World Bank, IDB Estimate Hurricane Melissa Damage to Jamaica Totals All-Time-High of US$8.8 Billion
WASHINGTON, November 19, 2025 — The World Bank, in coordination with the Inter-American Development Bank (IDB), estimate that the physical damage to Jamaica caused by Hurricane Melissa totals US$8.8 billion — equivalent to 41 percent of the country’s 2024 GDP— making…
Solar Powered Atmospheric Water System From AWG Contracting Saves Jamaican Village after Disastrous Hurricane Melissa
Keeps Village Supplied With Clean Drinking Water Indefinitely Off-grid atmospheric generator produces 400 gallons daily after Category 5 storm, proving renewable technology can outlast catastrophe CHICAGO, Nov. 17, 2025 /PRNewswire-HISPANIC PR WIRE/ — When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica with 195-mile-per-hour winds…
Policymakers and Academics call for Strategic Unity on Free Movement and Regional Integration at UWI Vice-Chancellor’s Forum
The UWI Regional Headquarters, Jamaica, W.I. Wednesday, November 5, 2025—Regional policymakers and academics called for strategic unity at a recent Vice-Chancellor’s Forum hosted by The University of the West Indies (The UWI) to address Free Movement, the CARICOM Single Market…
Caribbean leaders to convene for CTO’s Caribbean Weekend in Miami next month
Source: Caribbean Tourism Organization Delegates to support hurricane-affected communities in Jamaica and Haiti MIAMI (November 13, 2025) – The Caribbean Tourism Organization (CTO) will host Caribbean Weekend in Miami 2025, a milestone four-day gathering that brings together tourism ministers, directors,…
Polack Post: Caribbean Emperors – No Clothes
By Peter Polack Peter Polack Sometimes the past is closer to the truth than the present. Take the Jamaican government response to hurricane Melissa. Slow like molasses. Pilloried by the opposition, civil society and the usually silent diaspora, the government…
IMF / Senegal, Syria, Hurricane Melissa
IMF staff and management will propose an approach for the misreporting case involving measures agreed with Senegal to address the root causes of hidden debt and macroeconomic vulnerabilities. “IMF staff and management will propose an approach for the misreporting case…
Power Outages Across Jamaica Due to Hurricane Melissa
From WorldView Hurricane Melissa made landfall on Jamaica on October 28, 2025, as a category 5 storm, causing power outages across the island which are still ongoing two and a half weeks later. The nighttime image comparison is from the…
‘It’s Our Duty’ …Nandlall defends gov’t’s US$62,000 payout to Jamaican lawyers in Mohameds extradition case
From Kaeiteur News …says taxpayers must foot bill under international law Attorney General (AG) and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC (Kaieteur News) – Attorney General and Minister of Legal Affairs, Anil Nandlall, SC, has defended the Government of Guyana’s…
CARILEC’s Disaster Assistance Programme (CDAP) Deploys Teams from Nineteen Regional Utilities and Private Contracting Firms To Jamaica to Support Restoration Efforts
(Castries, Saint Lucia – Tuesday, November 11, 2025) – The Caribbean Electric Utility Services Corporation (CARILEC) has activated its Disaster Assistance Programme (CDAP), to support electric utility member Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The CARILEC Secretariat, in close…
Oliver Samuels – “King of Comedy” Returns to New York
Fro Caribbean Life “Prodigal Pickney” – A Comedy Show for the Entire Family! Come out and Laugh, as we present the North American premiere of Oliver Samuel’s “Prodigal Pickney” – A Comedy Show for the Entire Family. A Portion of…
