Shaneka Chambers, an employee of Couples Resorts, is expressing gratitude for the help rendered by the Issa Trust Foundation to build her a new house in Westmoreland.

 Ms. Chambers, who works in the kitchen department at Couples Negril, lost her home to Hurricane Melissa in October 2025. She said she is thankful for the assistance in rebuilding.

Meanwhile, Chairman of the Issa Trust Foundation and co-owner of Couples Resorts, Paul Issa, said the construction was done in partnership with a United States-based company, Bartalozzi Homes.

The American company had earlier constructed some 8 houses for Hurricane Melissa victims who are employees of Couples Resorts. Owner Dirk Bartalozzi led a team of volunteer carpenters from Wisconsin to Jamaica to build the new wooden homes.

Simultaneously, the ISSA Trust Foundation, the charitable arm of the Couples Resorts, handed over $17 million worth of medical supplies to the Savanna-la-Mar Hospital in Westmoreland, recently.
Among the supplies are defibrillators and suction machines.

They are expected to boost healthcare delivery at the facility.

The donations were made by the ISSA Trust Foundation in collaboration with United States non-profit Build Health International, the Ministry of Health’s National Healthcare Enhancement Foundation (NHEF) and other entities.

Speaking at the handing over ceremony, Chairman of the ISSA Trust Foundation, Paul Issa, said the hospital suffered significant damage during Hurricane Melissa, and so, his entity was moved to provide assistance.