(Kingston – July 5, 2024 / 7:00am) Less than 24 hours after the passage of Hurricane Beryl, JPS has restored 80,000 customers across the island, predominantly in Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Catherine and St. Thomas, with several Trelawny and St. James customers scheduled to be energized before the early hours of July 5. This has resulted in over 315,000 customers or 45% of customers now with supply.
Director of Corporate Communications at JPS, Winsome Callum, noted that the Company, having completed the lion’s share of damage assessments in less than a day, also went on to restore a number of communities, as well as some essential services. These include, but are not limited to:
St. Thomas: Morant Bay, Church corner, Sections of Retreat, White Horses, White Hall, Pondside, sections of Yallahs, Belfast, Friendship, Belvedere, Pamphret, Princess Margaret Hospital
Kingston and St. Andrew: Sections of Waltham Park, Bull Bay, Waterhouse, Sections of Arnold Road, Mountain View, Port Royal, Harbour View, Sections of Cherry Gardens, Barbican, Norbrook, Long Lane, Stillwell Road, Stony Hill, Sections of Temple Hall, Jacks Hill, East Kings House Road, Graham Heights, Constant Spring, Havendale, Old Hope Road, Queen Hill, Duhaney Park, Sections of Mona, Beverly Hills, Long Mountain, Manor Park, Waterworks, Lakehurst, Armour Heights, Shortwood Road
St. Catherine: Sections of Greater Portmore, Braeton, Westport, Bridgeport, Edgewater and surrounding areas; Caribbean Estates, Sections of De la Vega City, Sections of Spanish Town, Eltham, St. John’s Road, Job Lane, Beacon Hill, St. Jago Heights, Thompson Pen, Sligoville, Waterloo District, Greendale, Spanish Town Hospital
St. James: Sections of Bogue, Queens Drive and surrounding areas, Cornwall Regional Hospital, Sangsters International Airport
Today:
JPS teams will continue working today (July 5), to restore customers in the parishes of Kingston and St. Andrew, St. Catherine, St. Thomas, St. Mary, Portland, Trelawny, St. James, St. Ann and Manchester.
The company will continue to provide restoration updates and schedules to keep the public informed. These can be found on its social media channels @myjpsonline and its WhatsApp channel, while direct communication will take place via emails, as well as text messages. JPS thanks customers for their patience and understanding at this time, as it works to restore the system after the passage of the Category 4 Hurricane.
