#EyeOnMelissa: KSAMC intensifies efforts to relocate the homeless and flood-prone residents

KINGSTON, Jamaica — In anticipation of Hurricane Melissa, Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby has announced a significant escalation in efforts to relocate homeless individuals and residents from flood-prone areas to designated shelters. The municipality has already moved 17 homeless people to shelters across Kingston and St. Andrew, with 15 individuals taken to the Church Street shelter and three women relocated to the Hanover Street facility. These individuals are being provided with essential services, including bathing facilities, clothing, and meals.