Browsing: rebuilding infrastructure

In the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the public conversation has centred on an understandably sensitive issue: should Jamaicans pay more…

When a hurricane passes, it leaves behind more than debris. It leaves behind exposure. Exposure of drainage systems that were…

Roads caved in. Zinc roofs twisted into the shape of regret. Schools locked their gates not for summer, but for…

The National Irrigation Commission maintains 237 kilometres of canals and drains across the Black River morass, protecting 34 St Elizabeth communities from flooding. It is a programme that is, in effect, a housing security system for thousands of families.

A newly commissioned amphibious excavator is cleaning and dredging the Black River Morass in St Elizabeth, providing flood relief to farming and residential communities that have been at recurring risk for decades. The investment points to deeper questions about land use, housing and the management of flood-prone areas.