UNICEF Jamaica has allocated US$1 million to support immediate emergency response in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which struck the island as a Category 5 storm. The funding will help deliver urgent assistance to children and families affected by the widespread devastation. The hurricane has left thousands of families displaced, with homes destroyed and critical infrastructure severely damaged. More than...

Jamaica has received approximately 1,500 packages of relief supplies from the Cayman Islands to assist persons severely impacted by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The supplies, valued at more than US$200,000 were delivered by the Premier of the Cayman Islands, André Ebanks, and received by Jamaica’s Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Hon. Fayval Williams, at the Norman Manley...

There was a sense of community at the Paul Bogle High School emergency shelter in St. Thomas as residents came together to prepare meals, play games and care for each other during the passage of Hurricane Melissa. More than 100 residents from flood-prone and vulnerable communities were safely housed at the facility. The number included 30 children, 36 women, and...

The St. James Municipal Corporation is working with State agency and non-governmental partners to determine the extent of damage from the passage of Hurricane Melissa and also provide emergency relief to the worst-affected communities. The category-five system swept through the parish with ferocity, destroying homes, businesses and road infrastructure. It toppled trees, snapped utility poles and lines, causing widespread power...

The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) is expeditiously advancing restoration efforts to ensure the safe resumption of aviation services across the island in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Speaking with JIS News following Wednesday’s (October 29) tour of Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston by Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, and other airport stakeholders, JCAA Director...

Fallen trees on the grounds of an Anglican Church located at the corner of Nugent Street, Martin Street and Brunswick Avenue in Spanish Town, St. Catherine following the passage of the Category 5 Hurricane Melissa.

Workmen from the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) use heavy equipment to clear a section of the Mandela Highway at the Portmore intersection on Wednesday (October 29). Fallen trees and other debris from the passage of hurricane Melissa, left the westbound section of the Highway, towards Spanish Town, impassable.