EXETER – An Exeter business owner has launched a relief drive for hurricane-ravaged Jamaica.

Kimberley Boyce, owner of Rukatuks Caribbean Cuisine on Exeter’s Main Street, launched the relief drive shortly after learning of the trail of destruction recently left on the island by hurricane Melissa. Recent reports say 32 people were killed in Jamaica, while homes were destroyed and electricity and water service was interrupted in some areas.

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Boyce, who hails from Barbados, said she wanted to help because members of her staff are from Jamaica and still have family and friends there. Staffers have since discovered their loved ones in Jamaica are safe and in good spirits, but Boyce said she wanted to start an ongoing program to send supplies to the Caribbean island.

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