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RIVIERA BEACH, Fla. — More than a month after Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a Category 5 storm, recovery efforts are ongoing, and members of the Jamaican community in Palm Beach County are continuing to mobilize support.

Local organizers are hosting a relief event Sunday in Riviera Beach that will feature Jamaican food, music and culture, with proceeds and donations going toward recovery efforts on the island. Jamaica still reeling as local community hosts hurricane relief fest

Joanna Robinson, part owner of Global Digital Records, said the situation has weighed heavily on her.

“Rough. I can’t even imagine. When I lay in bed or when I’m eating, I think about what they are going through,” Robinson said.

Robinson and Lincoln Lewis, president of Free Spirit Outreach, both h

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