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Jamaican workers at Killington prepare for busy season as hurricane impacts are felt at home

One hundred Jamaican workers at Killington Mountain Resort are preparing for the ski season while worrying about family and ...
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Miramar’s Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival brings community together while collecting Hurricane Melissa relief

MIRAMAR, Fla. — The annual Grace Jamaican Jerk Festival in Miramar had a new focus this year. This coming after the ...

'We had to create a human chain to evacuate' - Jamaican hospital rebuilds after hurricane

The heaps of twisted building material and water damaged equipment is being cleared as Jamaicans recover from Hurricane ...

South Florida Jamaican families eager to help, hoping loved ones are safe as Hurricane Melissa slams island

"I can't even sleep. I didn't even sleep last night," said Dor Ivey, who has lived in Miami Gardens for 11 years and whose family remains in Jamaica.

‘The need is urgent’: Jamaican Jerk Festival this Sunday collecting donations for Hurricane Melissa relief

As our island home recovers from unimaginable devastation, we’re calling on South Florida to stand with Jamaica.” — Eddy Edwards, president and CEO of Jerk Festivals USA ...

‘Terrified’: After deadly storm, Jamaican workers here await return home to rebuild

After three days of silence, two Jamaican farmworkers in Massachusetts feared the worst as a historic storm ravaged their homeland. When brief calls finally came through, relief turned to resolve as ...

Hurricane Melissa hit Vermont's Jamaican orchard workers hard. Here's how you can help

"They've been there for us whenever we needed them," said Wendy Dutton of Dutton Berry Farm. "Now they need us." ...

Jamaican government offers condolences to father and daughter killed in Coral Springs plane crash

A day after a father and his daughter were both killed in a plane crash in Coral Springs as it was heading to Jamaica to ...