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Parish Manager, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Georgia Taylor, speaks at the St James Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee meeting on Thursday, July 18.
Parish Manager, Ministry of Labour and Social Security, Georgia Taylor, speaks at the St James Municipal Corporation’s Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee meeting on Thursday, July 18.

Residents Encouraged To Replace Documents Lost During Hurricane Beryl

Residents in St. James who lost their documents, including IDs, during the passage of Hurricane Beryl are being encouraged to get replacements. Chairman of the Disaster Preparedness, Hazard Mitigation and Safety Committee of the St. James Municipal Corporation, Councillor Arthur...
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (seated, left) and Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mitsuyoshi Kawasaki (seated, centre), sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) during the handover of emergency relief items from the Government of Japan, at Jamaica House on July 15. Looking on are Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing, left); Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills, Digital Transformation and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris-Dixon (standing left); and Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi. The donation comes after the Category 4 Hurricane Beryl impacted Jamaica on July 3.
Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (seated, left) and Resident Representative of the Japan International Cooperation Agency (JICA), Mitsuyoshi Kawasaki (seated, centre), sign a memorandum of understanding (MOU) during the handover of emergency relief items from the Government of Japan, at Jamaica House on July 15. Looking on are Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (standing, left); Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with Oversight for Skills, Digital Transformation and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris-Dixon (standing left); and Japanese Ambassador, His Excellency Yasuhiro Atsumi. The donation comes after the Category 4 Hurricane Beryl impacted Jamaica on July 3.

Japan Donates Emergency Relief Items
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), is in discussion with Premier of the Cayman Islands, Juliana Yvonne O
Minister without Portfolio in the Office of the Prime Minister with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon (right), is in discussion with Premier of the Cayman Islands, Juliana Yvonne O'Connor-Connolly, during a visit to the Rocky Point community in Clarendon on Thursday (July 18) to get a first-hand look at hurricane damage.

Cayman Islands Premier Views Hurricane Damage In Rocky Point, Clarendon
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a press conference at the Ministry’s head office in New Kingston on (Thursday) July 18.
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. the Hon. Christopher Tufton, addresses a press conference at the Ministry’s head office in New Kingston on (Thursday) July 18.

Normal Operations Resume At 23 Of 26 Hospitals Impacted By Hurricane Beryl
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, receives a cheque for US$200,000 from Premier of the Cayman Islands, Hon. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, towards Jamaica’s Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts. The presentation, which also included medical equipment, was made during a meeting between the leaders on Thursday (July 18) at the Office of the Prime Minister. Premier O’Connor-Connolly led a Cayman Islands delegation that paid a working visit to Jamaica on Thursday.
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, receives a cheque for US$200,000 from Premier of the Cayman Islands, Hon. Juliana O’Connor-Connolly, towards Jamaica’s Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts. The presentation, which also included medical equipment, was made during a meeting between the leaders on Thursday (July 18) at the Office of the Prime Minister. Premier O’Connor-Connolly led a Cayman Islands delegation that paid a working visit to Jamaica on Thursday.

Jamaica’s Hurricane Recovery Efforts Bolstered By Donation From The Cayman Islands

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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provides an update on the Hurricane Beryl Relief and Recovery Efforts in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 16).
Hurricane Relief & Recovery

$1.3b Allocated To Nwa And Nswma Under Post-hurricane National Clean-up Campaign

KINGSTON, July 18 (JIS): The National Works Agency (NWA) and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) have been allocated $1.3 billion under the National Clean-Up Programme forming part of the Government’s Hurricane Beryl Relief and Recovery Efforts. Of the sum, $800 million will go to the NWA, with the remaining $500 million programmed for the NSWMA. Prime Minister, the Most...
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Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith (centre), and Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson (left), receive a cheque valued at $7.5 million from Chinese Ambassador to Jamaica, Chen Daojiang, to assist Jamaica’s Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts. The handover ceremony was held at the Ministry’s offices in downtown Kingston on Tuesday (July 16).
Hurricane Relief & Recovery

China Donates $7.5 Million To Jamaica

KINGSTON, July 18 (JIS): Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Senator the Hon. Kamina Johnson Smith, has expressed gratitude on behalf of the Government for a donation of $7.5 million from the People's Republic of China towards Jamaica’s post-Hurricane recovery efforts. “It’s truly an honour to receive this benevolent donation from the Government and people of the People's Republic...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, makes a statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 16).
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Gov’t Earmarks $300m For Post-hurricane Dengue Mitigation

KINGSTON, July 18 (JIS): The Government has earmarked $300 million to ramp up dengue mitigation activities, inclusive of fogging, treatment of mosquito breeding sites, removal of bulky waste and drain cleaning, in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl. Addressing the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 16), Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said the funds have been allocated to...
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Telecoms Services Restored For Majority Of Customers

KINGSTON, July 18 (JIS): Telecommunications companies Digicel and Flow are reporting that significant coverage has been restored for customers, following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Addressing the House of Representatives on July 16, Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, said Flow reported that as of July 15, out of a total of 782 sites, 588 are online and population...
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500 Summer Workers To Do Hurricane Beryl Damage Assessment (JIS)

KINGSTON, July 18 (JIS): Approximately 500 young people who are engaged in the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) will be assigned to do Hurricane Beryl damage assessment in communities islandwide. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, in a statement in the House of Representatives on July 16, said that the youth workers will play an integral role in the...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, provides an update on the Hurricane Beryl Relief and Recovery Efforts in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 16).
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$1.3b Allocated to NWA and NSWMA under Post-Hurricane National Clean-Up Campaign

The National Works Agency (NWA) and National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) have been allocated $1.3 billion under the National Clean-Up Programme forming part of the Government’s Hurricane Beryl Relief and Recovery Efforts. Of the sum, $800 million will go to the NWA, with the remaining $500 million programmed for the NSWMA. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made...
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