Jamaica: Shaken, not broken

From historic buildings linked to emancipation to tiny village chapels, Jamaica is home to the world’s highest density of churches. The Caribbean Island faced a profound spiritual crisis after Hurricane Melissa devastated many of the 1600 sacred spaces where people gathered to worship.

Journalist and presenter Nick Davis, who has returned to his family's roots and now lives on the island, takes us on an emotional journey back to Black River and Lacovia, in the heart of the hardest-hit areas. Nearly six months on from one of the worst storms in living memory, Nick joins volunteers as they continue to dig through the rubble and salvage what they can.

We meet some of the people who lost everything, and explore how faith communities are helping to build back stronger. Their places of worship may be razed to the ground, but those who once gathered here demonstrate how faith brings fresh hope and a resilience that reaches far beyond the bricks and mortar.

Presenter: Nick Davis
Producer: Matt O'Donoghue
Production co-ordinator: Mica Nepomuceno
Editor: Chloe Walker

(Photo: St Elizabeth's Church at Black River. Credit: Matt O'Donoghue)