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Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunication, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a press conference at Jamaica House on November 11.

Multi-Pronged Approach to Restore Telecommunications Service in Areas Impacted by Hurricane

The Government is using a multi-pronged approach to restore telecommunications service in communities most impacted by Category Five Hurricane Melissa. This is being done through the provision of free community Wi-Fi by the Universal Service Fund (USF) and the distribution...

Governor-General, His Excellency the Most Hon. Sir Patrick Allen (right), stands at attention for the playing of the National Anthem at the annual Remembrance Day ceremony at National Heroes Park in Kingston on Tuesday (November 11). He is joined by (from left) Senior Puisne Judge Semone Wolf-Reece, representing the Chief Justice, Hon. Justice Bryan Sykes; Member of Parliament for St. Andrew Western, Anthony Hylton, representing the Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding; and President of the Senate, Senator Tom Tavares-Finson, representing Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness.

Jamaica Pays Tribute to Fallen Soldiers on Remembrance Day

Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon (centre), addresses a press briefing at the WPM Waste Management Limited headquarters in Ironshore, St. James, on Monday (November 11).

NSWMA Seeks Assistance of Private Contractors to Clear Garbage in Western Parishes

Carnival Corporation's Holland America docked at the reopened Ocho Rios cruise-ship port in St. Ann on Tuesday (November 11).

Ocho Rios Cruise Port Resumes Operations

Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Commander Alvin Gayle, provides an update on relief efforts during a Special Press Briefing on Hurricane Melissa Recovery, held at Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 11).

88 Emergency Shelters Remain Open Across Nine Parishes Two Weeks After Hurricane Melissa

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Ocho Rios Welcomes Two Cruise Vessels

The arrival of two cruise vessels in Ocho Rios, St. Ann, on November 11, marks a renewed chapter for Jamaica’s tourism sector, local officials and business interests say. The 6,500 passengers and crew combined, stakeholders said, signal that even after the destructive path of Hurricane Melissa, the country remains open for business and that the appetite for Jamaica is still...

Mayor of Kingston, Councillor Andrew Swaby, addressing the Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation

7 months ago EnergyHurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal Government

JPS Working to Restore Power to Corporate Area Communities

Mayor of Kingston, Councilor Andrew Swaby, says the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company is working to restore power to Corporate Area communities that have been without the utility since the passage of Hurricane Melissa on October 28. Approximately 6,160 customers in Kingston and St. Andrew remained without electricity as of Monday (November 10), he reported. Mayor Swaby said that the...

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, provides an update on Hurricane Melissa relief efforts during a press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 11).

7 months ago AviationDisaster ReliefHurricane Relief & RecoveryTransport

Jamaica’s Airports Facilitate 1,138 Flights in Hurricane Melissa Response

Between October 29 and November 10, Jamaica’s airports collectively facilitated 1,138 flights in support of commercial travel and coordinated humanitarian operations across the island in response to Hurricane Melissa. These included 499 commercial passenger flights, 369 cargo, relief, and military flights, and 270 private flights. “Of these, Norman Manley [International Airport in Kingston] accounted for 578, while Sangster [International Airport...

Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, addressing Tuesday’s (Nov. 11) Special Press Briefing at Jamaica House.

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NWC Restores Water to 72.6 Per Cent of Customers

The National Water Commission (NWC) has restored supply to 72.6 per cent of its customers across Jamaica. Providing the update during a Special Press Briefing at Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 11), Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, said the NWC expects to get the Great River water supply pipeline in working...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, addresses a press briefing at Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 11) to give an update on Hurricane Melissa recovery.

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NSWMA Engages More Trucks, Contractors to Clear Garbage

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is engaging additional trucks and contractors as the agency works to clear the increase in garbage across the island, says Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. He noted that the debris caused by Hurricane Melissa has added to the regular residential and commercial waste, and teams across the island...

President and Chief Executive Officer, Jamaica Public Service Company, Hugh Grant, provides an update on the post-Hurricane Melissa electricity restoration process during a press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 11).

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JPS Restores Power to 300,000 Customers Affected by Hurricane Melissa

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is reporting that electricity has been restored for approximately 300,000 customers, representing 64 per cent of its service base across sections of the island, in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. “This is a solid milestone, given the scale of destruction that we have all seen,” stated President and Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Hugh Grant,...

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses a press conference at Jamaica House on Tuesday (November 11).

7 months ago AviationDisaster ReliefHurricane Relief & RecoveryTransport

Gov’t Extends Sincere Condolences Following Tragic Florida Plane Crash

Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has extended sincere condolences on behalf of the Government to the family of the father and daughter who tragically lost their lives in a plane crash in Florida on Monday (November 10). The aircraft was en route to Jamaica on a humanitarian mission in support of hurricane relief operations. Speaking during...