JamaicaLocal NewsStorm Watch Light & Power crew assisting Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa by Barbados Today 15/11/2025 written by Barbados Today 2 min read 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 … Continue Reading 15/11/2025 0 comments FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaLocal NewsRegional Black River Hospital heroes plead for help by Shanna Moore 04/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 04/11/2025 The doctors, nurses and other hospital staff who kept some 71 patients alive as Hurricane Melissa tore through the main health facility in St Elizabeth, Jamaica, are now facing crises … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaLocal NewsRegional ‘Better life than material’: Mother recalls fleeing Melissa with children in tow by Shanna Moore 03/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 03/11/2025 When the river behind her home began to rise and the wind peeled away the roof above her kitchen, Tasheva Hinds knew it was time to run. The mother of … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaStorm Watch Jamaica’s Black River Hospital in ruins, but every patient saved by Shanna Moore 02/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 02/11/2025 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaStorm Watch Jamaica police move to restore order in hurricane-hit Black River by Shanna Moore 02/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 02/11/2025 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaStorm Watch Jamaica’s ‘Home of Champions’ among schools ravaged by Hurricane Melissa by Shanna Moore 02/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 02/11/2025 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaStorm Watch ‘A God save me’: Survivors recount horror as Hurricane Melissa leaves hundreds homeless in Jamaica by Shanna Moore 02/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 02/11/2025 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaStorm Watch CDEMA on the ground as Jamaica begins recovery from Hurricane Melissa by Shanna Moore 02/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 02/11/2025 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
AgricultureBusinessJamaicaStorm Watch St Elizabeth farmers count millions in losses after Hurricane Melissa by Shanna Moore 01/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 01/11/2025 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 FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
JamaicaRegionalStorm WatchWeather ‘Everything gone’: Hurricane Melissa leaves devastation in southern Jamaica by Shanna Moore 01/11/2025 by Shanna Moore 01/11/2025 St Elizabeth, a rural parish on Jamaica’s south-western coast, has been left reeling in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, as residents confront scenes of devastation and begin the difficult task … Read more FacebookTwitterLinkedinWhatsappEmail
