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General Manager of Free Your Image Consultancy Group, Paula Pinnock (left), Principal of William Knibb Memorial High School, Linvern Wright (centre), and General Manager of JN Foundation, Claudine Allen (right), share a moment at the post-hurricane Melissa support project staged by For Your Image Consultancy (FYI) and Friends, at William Knibb Memorial High in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Wednesday (November 5).
General Manager of Free Your Image Consultancy Group, Paula Pinnock (left), Principal of William Knibb Memorial High School, Linvern Wright (centre), and General Manager of JN Foundation, Claudine Allen (right), share a moment at the post-hurricane Melissa support project staged by For Your Image Consultancy (FYI) and Friends, at William Knibb Memorial High in Falmouth, Trelawny, on Wednesday (November 5).

Falmouth Residents Receive Care Packages, Free Health Checks

Residents from Hague, Zion and surrounding communities in Falmouth received care packages and free health services at a post-hurricane Melissa support project held at the William Knibb Memorial High School in the Trelawny capital on Wednesday (November 5). The initiative...
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, delivers an update on the health sector during a special press briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery at Jamaica House on Thursday (November 6).
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, delivers an update on the health sector during a special press briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery at Jamaica House on Thursday (November 6).

Central Secretariat Established to Coordinate National Health Response Following Hurricane
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) meeting at the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, on Thursday (November 6).
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) meeting at the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay, on Thursday (November 6).

More Than 8,000 Care Packages Distributed to Residents in St. James
Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, gives an update on Hurricane Melissa recovery activities during Thursday
Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, gives an update on Hurricane Melissa recovery activities during Thursday's (November 6) press briefing at Jamaica House.

All Major Harbours, Ports Reopened
Chairman of the Private Sector Coordination Committee, Senator Keith Duncan, adresses a press briefing at Jamaica House on Thursday (November 6).
Chairman of the Private Sector Coordination Committee, Senator Keith Duncan, adresses a press briefing at Jamaica House on Thursday (November 6).

Private Sector Steps Up for Hurricane Melissa Response

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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), thanks Ambassador of Japan to Jamaica, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi (centre), for relief supplies that arrived from that country at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), on November 5. At right is Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Sheila Sealy Monteith.
Foreign AffairsHurricane Relief & Recovery

Jamaica Receives Relief Supplies from Japan

Jamaica has received relief supplies and several machines to purify water from the Government of Japan, to aid the recovery effort after the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28. The supplies arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), on Wednesday (November 5), with Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, and Ambassador of Japan...
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Acting Chief Public Health Inspector for St. James, Sherika Lewis, addresses an Emergency Operations Centre meeting held at the St. James Municipal Corporation is Montego Bay on Thursday (November 6).
Health & WellnessHurricane Relief & Recovery

St. James Public Health Department Collecting Water Samples

The St. James Public Health Department is collecting water samples from various sources across the parish as part of efforts to ensure that residents have access to clean and safe drinking water in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Acting Chief Public Health Inspector, Sherika Lewis, said the department is carrying out field inspections on water sources that emerged or were...
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Members of the House of Representatives observe a minute of silence in honour of the lives lost during the passage of Hurricane Melissa during its sitting on Tuesday (November 4).
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryParliament

House Observes Minute of Silence for Lives Lost During Hurricane Melissa

The House of Representatives observed a minute of silence in honour of the lives lost during the passage of Hurricane Melissa during its sitting on Tuesday (November 4). The category-five system that made landfall on October 28, 2025, was the strongest storm to hit the island in recorded history. The torrential rains, storm surges and catastrophic flooding caused by Hurricane...
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Businessman, Garrie “Wanda Oh Canada” Parker (right), hands a case of water to colleague Christopher Davy as the first box truck is loaded with relief supplies for Hurricane Melissa victims in western Jamaica under the “St. Thomas Helping Hands” initiative on Thursday (November 6).
CommunityDisaster ReliefHurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

St. Thomas Business Community Extends ‘Helping Hands’ to Hurricane Victims in Western Jamaica

Following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28, business owners in St. Thomas have united to mobilise a series of donations for communities most severely impacted by the disaster in western Jamaica. Dubbed ‘St. Thomas Helping Hands’, the initiative has facilitated the assembly of more than 700 care packages, to date, containing food, clothing, and personal items. Additional...
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Rising water levels at Content in Williamsfield, Manchester, which have inundated homes and business establishments.
EnvironmentHurricane Melissa

Flooding in Content, Manchester Linked to Rising Groundwater Levels

The Water Resources Authority (WRA) is reporting that the flooding affecting sections of Content in Williamsfield in Manchester is due to a significant rise in groundwater levels in the local aquifer system. Groundwater measurements from the Content borehole indicate that between September 25 and November 3, Jamaica’s groundwater levels increased by about 100 metres (330 feet). The rise occurred as...
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Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan (second right), engages with State Minister in the Ministry of Tourism and Member of Parliament for Trelawny Northern, Tova Hamilton, and the National Works Agency’s (NWA) Communication and Customer Services Manager, Stephen Shaw, during a tour of the main road leading to Sherwood Content in Trelawny on Wednesday, November 5. The visit formed part of ongoing efforts to assess road cleanup operations and infrastructural damage following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
Disaster ReliefHurricane Relief & RecoveryWorks / Construction

Majority of Trelawny Northern Roadways Cleared Following Hurricane Melissa

Most roadways in Trelawny Northern have been successfully cleared by the National Works Agency (NWA) and contractors, following Hurricane Melissa’s impact. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development with Responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Morgan, says the majority of roadways are now accommodating either single- or double-lane traffic. “North Trelawny is a very important tourist...
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Head of the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto (left), engages in a briefing with a team of police officers at the Black River Police Station in St. Elizabeth on Tuesday, November 4.
Disaster ReliefHurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

Police Personnel in St. Elizabeth Receive Counselling

Police personnel in St. Elizabeth who were affected by Hurricane Melissa are receiving psychological support and counselling as the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) moves swiftly to assist members impacted by the devastating category-five storm. Head of the St. Elizabeth Police Division, Superintendent Coleridge Minto, told JIS News that approximately 70 police members across the parish have, so far, been identified...
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