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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), listens as Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Ansord Hewitt, addresses Wednesday
Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (left), listens as Director General of the Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Ansord Hewitt, addresses Wednesday's (July 31) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.

Utility Firms Reporting Significant Restoration of Services Disrupted by Hurricane Beryl

Telecommunications company Digicel is reporting that, as at July 29, service has been restored for 96 per cent of its mobile customers and 98 per cent of its fixed-line clientele who were impacted by Hurricane Beryl. Director General of the...
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), in discussion with United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nickolas N. Perry (second right); USAID Acting Country Representative, Erin Taylor (centre); Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; and Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, during Tuesday’s (July 30) handover of emergency relief supplies, valued US$360,000, which were donated by the US to assist Jamaica’s Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts. The presentation was made at ODPEM’s Haining Road offices in Kingston. 
Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness (right), in discussion with United States (US) Ambassador to Jamaica, His Excellency Nickolas N. Perry (second right); USAID Acting Country Representative, Erin Taylor (centre); Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information, Skills and Digital Transformation, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon; and Acting Director General, Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, during Tuesday’s (July 30) handover of emergency relief supplies, valued US$360,000, which were donated by the US to assist Jamaica’s Hurricane Beryl recovery efforts. The presentation was made at ODPEM’s Haining Road offices in Kingston. 

Prime Minister Underscores Govt’s Robust Accountability Framework for Donations to Jamaica
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. 
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. 

Gov’t Making Post-Hurricane Relief Assistance Provisions for the Indigent
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), hands over hurricane straps and a tarpaulin to Pearl Drummond from Crawford in St. Elizabeth. Occasion was the Ministry’s Hurricane Roof Strap Expo held at the JAG Myers Park in Black River on Friday (July 26).
Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie (left), hands over hurricane straps and a tarpaulin to Pearl Drummond from Crawford in St. Elizabeth. Occasion was the Ministry’s Hurricane Roof Strap Expo held at the JAG Myers Park in Black River on Friday (July 26).

GOV’T Urges Use of Hurricane Straps During Roof Construction
Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness ON, PC, MP.
Dr. the Most Honourable Andrew Michael Holness ON, PC, MP.

Independence Activities Scaled Back in Wake of Hurricane Beryl

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Reconstruction work being done on the Farm Road to Valley Heights bridge in St. James.
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryWorks / Construction

St. James Bridge to Be Completed Before New School Year

Reconstruction of the Farm Road to Valley Heights bridge in St. James is under way, with completion expected before the upcoming school year. The St. James Municipal Corporation, which is spearheading the project, estimates the rehabilitation will cost approximately $13 million. The bridge sustained damage on July 2, a day before Hurricane Beryl's arrival. Residents had set fire to debris...
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Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining, Hon. Floyd Green (centre), is presented with agricultural inputs to assist farmers affected by the passage of Hurricane Beryl, by Hi-Pro Vice President, Colonel (Ret
AgricultureHurricane Relief & Recovery

Hi-Pro Donates $5 Million in Agricultural Inputs to Farmers

Hi-Pro, on Thursday (July 25), handed over $5 million in agricultural inputs to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) to assist farmers impacted by the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The items include fertilisers, pig, chicken and goat feed, seeds and chemicals. The donation represents a continuation of support by the company to the country’s farmers, with more than 140,000 baby...
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Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, addresses yesterday’s (July 24) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House.
EnergyHurricane Relief & Recovery

Energy Minister Expresses Concern About Information Variation

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz, has expressed concern regarding the variation in information from the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) and constituents, on the restoration of electricity in several communities. Several areas remain without power since the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 3. “Let me categorically state that as of this morning (Wednesday) at...
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Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, observes as workers from the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) remove old motorcars under the Derelict Vehicles and Bulky Waste Removal programme. The post-Hurricane Beryl national clean-up exercise was officially launched on July 24 at the Waterford Community Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine.
Hurricane Relief & RecoveryLocal GovernmentPrime Minister

PM Launches Post-Hurricane Beryl Cleanup Campaign

The Government is undertaking a national campaign for the removal of bulky waste and eradication of mosquito breeding sites from communities following the passage of Hurricane Beryl. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, launched the Derelict Vehicles and Bulky Waste Removal programme at the Waterford Community Centre in Portmore, St. Catherine on Wednesday (July 24). The initiative, which is...
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Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, makes a Statement in the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 23).
Finance & Public ServiceHurricane Relief & Recovery

$5 Billion from Disaster Risk Financing Resources for Immediate Relief and Recovery Efforts

The Government plans to tap $5 billion from its disaster risk financing resources to address the immediate relief and recovery efforts related to Hurricane Beryl. Minister of Finance and the Public Service, Dr. the Hon. Nigel Clarke, made the disclosure during a Statement to the House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 23). “We plan to disburse $1.3 billion to the...
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