One year after Hurricane Melissa, Jamaica abandoned a position held by every government since 1972 — and would not even say why in plain words.
MONTEGO BAY, Jamaica, October 28, 2026 - Calvin G. Brown | One year ago today, Hurricane Melissa tore the roofs off Hanover and Westmoreland and St Elizabeth, the strongest storm ever to strike this island. Cuba, next in its path, was hit the following night. Two small islands, bleeding together, as they have for half a century.
