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.

Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Dary Vaz, says there was no significant damage to the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA), noting that the facility may be able to accommodate emergency relief flights as early as Wednesday afternoon (October 29). “We have gotten away with minimal, superficial damage in isolated areas. From all indications, after discussions with the Jamaica...

The Ministry of Health and Wellness is appealing to the public to donate blood as soon as conditions allow, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which has disrupted normal collection and storage operations across several parishes. According to the National Blood Transfusion Service (NBTS), the hurricane disrupted routine blood collection drives and has slowed the movement of blood and blood...