Residents of St. Elizabeth have been hailed as resilient as the parish recovers in the aftermath of the recent passage of Hurricane Beryl.   St. Elizabeth was one of the parishes hardest hit by the passage of Hurricane Beryl on July 3, causing severe structural and agricultural damage.  In an interview with JIS News, Minister of Agriculture, Fisheries and Mining,...

Jamaicans whose homes were destroyed by the recent passage of Hurricane Beryl, are to begin receiving relief grants from the Government on Monday (August 5).  Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the announcement at the handover of units under the New Social Housing Programme in North Central Clarendon, on Friday (August 2).  Mr. Holness said the first set of recipients will be those who have been assessed as having...

Children and their families in Clarendon turned out in their numbers to collect hygiene kits from UNICEF on Tuesday July 30. Hundreds of people from Rocky Point, Portland Cottage and Lionel Town benefitted from the collaborative effort of the teams from UNICEF and Food for the Poor (FFP) who journeyed to support the communities that have been left reeling from...

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 Office of Utilities Regulation (OUR), Ansord Hewitt, made the disclosure during Wednesday’s (July 31) post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House....

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, says the Government has a system in place to ensure that Hurricane Beryl recovery donations, among other philanthropic provisions, are accounted for and utilised in keeping with their intended purpose. He indicated this during the handover of emergency relief supplies, valued US$360,000, which were donated by the United States (US) to assist Jamaica’s...

The Government is taking steps to ensure the provision of post-Hurricane Beryl relief assistance for the indigent. This is in keeping with the Administration’s thrust to ensure that provisions are made within the resources at its disposal to respond to the needs of as many citizens as possible who were impacted during the severe weather system’s passage on July 3....

As Jamaicans begin to rebuild in the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl, the Government is encouraging the use of hurricane straps during roof construction. A Hurricane Roof Strap Expo, organised by the Ministry of Local Government and Community Development, was held at JAG Myers Park in Black River, St. Elizabeth on Friday (July 26). It involved collaboration with the Office of...