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Holes in the roof of MegaMart Wholesale Club’s Montego Bay store after the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
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Melissa mauls MegaMart MoBay

MegaMart Wholesale Club in Montego Bay sustained severe damage, estimated in the millions of US dollars, when Hurricane Melissa ravaged the facility on Tuesday evening. Gassan Azan Jr, the founder and…
Volunteers on Wednesday clearing a vast amount of seaweed that washed ashore at the Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant in Alligator Pond, Manchester, during the passage of Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday.
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Alligator Pond residents rush to clean up their ‘breadbasket’

Although disheartened by the damage Hurricane Melissa caused to his property, owner and operator of Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant in Alligator Pond, Manchester, Evrol ‘Blackie’ Christian, finds…
A section of Cave Valley, St Ann, remained submerged on Thursday, two days after the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
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Cave Valley residents count losses after devastating flood

Gloom mixed with resilience hung over Cave Valley, St Ann, as residents and business owners struggled to come to terms with the devastation left behind after the Cave River burst its banks during…
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Cat bond triggered

Information Minister Dr Dana Morris Dixon has confirmed that Jamaica’s catastrophe bond has been triggered following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa. The Government is expected to announce…
Workers clean the entrance to the Accident and Emergency to the Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny after it was exensively damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
30 Oct, 2025 0

Falmouth Hospital battered

Falmouth Hospital in Trelawny has been left battered by Hurricane Melissa and now faces urgent and extensive repairs. Days after the storm ravaged the island, the facility remains reeling, grappling…
Duane Bryan stands in front of his flattened home in Comfort Castle, Portland, on Thursday, after Hurricane Melissa swept through.
30 Oct, 2025 0

‘I’m still breathing’

Duane Bryan knew his board house wouldn’t survive Hurricane Melissa. So hours before the storm made landfall, the Portland farmer left his home in the upper Rio Grande Valley, Portland. When he…
Burnell Morris of Cobbla, Manchester, on Wednesday, uses a tarpaulin to cover his shop along the main road after the structure was damaged during the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
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First quarter of 21st century ends with unspeakable destruction

IN THE first quarter of the 2000s, Jamaica was significantly affected by hurricanes, including hurricanes Ivan and Dean. Hurricane Ivan, a Category 3 system lingered on the land from September 10-12,…
Downed concrete poles in Lacovia, St Elizabeth.
30 Oct, 2025 0

Flash flood watch discontinued

The Met office has discontinued the flash flood watch for low-lying and flood-prone areas for all parishes. The agency says the significant feature is a Trough across Jamaica, which was induced by…
A damaged section of the Falmouth Hospital in Falmouth, Trewlany following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
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Non-essential gov’t offices reopen following Melissa, no loss of vacation days for employees unable to report to work

Non-essential public sector employees who cannot report to work due to being impacted by Hurricane Melissa will not lose vacation days for their absence. All non-essential government offices were…