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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).
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).

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...
Rising water levels at Content in Williamsfield, Manchester, which have inundated homes and business establishments.
Rising water levels at Content in Williamsfield, Manchester, which have inundated homes and business establishments.

Flooding in Content, Manchester Linked to Rising Groundwater Levels
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.
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.

Majority of Trelawny Northern Roadways Cleared Following Hurricane Melissa
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.
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.

Police Personnel in St. Elizabeth Receive Counselling
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addressing Thursday’s (November 6) special press briefing at Jamaica House, focused on recovery from Hurricane Melissa.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addressing Thursday’s (November 6) special press briefing at Jamaica House, focused on recovery from Hurricane Melissa.

Over 600 Schools Damaged During Hurricane Melissa

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Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, gives an update on the agency
CommunityDevelopmentHurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

More Than 36,000 Food Packages Reach Hurricane Victims

Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, says that more than 36,000 food packages have been delivered to people who were severely impacted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Giving an update at a Special Press Briefing for Hurricane Melissa Recovery, held at Jamaica House in Kingston on Thursday (November 6), he...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Thursday’s (November 6) Special Press Briefing at Jamaica House, which focused on recovery from Hurricane Melissa.
DevelopmentDisaster ReliefForeign AffairsHurricane Relief & Recovery

Coordination of Relief Bolstered by Support from UNOPS

The Government’s coordination of relief in response to Hurricane Melissa will be bolstered by support from the United Nations Office for Project Service (UNOPS). The disclosure was made by Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, during Thursday’s (November 6) special press briefing, focused on recovery from category-five Hurricane Melissa, at Jamaica House....
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Director General at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, gives an update on the agency
CommunityDevelopmentHurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

90,000 Families in Western Jamaica Impacted by Hurricane Melissa

Approximately 90,000 families in western Jamaica were directly affected by the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. This is according to the initial damage assessment by Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management ODPEM), which also indicated that more than 120,000 buildings lost their roofs. Newly appointed Director General at ODPEM, Commander Alvin Gayle, gave the update on Thursday...
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Hurricane relief supplies donated by Royal Caribbean International arrived aboard the company
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryTourism

Royal Caribbean Brings 120 Pallets of Essential Supplies

Royal Caribbean International’s Rhapsody of the Seas called at the Falmouth Pier on Tuesday (November 4), offloading more than 120 pallets of essential supplies for communities impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The shipment, intended for displaced citizens, includes bedding, food, bottled water, medical supplies, canned goods, grains, generators, toiletries, juices, and other items. The vessel’s call was a relief operation only,...
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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), greets Santa Cruz-based businessman, Edward Hines (second left), during a visit to the St. Elizabeth Technical High School on Sunday (November 2). Sharing the moment (from left) are Chairman of the school, Yaneke Watson and Principal, Keith Wellington. Mr. Hines was instrumental in facilitating the contribution of a generator by Romeich Major of Romeich Entertainment for the pumping of water to serve the institution and the wider community.
EducationHurricane Relief & RecoveryWater

STETHS Providing Potable Water to Santa Cruz Residents

Residents from Santa Cruz are now receiving clean, drinking water from the St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) well. The access has been made possible through the provision of a generator by businessman Romeich Major, of Romeich Entertainment, to facilitate the pumping of the commodity to serve the institution and the wider community. Since the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which...
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Commanding Officer for St. James, Senior Superintendent of Police, Eron Samuels.
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryNational Security

Security Forces Facilitating Smooth Distribution of Aid in St. James

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) are coordinating efforts to ensure order and facilitate the smooth distribution of relief supplies across St. James in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Commanding Officer for the parish, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Eron Samuels, said the collaboration spans all aspects of the hurricane response. “We have been working...
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Tourism Minister, Hon. Edmund Bartlett (left), receives urgently needed hurricane relief supplies from Carnival Corporation at Reynolds Pier, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on Tuesday (November 4). Joining him are Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) President and Chief Executive Officer, Professor Gordon Shirley; Executive Director, Jamaica Vacations (JAMVAC), Joy Roberts; and Assistant Vice President for Marketing and Communications at PAJ, Kimberly Stiff,.
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryTourism

Carnival Horizon Delivers Vital Hurricane Relief Supplies to Jamaica

Carnival Horizon, one of the flagship vessels of cruise company Carnival Corporation, docked at Reynolds Pier in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on November 4 to deliver thousands of hurricane-relief supplies in support of Jamaica’s recovery from Hurricane Melissa. The consignment – comprising bottled water, infant formula, baby food, diapers, hygiene products, and staple cereals – was coordinated for delivery to...
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