Business November 06 2025

Yaneek Page | Reinventing your business model for climate survival

Updated December 9 2025 4 min read

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A car sits on its roof in Catherine Hall, a community in Montego Bay where homes, businesses and infrastructure suffered heavy damage due to Hurricane Melissa.

The Atlantic hurricane season officially ends on November 30. That gives us just under 200 days before the next one begins. The countdown has already started, not just on calendar, but on the clock for Jamaican entrepreneurs and MSMEs. It should now be clear that we can’t afford to rebuild the same way we did before Hurricane Melissa, as it will cost us dearly.

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