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30 days ago

‘We need help’: devastated Jamaican villages still await aid after Hurricane Melissa

Ravaged villages near Montego Bay recount what last week’s category 5 storm took from them

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34 days ago

36 days ago

‘How do you rebuild all this?’ Black River residents assess damage after Hurricane Melissa

People of Jamaican coastal town described as storm’s ground zero are traumatised and desperate for help

It is a treacherous journey to Black River, a coastal town in Jamaica’s southwestern parish of S…

38 days ago

‘The town is devastated’: the mayor picking up the pieces at Hurricane Melissa’s ‘ground zero’

Richard Solomon, mayor of Black River, describes terror of 16ft storm surges and hours of fierce winds when storm hit, as focus now moves to aid and rescue efforts

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5 months ago

Jamaica’s film industry gets boost from government funding and co-production initiative

Black River film festival invited US, European and African producers and directors to explore partnerships with local film-makers

A film festival has brought US, European and African producers and dir…

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