AGP Executive Report
Last update: 5 hours agoHurricane Melissa Accountability: Jamaica’s Public Accounts Committee says ODPEM has not yet provided signed proof that JDF received $34m in donated roofing materials, even as the auditor general previously found $88.6m of $122.5m in supplies was formally acknowledged. Disaster Recovery Watch: Westmoreland Mayor Danree Delancy says 60 people still remain in eight shelters nine months after Hurricane Melissa, with residents also raising concerns about municipal funding and delays. Remittances & Finance: Remittance inflows are flat as provider numbers fall, but MFS Capital Partners is pushing expansion—opening a Windward Road branch for Western Union services and adding cambio services in St Andrew. Food & Water for Farmers: The National Irrigation Commission urges farmers to use its subsidised water filling stations (75% cost covered by NIC) to cope with lower rainfall. Local Roads & Development: Upper St Andrew residents plan protests over worsening road repairs and damage they blame on large real estate projects. Public Safety: A woman listed as an FBI Most Wanted fraudster was captured in Jamaica and returned to the U.S. over a $32m COVID-19 relief scheme.
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