The Coconut Industry Board (CIB) is urging registered farmers to reach out to Advisory Officers within their region to report damage to farms, caused by Hurricane Beryl. General Manager of the Board, Shaun Cameron, told JIS News today (July 9), that with telecommunications down and persons without power across sections of the country, farmers should reach out where they can...

The Disaster Preparedness Committee for St. Elizabeth has activated emergency operations to identify the most affected areas to dispatch immediate resources. Parish Coordinator for Disaster Preparedness at the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation, Ornella Lewis, told JIS News that the focus is on identifying communities with the greatest need and efficiently allocating relief support to the citizens. She outlined that the...

A website has been established through which the Government will coordinate donations towards and provide information on Jamaica’s post-Hurricane Beryl recovery and relief efforts. The portal, which was unveiled by Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, on Monday (July 8), can be accessed at www.disasterfund.opm.gov.jm. He provided details on the facility during the launch of the ‘Building a Better...

Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green, looks at what remains of a once sturdy greenhouse in St. Elizabeth. Occasion was an assessment tour of farms in the parish on Saturday (July 6) by the Minister and several representatives from agencies within the Ministry.

The National Works Agency (NWA) has reopened some 94% of the roads reported as being rendered impassable due to the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The Agency to date has received reports on 476 road sections. Manager Communication and Customer Services at the NWA, Stephen Shaw says that of this number 39% have been fully reopened while another 55% have been...

The ‘Building a Better Jamaica Fund’, which has been established to support the country’s Hurricane Beryl relief efforts, was officially launched on Monday (July 8) at Jamaica House. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, and National Commercial Bank (NCB) Financial Group Chairman, Michael Lee-Chin, headed the officials participating in the event. The Fund, to be administered by the NCB...

Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, on Monday (July 8) announced that Jamaica’s Tropical Cyclone Policy with the Caribbean Catastrophe Risk Insurance Facility (CCRIF) has triggered a payment following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Dr. Clarke said the Government received a Preliminary Modelled Loss and Policy Payment Report from the CCRIF, which stated that...

The Government remains confident that Jamaica will be able to recover from the dislocation caused during Hurricane Beryl’s passage. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, noted in a statement that while the severe weather system’s path and intensity did not trigger Jamaica’s Catastrophe Bond, there are other contingencies. The Bond is intended to provide...

Vegetable farmers impacted by Hurricane Beryl have commenced efforts to recover from losses sustained. The powerful cyclone, which passed just south of Jamaica as a category-four system on July 3, dealt a devastating blow to the agriculture sector, which racked up damage and losses totalling more than $1billion, based on preliminary estimates. Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS ) President, Lenworth Fulton,...