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WFP Focused on Getting Food to Hardest Hit Communities
Country Director and representative for the World Food Programme (WFP) Caribbean Office, Brian Bogart, says securing food for Jamaicans hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa is the organisation’s first priority. Mr. Bogart, who was speaking in an interview with JIS News...
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Minister Vaz Urges JPS to Address Low Voltage Reports in St. Thomas
Minister of Energy, Transport and Telecommunications, Hon. Daryl Vaz, says he has asked the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) to urgently address reports of low voltage affecting the parish of St. Thomas. “I got a report… that the entire St. Thomas is suffering from low voltage, so I asked JPS to look into that immediately,” Mr. Vaz indicated. He was...
NWC to Complete Deployment of Generators Today
The National Water Commission (MWC) is working to restore water supply to communities facing disruption in service due to the passage of Hurricane Melissa. Speaking at a press conference on Thursday (October 30), at the Office of the Prime Minister in Kingston, Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda, said that generators are being deployed to areas...
USF Deploying Starlink Satellite to Western Communities
The Universal Service Fund (USF) is deploying Starlink satellite-based internet systems to provide immediate broadband coverage in key communities in western Jamaica. Energy, Transport and Telecommunications Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, said the USF’s seven public Wi-Fi hubs and 112 community Wi-Fi hotspots in the western region are down due to hurricane damage, power loss and internet service provider (ISP) disruption....
Electricity Restored to Over 52,000 JPS Customers
Electricity was restored to more than 52,000 Jamaica Public Service (JPS) customers over the 24-hour period up to Thursday morning (October 31). Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Minister, Hon. Daryl Vaz, who made the disclosure, said that 490,380 customers, representing 72 per cent of the JPS customer base remains without power. “Seventy per cent of the distribution network is de-energised with...
JCF Supporting Recovery At Airports And Seaports
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), through its Ports Division, has been providing critical support to the island’s major airports and seaports as recovery efforts continue in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa. Head of the JCF Ports Division, Senior Superintendent of Police (SSP) Stephanie Lindsay, told JIS News that the police have been working closely with key partners at Norman Manley...
JMDA and MAJ Appeal for Volunteer Doctors at Black River Hospital
The Jamaica Medical Doctors Association (JMDA) and the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ), in coordination with the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC), are urgently appealing for volunteer medical personnel to assist at the Black River Hospital in St. Elizabeth, which was severely impacted by Hurricane Melissa. The call is for volunteer doctors who are willing to undertake 28 to 48-hour...
