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Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addresses a special press briefing on Hurricane Melissa Recovery at Jamaica House in Kingston, on Monday (November 3).

Official Death Toll From Hurricane Melissa Now 32

By: DONIQUE WESTON, November 3, 2025

The Government has indicated that the official death toll from Hurricane Melissa has increased to 32. Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon,...

Education Stakeholders to Meet Tuesday

By: DONIQUE WESTON, November 3, 2025

Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses journalists during a media briefing on Hurricane Melissa recovery activities, at the Ministry’s New Kingston offices on Saturday (October 1).

Post-hurricane Food Safety Inspections Being Undertaken Across Affected Parishes

By: ROCHELLE WILLIAMS, November 2, 2025

Health & Wellness 7 months ago Cleanup of Hospitals Impacted by Hurricane Melissa on Sunday
By: ROCHELLE WILLIAMS, November 2, 2025
Health & Wellness 7 months ago Health Ministry Appeals for Blood Donations to Support Post-hurricane Trauma Care
By: ROCHELLE WILLIAMS, November 2, 2025
Hurricane Relief & Recovery 7 months ago St. Ann Emergency Team Fully Engaged in Hurricane Melissa Response
By: GARWIN DAVIS, November 2, 2025

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Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a press conference held at the Ministry’s Emergency Operations Centre in Kingston on Saturday (Nov. 1).

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Field Hospital to Be Deployed to Black River

A field hospital is scheduled to arrive within the next 24 hours for deployment to Black River, St. Elizabeth. The facility will support healthcare delivery in the parish following the...

By: PETA-GAY HODGES, November 1, 2025

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (right), examines food supplies donated by nonprofit organisation, Global Empowerment Mission (GEM). The supplies, handed over on Friday (October 31), will support 50 residents at the Desmond McKenzie Transitional Centre for the Homeless in downtown Kingston. Looking on are Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby (left), and Founder/President of GEM, Michael Caponi

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PHOTOS: Global Empowerment Mission Donation

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, outlines the extent of damage to several municipal buildings in western parishes during Hurricane Melissa’s passage, while providing an update at a media briefing on Thursday (October 30) at Jamaica House.

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Municipal Buildings in Western Parishes Severely Damaged by Hurricane Melissa

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, says several municipal buildings in western parishes sustained extensive damage during Hurricane Melissa’s passage on October 28. He made the...

By: SHANNA K. SALMON, November 1, 2025

Power lines in Esher, Hanover, downed during Hurricane Melissa’s passage on October 28.

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Hanover Residents Share Sobering Accounts of Survival After Hurricane Melissa

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, residents of Hanover are sharing profound stories of heartbreaking loss, survival and resilience. The Category Five hurricane that struck Jamaica on October 28 has...

By: OKOYE HENRY, November 1, 2025

Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Dione Jennings (fourth left), listens as Deputy Director of Nursing Services at the Black River Hospital, Ingrid Stephens (third right), expresses gratitude for the donation of food, water and care packages to the patients and staff at the hospital by the Ministry along with its humanitarian assistance partners. The items were handed over at the hospital in St. Elizabeth on Thursday night (Oct. 30). From left are: Chief Technical Director in charge of Social Security in the Ministry, Audrey Deer Williams; Caribbean Country Director, World Food Programme (WFP), Brian Bogart; Chief Executive Officer at the Black River Hospital, Diana Brown-Miller; Acting Director for Disaster, Rehabilitation and Welfare Management in the Ministry, Jacqueline Shepherd; Food for the Poor Director in charge of operations and implementation, Nakhle Hado; and Acting Director for Disaster Rehabilitation and Welfare Management in the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Suzette Morris.

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Labour Ministry and Partners Provide Relief Items to Black River Hospital

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security, along with some of its major humanitarian assistance partners, have distributed food, water and care packages to patients and staff of the Black...

By: TWILA WHEELAN, November 1, 2025

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses Friday’s (October 31) special press conference on Hurricane Melissa recovery activities at Jamaica House.

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Norman Manley Airport Facilitating Ongoing Hurricane Recovery Operations

Both commercial and relief operations remain active at Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, which has facilitated the arrival of multiple cargo flights in support of post-Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts....

By: ROCHELLE WILLIAMS, November 1, 2025