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Beryl strands Atlanta family in Jamaica; forced to keep paying for powerless resort
Beryl strands family in Jamaica
An Atlanta family’s vacation to Jamaica turned into a nightmare after Hurricane Beryl rolled through, stranding them on the island. Now they’re stuck at their resort with no power, and facing thousands in extra charges.
An Atlanta family’s dream vacation has turned into a nightmare after Hurricane Beryl stormed through Jamaica during their stay.
“They’re depressed, my kids are depressed,” said Atlanta mom Tawanda Jones.
She and five of her family members have been staying at the Jewel Grande resort in Montego Bay. Now they’ve been stranded in Jamaica by Beryl. Jones took video of flooding on their hotel room balcony as the storm barreled through the island Wednesday. And their resort has been without power ever since.
“It’s like 80 to 90 degrees in [our] room, and it’s scorching hot. Your nose is sweating, everything is sweating,” Jones said.
She says they’ve tried to leave the windows open to cool off the room, but mosquitoes then swarm inside.
“So we’re getting ate up, I tried to do that last night and I got so many bites on my legs, so I’m not doing that tonight, I’m not gonna do it,” Jones said.
She also shared video with us of a pitch black hotel room once the sun went down.
The family was supposed to fly back on July 4th, but Delta Air Lines canceled their flight and said the soonest they could rebook them was on Monday.
“And I told her I’m a registered nurse. I can’t be off of work this long and not be able to go back, and we have a special needs daughter with cerebral palsy and deaf, and we left her with someone to watch her while we were gone. And they have to go back to work,” Jones said.
To make matters worse, she says the resort is trying to charge them for the extra days they’re staying there.
“$176 per person and there’s six of us,” Jones said.
Jones feels she’s almost at her wit’s end.
“I didn’t budget that in…and the kids have nothing to do, and I’m worried about what they’re gonna be charging me in the end, I just can’t,” Jones said.
She said she’s still working to get an earlier flight back.
‘Back to the Future’-inspired DeLorean among the entrants at this weekend’s event in Atlanta.
Razorfly Studios has been bringing its replica of Doc Brown’s “Back to the Future” time machine DeLorean to MomoCon for years. (Courtesy of MomoCon)
When Mark Zoran drives one of his replica cars, it’s not uncommon for fellow drivers to gawk at him.
Sometimes people ask for photos. Once, while he was driving outside of Atlanta, another driver stopped beside him to take a photograph of his car.
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Joe Metscher will bring his Subaru Forester itasha to MomoCon that features a character from “Kantai Collection” on it. (Courtesy of Joe Metscher)
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Joe Metscher’s dirt bike features Twin Turbo from the anime “Umamusume.” (Courtesy of Joe Metscher)
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Olivia Wakim is a reporter on the lifestyle team. She joined the AJC as an intern in 2023 after graduating from the University of Georgia with a journalism degree. While in school, she reported for The Red & Black, Grady Newsource and the Marietta Daily Journal.
ATLANTA, Ga. (Atlanta News First) — Detectives are investigating a fatal shooting that occurred Sunday afternoon in Stone Mountain.
Around 2 p.m., DeKalb police officers responded to the area of Martins Crossing and Hemingway Road after receiving reports of a person shot, authorities said.
When officers arrived, they found a victim who had been shot. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene.
Detectives are still working to determine what led up to the incident, officials said.
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Atlanta Dream’s Naz Hillmon (third from left) speaks next to teammates (from left) Allisha Gray, Brionna Jones, Jordin Canada, Angel Reese and Rhyne Howard, during a press conference to welcome the Atlanta Dream 2026 free agent class, Friday, April 17, 2026. (Jason Getz/AJC)
By Morgan Shaw Parker – For The Atlanta Journal-Constitution
4 hours ago
Today, when the Atlanta Dream tips off its home opener against the defending champion Las Vegas Aces, it will be more than just the start of a season.
It will be a transition to something bigger, something Atlanta has been building and something women’s sports across the country are finally being recognized for delivering.
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Morgan Shaw Parker is president and chief operating officer of the Atlanta Dream. (Courtesy)
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Atlanta Dream players (from left) Allisha Gray, Brionna Jones, Naz Hillmon, Jordin Canada, Angel Reese and Rhyne Howard hold their jersey’s during a press conference to welcome the Atlanta Dream 2026 free agent class, Friday, April 17, 2026. (Jason Getz/AJC)
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