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While Hurricane Melissa had no direct impact on TransJamaican Highway Limited, the temporary suspension of toll collection left a significant gap in earnings and the company is in talks with government about the issue.

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Residents of Trelawny are appealing for urgent help to rebuild their homes, after Hurricane Melissa damaged their properties.

The category 5 hurricane which battered the island, especially western parishes on October 28 has left many homeless, after its strong winds took off many roofs.

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About 300 additional line workers from overseas are expected in the island this weekend to help the Jamaica Public Service Company with post hurricane melissa restoration efforts.

Approximately 300 linemen are already in Jamaica.

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Persons are being urged to assist in supporting the coordinated efforts by the government to bring relief to Jamaicans impacted by Hurricane Melissa.

Minister of State in the Office of the Prime Minister Abka Fitz-Henley and State Minister for Information and Education Rhoda Crawford made the appeal.

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Prime Minister Andrew Holness has publicly expressed gratitude to members of the entertainment fraternity.

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Buju Banton has donated a one-bedroom unit that will provide a safe place for one family displaced by Hurricane Melissa.

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During an E-Buzz interview on Wednesday, Jermaine Edwards shared that creating music has been an uphill task because, according to him, so people don’t really want Christian music to evolve.

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The prime suspect in last evening's murder of two constables along Waltham Park Road in St. Andrew has surrendered to the police. 

Macarius Munroe, otherwise called "Macky" of Kingston 13, turned himself in today.

He was listed among three men wanted for the shooting deaths of 30-year-old Charles Stewart, and 32-year-old Jemarey Gordon.

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has strongly condemned the murder of two constables, along Waltham Park road in St. Andrew, last evening. 

Dead are 30-year-old Charles Stewart, who was attached to the Spanish Town Police, and 32-year-old Jemarey Gordon, from the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch.

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The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) has removed over 700 truckloads of solid waste from Catherine Hall and West Green in Montego Bay, St. James.

The works in the flood-affected communities are aimed at  restoring public safety in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa.

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