THE GLEANER MINUTE: $797 million Beryl bill for schools | JPS to deploy 300 workers to St Elizabeth
Jul 9th, 2024 | Category: The Gleaner Minute | 1:54#JamaicaGleaner JULY 9, 2024: The Ministry of Education says a preliminary damage assessment of schools impacted by Hurricane Beryl is estimated at over $797 million… Some 300 workers are to be deployed by the Jamaica Public Service to St Elizabeth as it moves to restore electricity to the parish following the passage of Hurricane Beryl… A website has been established through which the Government will coordinate donations and provide information on Jamaica's post-Hurricane Beryl recovery and relief efforts, disasterfund.opm.gov.jm… IN SPORTS: Shericka Jackson pulled up just metres from the line at the Gyulai István Memorial in Hungary on Tuesday.
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