A shortage of labourers, building materials, and shrinking cash flow is slowing repairs to public institutions hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa. Suppliers and contractors are scrambling to prioritise projects and compete for limited resources as they race to finish jobs. Three months after the storm, the sound of hammers and saws still echoes across several schools and state-owned buildings in St Elizabeth – perhaps most noticeably at the Black River Hospital, where workers from at least three companies were on site just over a week ago. Read more