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Protecting Palisadoes

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Protecting Palisadoes
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SPURRED into action by the warning from Hurricane Melissa which lashed sections of the island last year, the Cabinet has approved a US$56-million ($8.9 billion) coastal protection system for Palisadoes main road in Kingston which leads to Norman Manley International Airport and Port Royal.

The Category 5 storm, which hit Jamaica on October 28, 2025, reached wind speed of up to 190 miles per hour and devastated sections of the island’s southand north-western coasts, leaving several communities i

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