Jamaica Hurricane Dean

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heavy machinery clearing sand off road norman manley international airport, kingston, jamaica, after buried hurricane dean


on august 24 jamaican prime minister portia simpson miller announced government provide ja$225 million (us$3.2 million) in emergency assistance country s agriculture sector. aid targeted @ country s hardest-hit parishes. announced ja$500 million (us$7.1 million) programme provide grants , low-interest loans emergency housing repairs. temporary tarpaulins provided patch roofs @ no cost.


the world food program placed 5,500 jamaicans on complementary food assistance, daily ration of 1900 kj (450 kcal) of high energy biscuits, 2 weeks. within 3 days us$398,000 of pre-prepared united states agency international development (usaid) emergency supplies arrived on island. airlift composed of mattresses, blankets, plastic sheeting, hygiene kits , water containers. inter-american development bank (idb) provided us$200,000 grant support relief effort , chinese red cross, despite dealing typhoon sepat, sent us$30,000 jamaican counterpart purchase of emergency relief supplies.


in december, 4 months after hurricane struck island, world bank s board of directors approved us$10 million emergency loan. world bank director caribbean , jamaican finance minister negotiated 17-year repayment plan, , endowed money jamaica hurricane dean emergency recovery project. jamaica social investment fund, charged implementing project, used money rebuild , support schools, health centers, , community , farm roads affected hurricane . hurricane dean emergency recovery project kicked off in june 2008, issuance of rural road repair contracts valued @ ja$37 million (us$520,000).


by end of summer on 2008, banana production in jamaica returning pre-dean levels. of ja$1.1 billion (us$15.5 million) of aid eu s banana support programme, thousands of acres replanted. banana chips first products ready export @ beginning of summer, fresh banana production following shortly thereafter.








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