Security & Strategic Review - February 2026

JAMAICA: Dealing with the consequences of Hurricane Melissa

CARIBBEAN by Patrick de Courcy 05 February 2026 Modified: 24 February 2026 1126 views

The International Monetary Fund (IMF) announced on 16 January that it had approved a disbursement of US$415m to Jamaica “to address the impact of Hurricane Melissa” which is estimated by the World Bank to have caused US$8.75bn of direct damage to infrastructure and to residential, non-residential, and agricultural assets.

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