Tag: Hurricane Melissa
Mottley calls for fiscal space to help Jamaica bounce back from Melissa
Barbados Prime Minister Mia Amor Mottley has called for urgent international support to ensure Jamaica gets the fiscal breathing room it needs to rebuild...
Barbados Light and Power assisting Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa
The Barbados Light & Power Company (Light & Power) has answered the urgent call for assistance from the Jamaica Power Service Company (JPS) following the...
BDF deploying its field medical hospital to Jamaica
The Barbados Defence Force (BDF) will this weekend deploy its field medical hospital to Jamaica for the first time in its history as part...
Hurricane Melissa triggers 100% payout from World Bank Catastrophe Bond for Jamaica
The World Bank says the Government of Jamaica will receive a full payout of US$150 million under its catastrophe insurance coverage.In a statement on...
LLA joins Liberty Caribbean Foundation in sending critical supplies to Jamaica
Telecommunications company Liberty Latin America (LLA) joined forces with the Liberty Caribbean Foundation to deliver essential humanitarian and technical supplies to Jamaica in the...
Shelter now the only home for some Jamaicans after Melissa’s destruction
“Water rushed in and the roof came down. We walked in the hurricane to the shelter.”That was how 35-year-old Shaneeka Spooner, of Newell, St...