The spirit of community is alive and well across the northern parishes of St. James, Trelawny, and St. Ann as residents come together to clean up their communities and support their neighbours in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. As soon as it was deemed safe, residents quickly mobilised, pouring into neighbourhoods to clear roadways, assist neighbours, and begin the long...

A National Registry of Volunteers has been launched to provide coordinated support for those affected by Hurricane Melissa. The announcement was made by Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Hon. Olivia Grange, during a special press briefing at Jamaica House in Kingston on Monday (Nov. 3). She explained that the registry, which is available on the Support Jamaica portal,...

Minister of Labour and Social Security, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., has announced that the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), in partnership with international allies, has successfully executed multiple evacuation missions in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, which made landfall on October 28. The hurricane’s passage caused widespread infrastructural damage, rendering many communities inaccessible due to floodwaters and debris. To date, 25...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has, so far, delivered hundreds of relief items and over 30,000 food packages to Jamaicans devastated by the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Portfolio Minister, Hon. Pearnel Charles Jr., who provided the update during a media briefing at Jamaica House on Monday (November 3), assured the public that the Ministry is working assiduously to...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, says the decision to reopen schools will be made by school boards and principals, based on local conditions. “If you don't have water, you can't open school; that's a minimum. You have to have water to open schools. But then there may be other issues in...

Jamaica has received a  shipment of humanitarian and essential supplies to support citizens affected by the passage of category-five Hurricane Melissa. The delivery is the result of a coordinated effort involving the European Union (EU), France, the Netherlands, United Nations (UN) agencies, the French and Dutch Navies stationed in the Caribbean and the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA). The...

The Government will undertake a comprehensive review and restructuring of Jamaica’s disaster preparedness and response framework, in light of the widespread destruction caused by Hurricane Melissa on October 28. This was disclosed by Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. “One lesson Melissa has taught us is that there can be something greater than Melissa, worse than...