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$29-Million Waste Holding Station Opens in Westmoreland to Speed Up Garbage Collection

By Jamaica HomesSeptember 16, 20260

“Father God Gave Me and My Family a Second Chance”: Diaspora Churches Help Put a Melissa Survivor Under a New Roof

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Seaford Town Family Leaves Shelter for Rebuilt Home After Melissa

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Nine Months in a Church Kitchen: The Westmoreland Congregation Still Sheltering a Man Melissa Left Homeless

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Twelve Homes, Five Repairs and £137,000: A London Concert Aims to Rebuild a Westmoreland Fishing Community

By GodinterestJuly 5, 20260

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.

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Around 3,000 Modular Homes to Be Placed for Families Displaced by Hurricane Melissa

By Dean JonesMay 31, 20260

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.

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Container Homes Arrive for Hurricane Recovery

By Jamaica HomesMarch 19, 20260

Kingston, Jamaica — 18 March 2026 Modular container homes being procured by the Government as part of the response to Hurricane Melissa…

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“Blessing, Blessing, Double Blessing”: A Kingston Church Builds a New House for a Westmoreland Single Mother After Melissa

By GodinterestMarch 12, 20260

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.

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JPS Targets March 31 for Power Restoration in Western Communities

By Jamaica HomesMarch 5, 20260

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.

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Seven Homes Rebuilt From the Ground Up: Belize Volunteers Help Western Jamaica After Hurricane Melissa

By GodinterestFebruary 5, 20260

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.

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“Rebuild Homes”: A National Prayer Breakfast Raises Money for a Hurricane-Damaged School

By GodinterestJanuary 16, 20260

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.

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100 Breadfruit Trees Now, 10,000 Planned: An Adventist University Replants Melissa-Stripped Land in Westmoreland

By GodinterestDecember 30, 20250

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.

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“If It Wasn’t for the Church Taking Me In”: A Westmoreland AME Church Becomes a Clinic and Distribution Hub After Melissa

By GodinterestDecember 26, 20250

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.

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Eight Hours, Broken Roads and the Last Stretch on Foot: A Kingston Church Network Reaches a Cut-Off Westmoreland District

By GodinterestNovember 26, 20250

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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