The Voice Within

In the days since hurricane Melissa ripped through Jamaica, tearing  apart homes, flooding streets, and shaking the very soul of our island, I’ve found myself watching the relief efforts   with a mixture of gratitude and something I can only describe as a quiet ache. Boxes of supplies arriving by the truckload. Voices of sympathy from people and organisations I’ve never met.   Foreign aid pouring in with promises to help us stand again. And while part of me feels deeply thankful, another part of me keeps whispering a painful question: Where were they before the destruction made us visible? I don’t ask this out of bitterness, but out of heartbreak. The Reality Before Hurricane Melissa Long before roofs were blown off and coastlines swallowed, many   Jamaicans   were already fighting invisible storms:  poverty ,  hunger ,  unemployment , limited access to  healthcare , and communities that were left behind year after year. Families are...

There is a rhythm to the universe that we often forget, a silent pulse beneath the noise of our daily lives. The tides obey it. The wind moves with it. And sometimes, the Earth herself reminds us that she, too, breathes, shifts, and renews. For   Jamaica , that reminder comes like a whisper every 37 years...then a roar. In 1951 , it was Hurricane Charlie. In 1988 , it was  Hurricane  Gilbert . And now, in 2025 , the name on everyone’s lips is  Hurricane  Melissa . Three storms. Three generations. Three awakenings. Jamaica's Mysterious 37-Year Hurricane Pattern Is it a coincidence? Or is it a sign, a message wrapped in wind and water, reminding us that   Mother Earth   has her own way of cleansing, her own way of keeping balance? When   Hurricane Charlie   struck in 1951, Jamaica was a different world, smaller, quieter, untouched by the frenzy of modern excess. The Category 3 storm brought devastating winds and flooding to the island, particul...