Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has thanked the Caribbean Community, (Caricom) for assisting Jamaica with Hurricane Melissa recovery efforts, noting that the devastating category 5 system caused some US$10 billion in damage.
Speaking at the jamaican diaspora town hal in St. Kitts and Nevis at the weekend, Dr. Holness said the Planning Institute of Jamaica, PIOJ finalized -the figure, recently.
The government says Black River in St. Elizabeth is entering a new phase of commerce-driven redevelopment, following the passage of Hurricane Melissa.
State Minister of Industry, and Commerce Delano Seiveright, says the focus is on rebuilding the parish capital as a stronger, more resilient economic hub for Jamaica's southwest.
Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness will serve on a special Caribbean Community, (Caricom) Committee to review the governance and financing of community institutions.
Caricom Chair and Prime Minister of St Kitts and Nevis Dr Terrance Drew, made the announcement on Friday.
Sashalee Williams who was killed alongside her boyfriend in a crash along Queens Highway in Discovery Bay, St. Ann on December 11, 2025 has been laid to rest.
The 29-year-old medical professional and her boyfriend Dale Williams both of Duncans, Trelawny died after the motor car they were travelling in collided with a Hiace motor vehicle.
The quake occurred at around 8:34 am and was felt in parishes, including Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Catherine, St. Ann, St. Mary and Manchester.