When Hurricane Melissa slammed into Jamaica in October as a Category 5 storm, it tore the roof off Hillview Baptist Church, causing the ceiling underneath to cave in. The CBC’s David Common recently went to Montego Bay to learn more about the island’s recovery and met Pastor Duane Madden, who invited him in for a tour of the damage. #jamaica #church #news #hurricane #thenational

We are marking a new chapter in Jamaica’s land ownership. We will no longer wait for individuals to come forward after years of occupying land. The systematic land-titling process is now fully underway. Our surveyors, lawyers, and community leaders, will go directly into communities to resolve issues and provide residents with secure titles. Where the programme has not yet reached your area, we encourage you to engage with the National Land Agency. I have appointed Minister Montague to oversee t