Parts of the roof of the St. Elizabeth Technical High School are missing in Santa Cruz, Jamaica, Oct. 29, 2025, after Hurricane Melissa passed. (AP Photo/Matias Delacroix)

Weak infrastructure leaves Jamaican schools devastated in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa

The structural vulnerability of many Jamaican schools is linked to decades of under-resourcing, where the state has adopted austerity measures imposed by the International Monetary Fund and other international institutions.

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