While stressing over the safety of her family as Hurricane Melissa hits, a Surrey, B.C. woman is hoping the local Jamaican community will come together to help people on the Caribbean island rebuild their lives.

Janice Davis owns Royals Jerk Spot Drive-Thru and Royals Beauty Supply – next door to one another – on 105A Avenue in Whalley.

Anxious and running on no sleep, Davis said she closed both businesses on Tuesday, but planned to open up her restaurant space to the Jamaican community as members await news from their loved ones.

“I am really worried about the people back home,” Davis told Global News in an interview.

Davis’ hometown of Rocky Point was under a mandatory evacuation order, as the hurricane, the strongest to hit Jamaica since recordkeeping began 174 years ago, made lan

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