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I1UN'ISTRY PAPER NO. ~ 1--/79 RECONSTRUCTION PROGRAMME FOR FLOOD DAMAGE
IN WESTERN JAMAICA CONSEQUENT ON JUNE 12 FLOOD R,~_ Il\TS
Members of this Honourable House will recall that on
the 12th of June, 1979, l··iestern ,Jamaica was ravaged by flood rains. ~he Meteorological Division of the Ministry of Public
Utilities estimates that over 85 billion gallons of water were
released in this area within a 24-hour period Rnd that the return
period of this phenomenon varies fr0m between 50 to 150 years. The severe hydro-geological and drainage problems which ensued, were caused by the combination of this tremendous rainfall, together with the less spectacular, but very damaging rains which had. been falling in the disaster area during April and Hay.
The results are well known. Forty-one persons lost their lives. Houses were washed away,- crops destroyed, bridges wrecked, roads severely scoured, ·blocked or demolished and, indeed, even now, while the flood waters have receded from Leamington, Enfield, Exeter and Chigwell, the town of New Market still lies buried under 80 feet of water.
2. The Government took immediate steps to assist the communities in the disaster area.
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ft the national level, the Honourable Prime Minister established and chairs a National Committee ~onsistihg of represen-. tatives of the Government, the Opposition, the Clergy and the
Voluntary Services. At the ministerial level, I have th~ honour
to chair an inter-ministerial committee which receives and considers reports from the two organizations to which was allocated the task of undertaking and facilitating action in the disaster area. The first of these is the Pm~rgency Operations Centre which was mobilized at and by the Ministry of 2oci~l Security,
and the Honourable Minister of that Ministry has tabled a report which will bring to the House's attention the very excellent work done by all concerned with the Centre. The second is the Feconstruction Task Force, e stablished sq as to facilitate the formulation and implementation of a co-ordinated reconstruction programme. Both of these were assisted at the parish level by Parish Committees, established on a bi-partisan basis, which were abl e to give v~luable Rnd much needed guidance and adv~ce.
3. The Task Force was established on the 19th of June, 1979. Its functions were set out as follows:-
i) co-ordinate all reconstruction proposals and
prepare plans for implementation in short,·
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medium and long terms;
identify technical assistance needs and seek assistanc e on a comprehensive basis through relevant channels;
projectize plans so as to facilitate quick funding by local, bi.:later!3.1 and internationP.l funding agencies;
1v) ensure that implementation proceeds as quickly Rs possible.
4. Initi ally, the Task Force included the widest r 2nge
of Government tgencies which would be involved in th~ reconstruc
tion exercise . It was subsequently expanded to include non
gove rnmental agencies such as the Council of Voluntari Social
Services, the Private r·ector Organization of Jamaica and the .
,T2maica Council of Churches, which contributed considerably to
the discussions and decision-taking process. The Task Force,
the members of which are listed at Appendix I, defined its areas
of operation as follows:-
1) Comprehensive planning at the local, parochial and regional levels
2) Roads, bridges and drains
3) Water and sewerage
4) Public utilities
5) Health
6) Hou.sing
7) Agriculture
8) Amenities and facilities
Action teams were est8blished, where necessary, to facilitat e
quick planning and implementation. A list of these action teams
is at Appendix II. A provisional programme was e$tablished, as
follows:-
a) datR collection and collation
b) plan preparation
c) projectieing of plans and funding of projects
d) implementation
- 2-3 weeks
- 1-6 months
- 1-8 months
- 1-24 months
Task Force meetings have been held regularly, and to date seventeen
progress reports have been issued.
I will now set out for information, the progress mad~
in the abovementioned areas to date.
5. Data Collection and Collation
Data collection was the first priority of the Task
Force. Most of the agencies involved responded magnificently to
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the chall enge and data regarding degree and type of damage in
all a r eas listed at paragraph 4 above , were collected and
collated, most of this being done within the first two months
of the establishment of the Tas~ Force. More detailed analysis continues to be done, however, and this forms an important part
of the medium and long term planning which is underway. A list
of studies done so far is a s follows:-
1) "Hydrological fl.ppraisal of Damage in v,Jestern J amaica caus ed by June 12, 1979 Flood Rains -Vols. I-IV" prepnred by Water Resourc ~ s Division of the Ministry of Local Government
2) "Assessment of Flood Damage in He stern Jamaic ail -Interim Report July 1979 prepared by the Geological Survey Division of the Ministry of Mining 2nd Natur al nesources ·
· 3 ) "Preliminary Statement on Flood Stricken Areas" prepared by the Town Planning Department of the Ministry of Finance and Planning
4) "The New Market Area 11 prepared by the Town Planning Department of the Ministry of Finance and Planning
5) "The Final Report of Flood Rains in Western J amaice. 12th June, 1979 " prepared by the Clima t e Branch· of the Meteorological Division of the Ministry of Public Utilities and Transport ·
6) "Gene rcl Outline for the Structuring of a Strategy and Elaboration of a Plan of Reconstruction", prepared in June 1979 by General Ricardo Peralta Mendez , from the Inter-American Development Bank
7) "The Churches Response to the June Flood Disa ster " by Fred Cuny, prepared by the Jamaica Council of Churches
A critical factor in this area was the completion of aerial survey
photographs of the disaster a r ea which is proving most valuable in
the planning exercise . And here, I would like to thank publicly
!~lean J amaics Limite d, which met the ·tota l cost of this exercise.
