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Melissa crosses Jamaica; local officials say extent of damage unknown

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Hurricane Melissa made landfall Tuesday afternoon as a Category 5 storm, tying for the strongest hurricane landfall on record in the Atlantic basin by both pressure and wind speed.

Local first: Jamaican professionals’ role in rebuilding

A dollar spent on a fly-in contractor, imported labour, or materials sourced and financed entirely abroad completes one ...
WPLG

Videos show Hurricane Melissa’s path of destruction in Jamaica, Cuba, Bahamas

Videos continued to surface on Friday as evidence of Hurricane Melissa’s path of destruction in western Jamaica, southeastern Cuba, and the southeast Bahamas. Dana Morris Dixon, Jamaica’s education ...

Local colleges need to aim for foreign students, says Troupe

GREEN ISLAND, Hanover — Permanent secretary in the Ministry of Education, Skills, Youth and Information Dr Kasan Troupe says ...
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From Recovery to Reinvention: Minister Bartlett Unveils Tourism 3.0 Vision to Transform Jamaica’s Economy

Jamaica Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett has unveiled an ambitious Tourism 3.0 strategy designed to transform tourism into a broader economic engine. The plan includes a new Tourism Authority, Local ...
Treasure Coast Newspapers

Local residents say family in Jamaica are 'very nervous' as Hurricane Melissa hits

Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Jamaica as a powerful storm, causing concern for natives of the island nation living in Port St. Lucie with family still there. One said buildings in Jamaica are not ...
WPLG

Local 10 crew joins Project DYNAMO on relief trip to Montego Bay after Hurricane Melissa

MIAMI-DADE COUNTY, Fla. — Project DYNAMO has already had multiple relief flights to Montego Bay, Jamaica, to help those affected by Hurricane Melissa, and a Local 10 News crew joined them Monday on ...