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Volunteers with the Jamaican Liaison Service in Canada assemble hurricane relief items for shipment to Jamaica.
Volunteers with the Jamaican Liaison Service in Canada assemble hurricane relief items for shipment to Jamaica.

Jamaican Liaison Service in Canada Mobilises Employer Support for Hurricane Melissa Relief

The Jamaican Liaison Service (JLS) in Canada has been actively collaborating with employers and other stakeholders to contribute to the Hurricane Melissa relief efforts. Permanent Secretary, Jamaica Central Labour Organisation, with responsibility for the Jamaica Overseas Employment Programme, Colette Roberts...
Director of Customer Solutions at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Leroy Reid, addresses an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) meeting, held at the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (November 6).
Director of Customer Solutions at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), Leroy Reid, addresses an Emergency Operations Centre (EOC) meeting, held at the St. James Municipal Corporation on Thursday (November 6).

JPS Restoring Electricity in St. James
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
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

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Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, gives an update on Hurricane Melissa recovery activities during Thursday
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryTransport

All Major Harbours, Ports Reopened

All major harbours and ports of entry have reopened and are facilitating the delivery of aid to communities impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Kingston Harbour was the first to resume operations on October 29 followed by Montego Bay, Portland Bight, and Rocky Point on October 31; Rio Bueno and Discovery Bay on November 1; and Ocho Rios, Port Antonio, and Falmouth...
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Chairman of the Private Sector Coordination Committee, Senator Keith Duncan, adresses a press briefing at Jamaica House on Thursday (November 6).
CommerceHurricane Relief & RecoveryIndustryInvestment

Private Sector Steps Up for Hurricane Melissa Response

Chairman of the Private Sector Coordination Committee, Senator Keith Duncan, says the private sector has been working in different areas to support the Hurricane Melissa relief efforts across the island. He notes that, to date, support has been extended to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) in developing its hub-and-spoke system for relief distribution, including logistical assistance. “We have provided warehouse...
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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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