Original article written by Juboy 🇯🇲
1. Yuh ever look pon yuh country mash up and feel yuh heart drop?
When Hurricane Melissa lick Jamaica last month, it neva just blow down zinc and mash up road—
it bruk people spirit.
But inna di middle a di chaos, tears, and destruction, one woman fly een like a blue angel:
Spice. The Queen of Dancehall.
She step pan CNN programme “The Story Is”, telling di world how she deh pon a mission fi lift back Jamaica.
If you a one a di thousands weh a wonder “How mi a go rebuild?”,
dis article show yuh exactly:
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Why disaster hit we so hard
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Wah we keep doing wrong
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How fi rebuild di RIGHT way
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And how Spice example can guide every Jamaican
2. Why Melissa Tek We So Bad
Jamaicans feel dis one different, mi nah lie.
Common Struggles Weh Everybody a Face
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House mash up
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Clothes, food, documents gone
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Depression, fear, stress
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Children outta school
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No roof, no job, no plan
Spice tell CNN seh when she reach back Jamaica after di storm:
“Mi cry. Mi couldn’t believe it.”
And dat resonate wid nuff people, because dat same tears fall from Black River straight go St. Mary.
Why This Happens
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We build too low pan floodplain
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We nuh secure we roof properly
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We wait last minute fi storm alert
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Climate change a gwaan wicked
Disaster show we weakness.
3. Wah Jamaicans Keep Getting Wrong
❌ “Storm nah always hit we hard.”
Wrong. Every year get worse.
❌ “Government alone fi fix everything.”
Nope. Community + weself haffi step in too.
❌ “Big artist naw help.”
Spice prove dat wrong wid her whole chest.
4. How You Can Rebuild Like a Pro
Spice show Jamaica di blueprint.
Mi just break it down so EVERYBODY can copy di mindset.
STEP 1: Start Wid People — Not Blocks
Spice begin wid care packages, clothes, food, essentials.
Why?
Hungry people cyaan rebuild house.
STEP 2: Fix Roof FIRST
She rent ten truckload a material fi patch roof, replace board, fix zinc.
You cyaan live good if water a drop pon yuh every time cloud pass.
STEP 3: Target Hardest Hit Areas
Spice nuh just drive random.
She go di absolute worst places.
Follow dat pattern:
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Start wid elders
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Single parents
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People weh lose everything
STEP 4: Bring Hope Too
CNN interviewer Elex Michaelson ask Spice how she stay strong.
She say:
“My presence bring joy.”
Sometimes joy heal faster than cement.
5. Rebuild Smarter, Not Harder
Here’s weh engineers inna Jamaica always warn:
✔ Build raised foundation
Storm water love run low.
✔ Tie down roof screws
90% of damage come from poor roofing.
✔ Don’t store important tings low
Keep documents high and sealed.
✔ Build community WhatsApp alert
Fast communication save life.
6. Before & After Spice Touch Ground
Before
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People hopeless
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Yard full of debris
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No clothes, no food
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Children crying
After Spice arrival
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Truckload a material
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Care packages in every hand
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People smiling again
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Women hug her and bawl
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Whole community get strength
Her actions turn chaos into hope.
It show every Jamaican seh one person can spark recovery.
7. Mistakes to Avoid
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Don’t rebuild same spot if sea tek it twice.
Nature nuh negotiate. -
Don’t wait pan gov’t alone.
Start small: sweep, secure, clean drain. -
Don’t use cheap roofing nail.
Hurricane laugh at dem. -
Don’t ignore shelter warnings.
Shelter save life, pride cyaan. -
Don’t store everything in one room.
If dat room flood, yuh lose all.
8. User Intent Alignment / FAQ
Who can use dis guide?
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Families
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Single mothers
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Fishermen
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Volunteers
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Youth groups
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Even likkle pickney can help sweep
FAQ
Q: Why Spice choose fi help so heavy?
A: Cause she love Jamaica and she grow up poor—she understand pain.
Q: How she fund all this?
A: Through her Grace Hamilton Foundation and her own pocket.
Q: Can community rebuild widout money?
A: Yes — start wid cleanup and structure before big spending.
9. Your Rebuild Checklist
✔ Step 1:
Secure documents & pictures in waterproof bags.
✔ Step 2:
Patch roof temporary until proper fix come.
✔ Step 3:
Clean drains + remove debris wid neighbours.
✔ Step 4:
Create emergency plan for next storm.
10. Jamaica Still Have Heart
Hurricane Melissa bruk wi back, but not wi spirit.
And when Spice step pan CNN and show di world seh she deh yah fi build back yard by yard, it remind we seh:
Jamaica strongest weapon is Jamaican people.
Do It Fi Jamaica
If dis article touch yuh,
share it,
drop a comment,
and tell somebody:
“Wi ago build back. Just like how Spice show we.”
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