All 25,000 international tourists who were in Jamaica when Hurricane Melissa made landfall on 28 October are accounted for and in good health, according to tourism minister Edmund Bartlett.
Hundreds are still waiting for flights out of the country as airports were closed by what quickly became the strongest storm in the world this year, as well as the worst to hit Jamaica in decades.
It has caused severe damage and flooding on the island, as well as neighbouring Caribbean nations such as Cuba, Haiti and the Dominican Republic.
Jamaica airport reopens with continued cancellations
Jamaica shut its two main international airports, Sangster International Airport in Montego Bay and Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston, in anticipation of the hurricane.
At Sangster International Airport, all arriving and departing flights remain cancelled. Bartlett said it hopes to reopen in the next two days.
“Following the passage of the hurricane, a comprehensive assessment of the airport will be conducte
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