Jamaica was selected as pilot for the International Labour Organisation's Just Transition project, which aims at highlighting the impact of climate change on workers and strategies to protect and empower them

Parrots, hawks, owls, crocodiles, snakes and other animals displaced by Hurricane Melissa have found a home at the Hope Zoo Preservation Foundation; a team of volunteers and veterinarians are helping them recover enough to be released back into the wild

A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Green Island and Orange Bay in Hanover: individuals within the boundaries are required to remain indoors, unless authorised by the ground commander; curfews are a relatively frequent measure in Jamaica

The Falmouth Public General Hospital received a key donation from the Chinese Benevolent Society to help cope with the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa; relief items include toilet paper, bottled water, food supplies, baby pampers, blankets

Farmers across St Elizabeth suffered heavy losses after Category 5 Hurricane Melissa tore through the parish destroying crops; in the Gilnock agricultural belt bowed corn stalks, uprooted pumpkin vines, muddy fields stretched as far as the eye could see