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The National Housing Trust (NHT), under a joint-venture arrangement with the building societies, has established a special $500 million programme to provide loans to persons affected by Hurricane Dean, to undertake emergency repairs. Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, who made this announcement during a broadcast to the nation on (Aug. 22), said that the interest rate on the loans will...

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) has restored electricity supply to 20 per cent or approximately 135,000 of its 560,000 customers. These customers are primarily in the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, St. James, Trelawny, Hanover, Westmoreland and St. Ann. Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, in a broadcast to the nation on (Aug. 22) on the country's recovery efforts after...

As part of the government's hurricane relief effort 90,000 households, which come under the Programme for Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) will immediately benefit from a special one-off allowance valued at $2000 per household. This was announced by the Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller during a broadcast to the nation on (Aug. 22) on the country's recovery effort after...

Prime Minster, Portia Simpson Miller, has announced that the government will be providing $225 million in emergency assistance to aid in the recovery of the agricultural sector after the passage of Hurricane Dean. The Prime Minister, in a broadcast to the nation on (Aug. 22) on the country's recovery effort after the passage of Hurricane Dean said that "there will...

New York City Councilmember, Leroy Comrie has pledged support for the recovery and relief effort now underway in the wake of Hurricane Dean, which lashed Jamaica on August 19. Addressing a reception for a visiting team of Little League Baseball players from Portland, Jamaica at City Hall, Lower Manhattan, on August 21, Mr. Comrie, who was born in the USA...

Members of the Jamaican community in the United Kingdom (UK) have started to send donations to the Jamaican High Commission for its Hurricane Dean Relief Fund. The Fund was launched on Monday (August 20), in response to Hurricane Dean that caused widespread damage to the island on August 19. The High Commission has said that funds collected would be sent...

A plane loaded with emergency relief supplies valued at more than US$398,000 arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport from the United States, on (August 22), to assist families affected by Hurricane Dean, which battered the island on August 19. The items, which included mattresses, blankets, plastic sheeting, hygiene kits and water containers were donated by the United States Agency...

The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is assisting vulnerable groups in the society, who have been affected by the onslaught of Hurricane Dean. In an interview with JIS News, Permanent Secretary in the Ministry, Alvin McIntosh said the vulnerable groups to be targeted included persons with disabilities, the elderly and those who are destitute and in greater need as...

The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) is appealing for truck operators to assist the agency in the massive clean-up process, in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean. "We are having a serious challenge in respect to the acquisition of trucks and that is slowing our ability to deploy them, so we are making a public appeal for persons with tipper...

Three days after the passage of Hurricane Dean, the tourism sector is back on track and today welcomed cruise passengers from 'Freedom of the Seas' into Ocho Rios. The passenger vessel, which is the largest in the world, is owned by Royal Caribbean International. Speaking with JIS News, Director of Tourism at the Jamaica Tourist Board (JTB) Basil Smith, said...

Ministry of Labour and Social Security Parish Manager for Manchester, Arthur Boswell Smith, has said that relief supplies are being provided to the 34 shelters, which were opened across the parish to provide residents with a haven from the effects of Hurricane Dean. "We have visited areas such as the Lloyd French Basic School in Kendal, Christiana High School, Grove...

Relatives of persons living in St Elizabeth can breathe a sigh of relief, as the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has said that the impact of Hurricane Dean on several communities that have been the subject of concern, was not as extensive as initially anticipated. Director of Information and Training at the ODPEM, Kretchet Douglas-Greaves, attempting to...