Residents of Jamaica are scrambling for supplies and picking through piles of wreckage days after getting slammed by Hurricane Melissa, which came ashore as a Category 5 storm. At least 50 deaths are blamed on the storm that devastated Jamaica, Haiti and Cuba. | Al Jazeera English

THEY MADE THE NEWS: National Security Minister, Peter Bunting, announced that the army is to play a more active role in Jamaica's crime fighting efforts. Bunting says a new unit in the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) - the Protected Mobility Vehicle Squadron - will be deployed to support the police. Meanwhile, Bunting also announced the creation of a security oversight body to hold the government accountable for its management and response to crime and violence across Jamaica. #JamaicaNow | Jamaica

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