OUR says it lacks human resources to carry out verification checks for utility companies’ recovery claims

60,000 NWC customers not yet restored in western parishes

OUR advises that JPS should be reasonable in estimated post hurricane bills based on past consumption pattern

St. Ann Chamber of Commerce calls for swift prosecution of those responsible for vandalism of JPS wires in Richmond

Agriculture Minister Floyd Green assures the country there will be sufficient food for the Christmas period

Support Jamaica funds to rebuild homes destroyed by Hurricane Melissa

Finance Minister Fayval Williams says government will manage the country’s debt to GDP

Buju Banton reacts to PM’s concerns regarding filming distribution of relief packages

100 shelters remain open housing more than a thousand people

Cabinet still working through details of NARA

SLB launches Debt Reset Programme to run from December 1 to April 30 next year

PM Holness notes use of emergency procurement process for timely acquisition of new water trucks to supply residents in hurricane hit areas

Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development gets bulk of budgetary allocation for Hurricane Melissa relief

Brown Burke refutes suggestion that she is the main proponent of claims that Gov’t is partisan in relief distribution

Finance Minister said St. Elizabeth was hardest hit by Hurricane Melissa, with damage estimated at $2.3B

PM Holness says US$6.7B hurricane recovery and reconstruction package will help in job creation and protect Jamaica’s fiscal sustainability

Mayor of Sav-la-mar Danree Delancy says some communities in Westmoreland may remain without electricity until May

NRSC says about 102 children have died on the nation’s roads in the last five years

Economist Keenan Falconer says Jamaica was able to secure US$6.7B package from multilateral partners due to its fiscal credibility

Tourism Minister says despite Melissa devastation, confidence of Jamaica’s partners remains very high