Two Louisville Women Stranded In Jamaica By Hurricane Melissa Seek Community Support

Two Louisville women who have spent years serving their community are now in urgent need of help after being stranded in Montego Bay, Jamaica, due to Hurricane Melissa.

Airport closures throughout the island prevented Courtney Allen, a physical trainer, JCPS substitute teacher, and board member of Change Today, Change Tomorrow, and Johnique “Johni” Ison, assistant director of the Resource HUB at Jefferson Community and Technical College, from going home.

LEO Weekly reached out to Allen and Ison for comment, but could not reach them at the time of reporting on this ongoing story.

Both women are dealing with missed income while paying for unforeseen accommodation and food expenses, and their resort has persisted in charging daily lodging fees…

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