Friday, November 7, 2025

Hurricane Melissa has exposed the poverty in many parts of Jamaica

 Hurricane Melissa has exposed the poverty in many parts of Jamaica. Hurricane Melissa wiped the slate clean and laid bare the poverty for the whole world to see. Even Jamaicans cannot believe the level of poverty in other communities. You have some Jamaicans that don't know what it looks like to go to the other side of the island. They never really had the need to. Unless they are changing planes at the airport in Mobay or they are going to Dream weekend Party or vacationing at one of the resorts. But to go where the actual people live, they don't know about that. The devastation is worse because of the type of board houses in which many people lived. For example, did any of the all inclusive hotels sustain major damages? If so I would like to see it. The quality of materials used to build the houses and roofs says a lot. My father died in a state of shocking poverty at Cornwall Regional Hospital. The type of healthcare the regular hardworking Jamaican is offered is just deplorable. My mom died at Cornwall Regional Hospital and for 40 years the systems of healthcare delivery has not changed. I have been posting for years about the poverty in Western Jamaica and everybody vex and said I must stop saying bad things about Jamaica. Now all of a sudden everybody is shocked.

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