‘You don’t see where the money go’: Beenie Man criticises Gov’t hurricane relief spending

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Dancehall veteran Beenie Man has criticised the Government’s hurricane relief efforts, particularly the Holness administration’s handling of millions of dollars in donations it received to assist Jamaicans devastated by the storm.

Speaking in an interview with ITV News, one of the United Kingdom’s largest commercial news organisations, the entertainer criticised the distribution of disaster relief funds and warned that coastal development could threaten the livelihoods of Jamaicans who depend on the island’s beaches.

His comments come amid continued scrutiny of the Government’s recovery efforts following Hurricane Melissa, which devastated sections of Jamaica in October 2025.