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A fundraising concert at The Advent Centre in west London aimed to raise £137,000 to rebuild 12 homes and repair five more in Whitehouse, Westmoreland, a community found with the help of a retired church minister after Hurricane Melissa.
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says about 3,000 modular units will go to families whose homes Hurricane Melissa destroyed, with proper foundations and services required at every site.
Kingston, Jamaica — 18 March 2026 Modular container homes being procured by the Government as part of the response to Hurricane Melissa…
A Kingston church led by Bishop Donald McFarlane built a new house for a Cornwall Mountain single mother whose board house was destroyed by Hurricane Melissa, returning to the bishop’s home town with 30 volunteers.
JPS says communities in St James, Westmoreland, St Elizabeth and Hanover are scheduled for restoration by March 31, with fewer than 9,000 customers still without power.
A 13-member Adventist team from Belize helped rebuild or repair 15 homes in Westmoreland, including Seaford Town, after Hurricane Melissa, building seven from the ground up with zinc, lumber and plywood.
At the 2026 National Leadership Prayer Breakfast, Rev Dr Peter Garth urged Jamaicans to keep rebuilding homes after Hurricane Melissa, as funds went towards a wellness centre at Manning’s School in Westmoreland.
Northern Caribbean University, the Seventh-day Adventist institution in Mandeville, planted 100 breadfruit trees in Cave, Westmoreland after Hurricane Melissa and plans more than 10,000 fruit trees across western parishes to restore food security.
Faith Apostolic Ministries used Mother Lewis AME Church in Petersfield, Westmoreland, as a medical and distribution centre for more than 100 Hurricane Melissa survivors, with nearly 80 volunteers bringing food, clothing and health care to Shrewsbury and Logwood.
The Pentecostal Gospel Showers Family of Churches sent 50 people more than eight hours to York District in Westmoreland after Hurricane Melissa, walking the last stretch where damaged dirt roads stopped vehicles, and delivered more than 500 relief packages.
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