Hurricane Melissa ‘heroes’ honoured in St James
October 19, 2026
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ST JAMES, Jamaica — The St James Municipal Corporation honoured several individuals on Monday for their roles in helping others during the passage of Hurricane Melissa last year.
Among those recognised was a group of six police personnel who helped rescue a woman who was being swept away by floodwaters in the aftermath of the storm.
“This happened after the storm, we were making a couple patrols to and from the town centre, heading back to the station with some prisoners re a case of looting,” Detective Sergeant Ricardo Latibeaudiere told Observer Online after the civic ceremony on Monday.
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