Journalist with Jamaican roots returns to island a year after Melissa

NEARLY one year after travelling to Jamaica to assist communities affected by Hurricane Melissa, Emmy-nominated journalist and correspondent Ashlee Brown returned to the island in October, this time to experience its tourism offerings while reflecting on the resilience of its people.

The New York-based journalist, who is of Jamaican heritage, visited the island as part of a tourism press trip, marking a significant shift from her previous visit, when she helped distribute relief supplies to residents affected by the Category 5 hurricane that made landfall in the island last October.

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Following the disaster in 2025, Brown travelled to Manchester alongside family members and a sorority sister, distributing 100 relief bags to residents struggling in the aftermath of the storm.