Prime Minister Andrew Holness is in St Elizabeth touring sections of the parish which have been badly hit by Hurricane Beryl.
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BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (AFP) — Hurricane Beryl brought devastating winds and heavy rain to several Caribbean islands on Monday as the earliest-ever Category 4 storm churned westward.
Read more: Powerful Hurricane Beryl pummels Caribbean islands
Jamaica has been upgraded from a hurricane watch to a hurricane warning in anticipation of Hurricane Beryl, prompting Cabinet to structure its disaster response under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA).
Read more: Massive Cat 5 Hurricane Beryl has Jamaica in her eye
The sum of $3.3 million JMD has been paid over to Ruel Reid as agreed in an out of court settlement with the Jamaica College Trust.
In a well needed gesture, Portland based Spring Water Company, Lifespan, came to the aid of the Buff Bay Primary School in the Parish by conducting a restoration exercise of the boys’ bathroom.