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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), speaks with (from left) Chairman of the St. Elizabeth Technical High School, Yaneke Watson; teacher at the school, Dania Allen Isaacs, who is also a student welfare coordinator; and Principal, Keith Wellington.

Education Minister Says Community Spirit is Evident in Many Areas

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says despite the “very difficult time” caused by Hurricane Melissa, community spirit is evident in many areas. She said as Jamaicans, community persons are taking care...

Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, provides an update on Hurricane Melissa relief efforts during a media briefing at Jamaica House on Monday (November 3).

Gov’t Mobilises Over 100 Private Trucks to Support Post-Hurricane Water Relief Efforts

Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon, addresses a recent meeting of the Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) at the St. James Municipal Corporation in Montego Bay.

World Central Kitchen to Provide 5000 Meals Per Day to St. James Communities

Mayor of St Ann's Bay, Michael Belnavis (fourth right), shares a moment with representatives from the Jamaica Guandong Association, following the handover of $2.5 million in Hurricane Melissa relief aid from the Chinese community at the St. Ann Municipal Corporation on November 3. They are joined Chief Executive Officer of the St. Ann Municipal Corporation, Jennifer Cunningham (fifth right), and members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF).

Chinese Community Donates $2.5 Million in Relief Supplies to St. Ann

Custos of St. James, Bishop the Hon. Conrad Pitkin, gives remarks during a recent follow-up meeting of the Emergency Operations Centre held at the St. James Municipal Corporation.

St. James Custos Commends Parish’s Responders

Director of Public Relations and Communication at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Camille Beckford

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RADA to Provide Support for Farmers Impacted by Hurricane Melissa

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) has mobilised to provide critical technical support and conduct comprehensive damage assessments for farmers impacted by the recent passage of Hurricane Melissa. The major category-five storm made landfall in New Hope, Westmoreland, on Tuesday (October 28) with maximum sustained winds estimated at 295 kilometres per hour (185 miles per hour), devastating western parishes and...

Commanding Officer for St. James, Senior Superintendent of Police, Eron Samuels.

5 months ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryNational Security and Peace

JCF Maintains Strong Presence in Montego Bay

Commanding Officer for St. James, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP), Eron Samuels, says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is maintaining a strong presence in Montego Bay and surrounding areas to keep public order as recovery efforts continue following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. “We have pushed out our persons, beat officer patrol and other resources that we have currently at...

Tourism Minister, Hon Edmund Bartlett (second right), converses with Captain of the ‘Carnival Horizon’, Rocco Lubrano (left), on arrival at the Reynolds Pier, Ocho Rios, St. Ann on Tuesday (November 4) where supplies were handed over to assist with Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. Others (from second left) are President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ) Professor Gordon Shirley; and Carnival Corporation Senior Executive, Marie McKenzie.

5 months ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryTourism

Cruise Industry Rallies Behind Jamaica with Over US$3M in Hurricane Relief

Several of the world’s leading cruise companies have announced financial pledges totalling more than US$3 million in support of Jamaica’s Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. Carnival Corporation, Royal Caribbean Group, and Disney Cruise Line have each committed US$1 million in financial assistance. Norwegian Cruise Line Holdings (NCLH) has pledged up to US$100,000, with additional matched contributions from employees and passengers. Senior...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon.

5 months ago Hurricane Relief & RecoveryInformationTransport

Gov’t Working to Access Marooned Communities

The Government is working to access communities that are still marooned by the destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa, says Education, Skills, Youth and Information Minister, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon. The hurricane made landfall a week ago as a category-five storm, causing extensive damage from catastrophic winds, severe flooding, and storm surges. Several communities in the hardest-hit parishes,...

Chief Information Officer (CIO), Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA), André Williams.

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JCA Urges Donors to Coordinate Relief Shipments Through Registered Charities

The Jamaica Customs Agency (JCA) is urging individuals who intend to donate large quantities of relief items in response to Hurricane Melissa to coordinate with registered local charities. Chief Information Officer, André Williams, explained that individuals are permitted to clear a “reasonable quantity” of approved relief items. However, shipments such as 100 pairs of shoes will be classified as commercial...

Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (left), converses with captain of the HNLMS Pelikaan, Lieutenant Commander Max Borsboom (right), shortly after the arrival of the Dutch Navy support ship at the Kingston Freeport Container Terminal on Tuesday (November 4), with hurricane relief supplies for Jamaica. Listening are European Union (EU) Ambassador to Jamaica Her Excellency, Dr. Erja Askola (second left), and Alyssa Van Der Ree Gafoor.

5 months ago Foreign AffairsHurricane MelissaHurricane Relief & Recovery

Jamaica Receives Large Shipment of Relief Supplies

The Government of Jamaica, on Tuesday (November 4), received a large shipment of hurricane relief supplies from several of the island’s international partners. The shipment of 15 containers with more than 150 tonnes of relief material and equipment, arrived aboard the Dutch Navy support ship, HNLMS Pelikaan, from its base in Curaçao. Included were medical and health supplies, emergency shelter...

Members of the Samaritan’s Purse International Relief Disaster Assistance Response Team (DART), which will be offering medical treatment at the Emergency Field Hospital located at Black River High School in St. Elizabeth, meet on Tuesday (November 4) during a tour of the facility. The temporary facility is outfitted with a full pharmacy and laboratory and is capable of carrying out the functions of the Black River Hospital in the parish.

5 months ago Health & WellnessHurricane MelissaHurricane Relief & Recovery

Emergency Field Hospital Established in Black River

An Emergency Field Hospital has been deployed at the Black River High School in St. Elizabeth, to provide extensive medical services and support to the local healthcare infrastructure in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The hospital was established by the Samaritan’s Purse International Relief, which is an evangelical Christian humanitarian organisation. The hospital is staffed with more than 60 people,...