural Damage from Hurricane Melissa
Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 11).
Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 11).

Petrojam Confirms Healthy Fuel Reserves Amid Hurricane Recovery Efforts
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 11).
Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 11).

Government to Protect Household Food Security

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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (right), speaks with Jamaica’s 100-metre World Champion, Oblique Seville (centre), at a press conference to officially launch the United Way of Jamaica’s Restoration and Rehabilitation Fund, held on Tuesday (November 11), at the offices of the Private Sector Organisation of Jamaica in St. Andrew. Sharing the moment is Chairman, Board of Governors, United Way of Jamaica, Dr. Devon Smith.
AgricultureHurricane Relief & RecoverySport

World 100-Metre Champion Donates $500,000 to Assist Farmers Impacted by Melissa

Jamaica’s 100-metre World Champion, Oblique Seville, has partnered with United Way of Jamaica to assist farmers impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Seville has donated $500,000 to the organisation’s Restoration and Rehabilitation Fund, which will primarily assist the farming community. This is through the provision of financial assistance, equipment, and supplies to help farmers rebuild their farms, homes, and livelihoods. The track...
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Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a press conference at Jamaica House on November 11.
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryTransport

New Protocol Implemented for Relief Vehicles to Go Through Toll Booths Free of Cost

A new protocol has been implemented to ensure that all humanitarian and emergency response vehicles can move swiftly through the island’s toll corridors to deliver essential supplies, personnel, and assistance to affected communities. The new measure was announced on Monday, November 10, in the aftermath of Category Five Hurricane Melissa. Under this arrangement, all ministries, departments, and agencies, non-governmental organisations,...
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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, makes a statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (November 11).
Health & WellnessHurricane MelissaHurricane Relief & Recovery

Health Ministry Unveils Three-Phase Hurricane Melissa Response Programme

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has developed its Hurricane Melissa Response Programme, which will be undertaken in three phases. Portfolio Minister, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, says phase one, which is the relief phase, will focus on reinstating health services, saving lives, and preventing disease. “Phase one will occur over three months. Phase two of the programme has the...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (third right, front row), shakes hands with the GraceKennedy Group’s Head of General Insurance, Mrs. Tammara Glaves-Hucey, during the symbolic handover of a $2.88 million insurance payout to 98 Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) farmers affected by Hurricane Melissa. The payout, made under the GraceKennedy Weather Protection Programme, is administered by GK General Insurance Company Limited. Also pictured (from left, back row) are Assistant General Manager for Client and Partner Services at GK General Insurance, Mrs. Andrea Muir Gibbs; RADA Chief Executive Officer, Mr. Garnet Edmondson; and Client and Partner Services Manager at GK General Insurance, Mr. Orette Duncan, alongside several farmer beneficiaries. The ceremony was held on Monday (November 12), at the Ministry of Agriculture’s Hope Gardens headquarters in St. Andrew.
AgricultureHurricane Relief & Recovery

98 RADA Farmers to Benefit from $2.88M Insurance Payout for Hurricane Melissa Recovery

Ninety-eight farmers registered with the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) will benefit from a $2.88 million insurance payout under the GraceKennedy Weather Protection Programme to aid their recovery from the impact of Hurricane Melissa. The parametric insurance product, administered by GraceKennedy (GK) General Insurance Company Limited, is designed to safeguard the livelihoods of local farmers and fishers against extreme weather...
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National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) Chief Executive Officer, Kaysia Kerr, addresses the launch of National Parent Month on Wednesday (November 12) at Tivoli Gardens High School in Kingston.
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryYouth

Parenting Commission Seeking Stakeholder Support for Post-Hurricane Recovery Mission

The National Parenting Support Commission (NPSC) is inviting stakeholders engaged in humanitarian outreach in communities hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa to partner with the agency and its network of more than 700 parent mentors. “What we’ve managed to do is to tap into the other entities that are delivering care packages and we go with them. So, as packages are...
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Visitors enjoying the Dunn
Hurricane MelissaHurricane Relief & RecoveryTourism

Stakeholders Welcome Reopening of Dunn’s River Falls

Jamaica’s iconic attraction, Dunn’s River Falls, reopened its gates on Tuesday (November 11), two weeks after Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica. The reopening is being welcomed by various stakeholders as a strong signal that the island is open for business following the devastation caused by the category-five hurricane. Speaking with JIS News, Chairman of the National Cruise Council (NCC)...
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Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby.
Climate ChangeCommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

KSAMC Proposes Building Act Reforms to Strengthen National and Municipal Climate Resilience

The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) has proposed the revision and sustained enforcement of regulations under the Building Act as strategic measures to strengthen national and municipal resilience to extreme environmental events. Addressing the KSAMC’s monthly meeting on Tuesday (November 11), Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, noted that the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28 highlighted...
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