Light & Power crew assisting Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa Barbados Today15/11/20250378 views In a strong demonstration of Caribbean unity and resilience, the Barbados Light & Power Company Ltd (Light & Power) has answered the urgent call for assistance from the Jamaica Power… Read more
Jamaica’s Firewater Mineral Healing Spring survives Hurricane Shanna Moore04/11/20250105 views In Windsor, St Ann, where homes are still roofless and trees lie broken along the roadside, one local landmark survived the terrifying Hurricane Melissa: the famous Firewater Healing Spring. … Read more
Windsor Road residents rally together to improve community Shanna Moore04/11/2025079 views Along the narrow, mud-caked lanes of Windsor Road, the sound of hammers and power saws now fills the air where Hurricane Melissa left silence and ruin. Men climb atop… Read more
Jamaica’s Black River Hospital in ruins, but every patient saved Shanna Moore02/11/20250367 views Doctors and nurses at the Black River Hospital in St Elizabeth are recounting scenes of chaos and courage as Hurricane Melissa tore through the southern Jamaican parish earlier last week,… Read more
Jamaica police move to restore order in hurricane-hit Black River Shanna Moore02/11/20250285 views Senior Superintendent Dennis Brooks has given the assurance that Jamaica’s security forces remain fully capable of maintaining law and order in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, even as officers work… Read more
Jamaica’s ‘Home of Champions’ among schools ravaged by Hurricane Melissa Shanna Moore02/11/20250163 views One of the most celebrated secondary schools in southern Jamaica, St Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS), has been left in ruins following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which devastated central… Read more
‘A God save me’: Survivors recount horror as Hurricane Melissa leaves hundreds homeless in Jamaica Shanna Moore02/11/20250198 views Hundreds of residents in Jamaica’s southern and western parishes have been left homeless following the passage of Hurricane Melissa, which ripped through the island earlier this week leaving scenes of… Read more
CDEMA on the ground as Jamaica begins recovery from Hurricane Melissa Shanna Moore02/11/2025084 views The Barbados-based Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) is in Jamaica helping to coordinate recovery efforts after Hurricane Melissa left widespread destruction across central and western parishes, including the southern… Read more
Urgent call for contributions from the Barbadian public and business community Barbados Today01/11/202501.5K views Following the catastrophic passage of Hurricane Melissa through the region, early damage assessment reports paint a profoundly dire picture. Melissa’s confirmed death toll climbed to 49 on Thursday, with damage… Read more
St Elizabeth farmers count millions in losses after Hurricane Melissa Shanna Moore01/11/20250210 views Farmers across St Elizabeth are counting heavy losses amounting to millions of dollars after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa tore through the parish earlier this week, flattening fields and destroying crops.… Read more