‘We need water and food’: Miami aid group says Jamaica is desperate for more help

Tons of donations packed and shipped from Miami have been arriving in Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa devastated much of the ...

NCB and partners raise $450 million for Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts

National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) and its partners have mobilised $450 million to aid Jamaica’s recovery from the devastation to sections of the island by Hurricane Melissa. The ...

Gov’t distributes over 30,000 food packages to families impacted by Hurricane Melissa

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security has distributed over 30,000 food packages thus far to households which were ...
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Jamaicans in New York Prove Diaspora Solidarity is Stronger Than the Storm

In the wake of Hurricane Melissa, New York's Jamaican community is uniting to support those hardest hit back home.

Shaggy Details Post-Hurricane Melissa Relief Efforts in Jamaica: ‘You’re Never Really Prepared for Something Like This’

“I’m on an adrenaline run at this point,” Grammy-winning reggae icon Shaggy tells Billboard less than a week after Hurricane ...

Jamaica's hurricane aftermath 'overwhelming', Sean Paul says

Jamaican music superstar Sean Paul has said the scale of the effort required to help people in the country is "overwhelming" ...
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'It's home': Caribbean diaspora from Miami to New York fuels Hurricane Melissa relief efforts

South Florida was spared a direct blow from Hurricane Melissa, but the massive storm still hit home for the millions of residents there who have deep roots in the Caribbean. Now, the Caribbean ...