June 2, 2026 Twenty-five (25) representatives from seventeen (17) Caribbean countries and territories have strengthened regional efforts to improve early warning systems, following the successful conclusion of the Regional Workshop on Impact-Based Forecasting and Warning Services (IBFWS) and the Common Alerting Protocol (CAP), held from 26–29 May 2026 in Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. … Continue reading Caribbean Countries Advance Impact-Based Forecasting as 2026 Hurricane Season Begins
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Hot sauce producers in Jamaica are struggling with a shortage of key chilli peppers Gemma Handy, Business reporter, St John’s, Antigua May 30, 2026 Hot pepper sauce in Caribbean cuisine is as pervasive as ketchup in the US. The fiery flavouring is a staple of dining tables regionwide, the obligatory accompaniment for everything from rice … Continue reading Caribbean hot sauce producers warn of shortages and higher prices
By Jamie Hailstone, Contributor. Jamie Hailstone is a U.K-based reporter, who covers sustainability. Small Island Developing States (SIDS) are being systematically locked out of climate finance, because the global financing system deems them too small and too fragmented to fund, according to a new analysis. A new report by the ocean research initiative Back to Blue, … Continue reading Small Island States Locked Out Of Climate Finance, Study Finds
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
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