Workers from Holland Power Services pose beneath an enormous tree that was downed near the Jamaican power utility headquarters in Paradise. (Submitted by Steve Hansen) Jennifer Sweet · CBC News · Posted: Jan 14, 2026 Two months after Hurricane Melissa hit Jamaica, recovery continues, and among those doing the work are utility contractors from New Brunswick, including Holland Power Services, … Continue reading Power crews from New Brunswick are still hard at work in Jamaica
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Northern Caribbean University psychologists, Dr Grace Kelly (2nd left) and Dr Venese Madden (4th left) captures the moment with firefighters at the Black River Fire Station after conducting a session on psychological first aid December 11, 2025. Dr Venese Madden, chair for the department of Graduate Psychology at NCU, said the impact of the category 5 hurricane … Continue reading NCU Psychologists Train Emergency First Responders
The Manchester-based university aims to plant more than 10,000 fruit-bearing trees in the western-most parishes of the island to support the national food security programme. Natural science students and faculty from Mandeville-based Northern Caribbean University (NCU) recently planted 100 fruit trees in Cave district, Westmoreland in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa which ravaged vegetation in … Continue reading NCU Students Plant Fruit Trees in Aftermath of Melissa
CMAT’s Team Bravo with local staff outside their field clinic, from left to right: Roshane White (local logistician), Amy Chamberlain, Dr. Erin Hasinoff, Dr. Daniel Kollek, Simone Headley (local nurse), Jackson Rowell, Michaela Parenteau, Andrew Mills December 30, 2025 The line of patients snakes from our canvas tent into the parking lot of Cornwall Regional … Continue reading From Canada to Jamaica: Field Clinic becomes critical care hub after Hurricane Melissa
December 17, 2025 The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) on Wednesday announced that 100 additional international line workers have arrived in the island to assist in the restoration exercise following Hurricane Melissa. The workers arrived over the past two days from Canada and the United States. In a media release, the JPS said the linesmen … Continue reading 100 additional line workers, including from Canada arrive in Jamaica to help with JPS restoration
Jamaican-born Canadian university chancellors Wes Hall and Donette Chin-Loy Chang were co-patrons of the Harmonies of Hope concert benefit fundraiser (Photo by Ron Fanfair) December 11, 2025 Within hours, a devastating hurricane tore through Jamaica, leaving the island reeling and in urgent need of assistance. In just 10 days, however, the Harmonies of Hope fundraiser … Continue reading Harmonies of Hope raises $2.3 million and counting for Hurricane Melissa relief in Jamaica
Hurricane Melissa, the first Category 5 storm to make landfall in Jamaica in recorded history, caused catastrophic and unprecedented damage. CBC's Dwight Drummond spoke with Angella Bennett from the Jamaica Tourist Board to learn more about how Toronto is coming together to support those affected at an upcoming benefit concert. Watch the interview at this … Continue reading Toronto communities come together for Hurricane Melissa benefit concert
The Chinese naval hospital ship CNS Silk Road Ark arrives in Montego Bay, Jamaica, on December 4. December 6, 2025 A Chinese hospital ship quietly docked in hurricane-hit Jamaica this week, projecting soft power into the heart of the Caribbean where a US armada is conducting a controversial anti-narcotics mission targeted at Venezuela. The Silk … Continue reading Chinese hospital ship visits Jamaica as US gunboats ply the Caribbean
The MV Falk departs Guyana for Jamaica Webinar: The Importance of Transportation in Disaster Management Event Date(s): 15/12/2025 Location: Online Exploring the Critical Role of Mobility in Caribbean Disaster Preparedness The Department of Civil and Environmental Engineering, in collaboration with Tamper Consulting (Jamaica), invites you to a timely webinar examining the indispensable role of transportation systems in … Continue reading Webinar: The Importance of Transportation in Disaster Management
Following Hurricane Melissa and at the request of Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness, CAF – Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean, the Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), the International Monetary Fund (IMF), and the World Bank Group (WBG) have jointly assembled a comprehensive package of up to US$6.1 billion over three years to strengthen Jamaica’s recovery and reconstruction … Continue reading Jamaica Secures a Package of US$6.1 Billion Over Three Years in International Support for Recovery and Reconstruction After Hurricane Melissa