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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Wednesday’s (December 3) post-Cabinet Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery at Jamaica House.
Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses Wednesday’s (December 3) post-Cabinet Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery at Jamaica House.

Funds Secured Through Support Jamaica Portal to Advance Post-Hurricane Home Reconstruction

Funds raised through the Government’s Support Jamaica portal will be directed towards the purchase of building materials to assist in rebuilding the homes of Jamaicans impacted by Hurricane Melissa. Addressing Wednesday’s (December 3) Post‑Cabinet Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery...
Team lead of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Operations Support Team, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Major General Rodney Smart (left) listens keenly during Monday’s (December 1) briefing at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) located at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).
Team lead of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Operations Support Team, Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Major General Rodney Smart (left) listens keenly during Monday’s (December 1) briefing at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) located at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).

Jamaica’s Hurricane Response Lauded by CDEMA Team Lead
Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson (third left), addressing RADA’s Recovery and Resilience Forum held at the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew, on Monday (December 1).
Chief Executive Officer, Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Garnet Edmondson (third left), addressing RADA’s Recovery and Resilience Forum held at the offices of the Ministry of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining at Hope Gardens, St. Andrew, on Monday (December 1).

RADA Executing Two-Year Plan for Recovery of Agriculture
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 2).
Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the House of Representatives on Tuesday (December 2).

Prime Minister Welcomes Historic US$6.7b Financing Package to Drive Jamaica’s Recovery and Resilience
Members of the Friends of Region 6 are joined by Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel and educators during a visit to the Brampton Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth on November 28. The group distributed hurricane relief supplies valued at over $500,000 to the institution, along with Black River Primary and Infant, also in St. Elizabeth.
Members of the Friends of Region 6 are joined by Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) personnel and educators during a visit to the Brampton Primary and Infant School in St. Elizabeth on November 28. The group distributed hurricane relief supplies valued at over $500,000 to the institution, along with Black River Primary and Infant, also in St. Elizabeth.

St. Elizabeth Primary Schools Get Relief Supplies

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Prime Minister, Dr. the Hon. Andrew Holness (left), shaking hands with Chief of the Accompong Maroons in St. Elizabeth, Richard Currie, during a visit to the community on Sunday (November 30). Looking on at centre is Minister of culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange.
CultureHurricane Relief & RecoveryPrime Minister

JDF Engineers to Assist With Rebuilding in Accompong

Engineers from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) will be assisting with repairs to damaged buildings in Accompong and surrounding areas in St. Elizabeth, says Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness. Approximately 80 per cent of the structures in the historical maroon community, which has about 260 houses, were damaged or destroyed during the October 28 hurricane. Speaking during...
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The Seal of the International Monetary Fund.
DevelopmentFinance & Public ServiceForeign AffairsHurricane Relief & Recovery

Multilateral Partners Commit US$6.7B to Jamaica’s Post-Hurricane Recovery

Jamaica is set to benefit from a comprehensive package of up to US$6.7 billion over three years, designed to strengthen recovery and reconstruction efforts in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. The funds will be facilitated through CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB) Group, the International Monetary...
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Chief Executive Officer of the National Health Fund (NHF), Everton Anderson, addresses the recent handover of medications and vitamins valued at over US$200,000, donated by Dr. Reddy’s Laboratories in support of Jamaica
Health & WellnessHurricane Relief & Recovery

NHF Boosts Processing of Prescriptions in Hurricane’s Aftermath

The National Health Fund (NHF) is providing vital medications to Jamaicans in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, with 148,061 prescriptions processed for the period November 1 to 20. The figure represents a 1.6 per cent increase over the 145,718-prescription count across Drug Serv facilities for the similar 20-day period in October. “It means that we are serving the patients,” said...
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Staff of the St. Elizabeth Infirmary, located in Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, participate in clean-up activities at the facility on November 27.
Health & WellnessHurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

Infirmary Staff Praised for Heroic Safeguarding of Residents During Hurricane Melissa

Employees at the island’s infirmaries are being praised for their efforts in safeguarding residents during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28, which ensured that no injuries or deaths occurred at these facilities, including those most adversely impacted. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says their decisive actions are a testament to staff proactiveness and...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (centre), converses with President and Chief Executive Officer of the Port Authority of Jamaica (PAJ), Professor Gordon Shirley (left), and Chairman of the Tourism Product Development Company (TPDCo), Ian Dear, during a visit to Falmouth, Trelawny, on Saturday (November 29).
CommunityDevelopmentLocal Government

Gov’t Moves to Rebuild Trelawny Municipal Corporation Building After Hurricane Melissa

The Ministry of Local Government and Community Development has identified lands owned by the Trelawny Municipal Corporation for the construction of a new administrative building, following the devastation of the existing structure during Hurricane Melissa. “They are now to proceed to start to do the necessary works in terms of the new location,” said Portfolio Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. He...
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Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), reviews proposed plans for the temporary relocation of the Trelawny Infirmary in Falmouth on Saturday (November 29). He is joined by (from second left) Senior Executive Architect in the Ministry, Dane Guthrie; City Engineer at the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation, Xavier Chevannes; and Superintendent of Roads and Works at the Trelawny Municipal Corporation, Kayon Hall.
Local Government

Temporary Trelawny Infirmary Facility to be Established in Falmouth

Four prefabricated containers are scheduled to arrive in Falmouth next week to establish a temporary facility for the Trelawny Infirmary, which sustained severe damage during the passage of Hurricane Melissa in October. Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, said the installation will be completed in short order, allowing residents and staff to relocate by the end...
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Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, addresses the opening ceremony for the newly reconstructed Little London Police Station in Westmoreland on Friday (November 28).
Hurricane Relief & Recovery

Gov’t to Introduce Coupons and Cards for Hurricane Melissa Relief Distribution

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, has announced the Government’s plan to transition from mass package distribution of Hurricane Melissa relief supplies to a system of coupons and cards for affected individuals. He explained that this approach will ensure fairness, efficiency, and the protection of citizens’ pride, adding that “giving persons coupons or cards [will enable them to]...
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