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Jamaica, Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa cost Jamaica around 30% of GDP, PM estimates

By Sarah Morland KINGSTON (Reuters) -Jamaican Prime Minister Andrew Holness on Tuesday said that last week's Hurricane Melissa, the strongest-ever storm to hit its shores, caused damage to homes and key infrastructure roughly equivalent to 28% to 32% of last year's gross domestic product.

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Former Rochester resident aids Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa havoc

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Jamaica relief efforts continue in aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

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Montrealers rally to support hurricane-ravaged Jamaica

“It’s really heartbreaking to see what’s going on,” Samantha Donnette Spence said.

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Boynton Beach doctor heads to Jamaica to help victims of hurricane Melissa

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Jamaica sees 30% GDP hit from Hurricane Melissa, at least 75 dead in Caribbean

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‘The Whole Place Is Blown Apart’: 90% of Jamaican Town’s Homes Destroyed

Hurricane Melissa pushed into Jamaica as a Category 5 storm last week, killing at least 32 people and destroying an untold number of buildings and homes.

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God’s Pit Crew sends aid to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa hits

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Georgia missionaries who were stranded in Jamaica during Hurricane Melissa return home

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Jamaica rushes to prepare for peak tourism season as it digs out from Hurricane Melissa

Jamaica’s peak tourism season is one month away, and officials in the hurricane-ravaged nation are rushing to rebuild from the catastrophic Category 5 storm that shredded the island’s western region.

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Royal Caribbean Begins Diverting Ships From Jamaica

Royal Caribbean has changed several itineraries to remove Jamaica visits and more will likely be impacted in the next few weeks.

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Jamaica hurricane relief fundraiser being held at Pourman's on Water Street

Pourmans on Water Street hosts Jamaica Hurricane Melissa relief fundraiser Wednesday, donating 10% of sales and collecting supplies for recovery efforts.

Desperate survivors in Jamaica try to kickstart recovery as they wait for help for the living — and the dead

A lifeless body in a home. A toddler looking at her broken bed. A mom with a prescription and nowhere to fill it. This is what CNN found in Jamaica’s devastation after Hurricane Melissa.

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First Royal Caribbean Ship Delivers Relief Supplies to Jamaica

Rhapsody of the Seas is delivering dozens of pallets of critical supplies to Falmouth, Jamaica instead of a planned port visit.