( Jamaica Observer )Prime Minister Andrew Holness has estimated that work to repair sea water damage done to government and private sector properties from last week’s cold front will amount to billions of dollars.
However, while he could not give a definitive figure, Holness said the Government will be mobilising its emergency processes to get the work started.
“We are expecting that within weeks we should be able to respond to this. Private individuals and government agencies are immediately moving into action to clean the debris. As you can see, work has already started, but outside of that, the long-term solution is that we will have to make a massive investment,”” Holness told journalists following a visit to several shoreline properties damaged by rough tides in St James and Westmoreland on Saturday.
Among the ravaged properties are Pier 1 restaurant and the newly constructed $1.3-billion Harmony Beach Park in St James.
The West End Road in Negril, Westmoreland, also experienced severe damage.
Pier One parking lot was heavily flooded last Tuesday In Jamaica
The unusual weather brought with it 15 to 20-foot waves. While Harmony park is open, the beach is now closed to the public.
On Saturday, Urban Development Corporation (UDC) General Manager L Robert Honeyghane said the waves left heavy sand deposit on the park and broke the groynes to the western end of the park.
The unusual weather brought with it 15 to 20-foot waves. While Harmony park is open, the beach is now closed to the public.
On Saturday, Urban Development Corporation (UDC) General Manager L Robert Honeyghane said the waves left heavy sand deposit on the park and broke the groynes to the western end of the park.
