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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 returned the next day, there was nothing left. “I am...

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 CEO of MegaMart, faced a double blow as the...

Numerous roofless buildings, flooded streets, downed light posts and electrical wires, along with countless sheets of zinc strewn almost everywhere, stood as tell-tale signs of the trail of destruction left behind by Hurricane Melissa in the...

Reaching Cobie Ridge – a quiet settlement about seven miles southeast of Black River and roughly five miles from Santa Cruz– on Wednesday was no easy feat. Fallen trees, light poles, and broken branches turned the road into a maze of debris, and it...

Residents of Gibson Close, off Ward Avenue, in Mandeville had faced flooding before, but never one severe enough to submerge their homes. On Tuesday, as Hurricane Melissa battered the area, firefighters had to be called to rescue seven people from...

There was a pall of gloom hanging over Black River, St Elizabeth, yesterday, as four bodies, three men and a woman, were discovered after being washed up by floodwaters generated by the fury of Category 5 Hurricane Melissa. Many people were trapped...

Western Bureau” When the sun rose on Wednesday morning, Montego Bay was a shadow of its former self. The popular tourism gem, once known for its lively streets and welcoming beaches, had been torn apart by the fury of Hurricane Melissa onTuesday...

They say a dog is man’s best friend but, if 76-year-old ‘Empress’ had her way, she would not only change that saying to a human’s best friend, but would also ask that humans be kinder to her four-legged companion. The wind and rain associated with...

Flooded streets, uprooted trees, and toppled light posts littered Mandeville, Manchester, on Tuesday as Hurricane Melissa unleashed its full fury in the mid-island parish. The central parish suffered extensive damage after the Category 5 hurricane...

Had Hurricane Melissa made landfall in Kingston, Jamaica’s capital and most populated city, the effects of the Category 5 disaster would have been far more cataclysmic, structural and environmental experts have noted. This as the island awaits a...

NEW YORK: United States Congresswoman Yvette Clarke yesterday pledged her full support to Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa continued to impact the island. In a statement issued on Tuesday, Clarke – who represents New York’s 9th Congressional District...

For many residents of flood-prone communities, weathering a hurricane at home is considered foolhardy. However, for residents of Port Royal in Kingston – one of several communities ordered to evacuate by the Government due to Hurricane Melissa –...