I should also like to mention here Mr. J. S. Tyndale-Biscoe, who, immediately after the flood, produced, free of charge, aerial photographs of the entire flood stricken area, as his contribution to the national effort.
6 . Plan Preparation
The planning action team was, naturally, very involved in the data collection and. collation exercise. An immediate
priority was to identify flood prone areas, indicating l~vel of risk involved. This was urgently needed so as to ensure that
reconstruction did not take place in high risk areas. Simila rly, t he t eam gave high priority to identifying lands on whQch reloca tion could proc eed. These exercises were completed -within the
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first four months. Concurrently, work proceeded on detailed
planning for short and medium term r e construction works and on
outline planning for longer term r e construction including
comprehensive drninage plans which would help to reduce the . intensity of damage from future flood rains and hurricanes.
In this connec tion, it should b e note d that plans have been
p r epared for a n ew settlement in the New Market area at Mocho.
These p~ans have b een discussed and agreed with the people in
the area. A similRr nlan has bGen prepared for LeRmington a nd
will b e discuss e d with the people in the area shortly. A pla n
in respect of Chigwe ll is now in preparation. /\. comprehensive
plan of deve lopment for the r eg i on requires further in-depth
studies, and should b e ready by April, 1980. At this point,
I would like to pay tribute to the meny professionals who,
individually and through thei r Associations, made known the ir
interest and ability to assist in both the planning and implemcmte.
tion exercis e , some of whom went so far as to present in writing
their ideas for th~ pla nning process end so contributed to the
work that has b een and still is proc eeding.
7. Financing
.As is well known, many countries and inte rnational
agenci e s rende r e d valuabl e assistance to us in our hour of n eed.
Details of such assistance are at Appendices III and IV. /.ppendix
·III sets out ass istance, both in cash and kind, received on a
genera l b as is for the r e construction programme, and Appendix IV
shows sources of p r oject fina ncing. It will be seen thai .approxi
mate ly $44.7 million h as b een mobilized with a further $13 million
being in process. These amounts will meet ou~ requirements for
this financial year and are r e flected in the Second Supplementary
Es timates .
8. Implementation
Implementation has bee n proceeding in all the various
fields as is set out below:
Roads , Bridge s and Drains: There are two main prog r 8mmes
in this area. Main roads and related infrastructure works are dealt
with by the Ministry of Works, while local authority works are dealt
with by the r elevant Local Authoriti es . under the aegis of the
Ministry of Loc a l Gove rnment . The Ministry of Works initially
identifi ed n progrnmme for.the West , casted at ~1 3 1 650 million.
So far, funds totalling $11.8 million have b een or are in the
process of b e ing finnlized. It is expec t ed that the remaining
~~1 .78 million can b e obta ined from budge tary sources. In every
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c a s e , the funding ngen c y h a s b een r e que sted to agree to r e tro
a ctive fina ncing . This h as ene~l e d the Ministry to proceed
with works on the b a sis o f urgency a nd need. So far, approximate ly
$5.3 million h a s b eeh sp ent. The initiatives taken by the Ministry
t ogethe r with the highly v a lue d ~ ssistnnce received from the
Ba uxit e Comp a ni e s, en a bl ed us to r eop e n main roads and bridges
in a r e l a tive ly short time n nd I would like to pay tribute ~o
a ll involve d in this e x e rcis e . Sp ecia l tribute must also b e p n id
to the Constructi on Bn t talions of the U.S. Atlantic fleet; wh o
c a me to this country in Septemb e r a nd, between them and the end
of Nove mbe r, unde rto ok t en proj e cts in the parish of Westmore iand.
The s e include d a v a ri e ty o f works r anging from repairing wa sh-·
outs, to c o~ruction o f ma j o r dra inage structures in the following
site s : -
.1) Barha m Bridge
2 ) Swee t Ri ve r
3) Wa t e r Wo rks
4) Route A- 2 wa sh- outs (Bluefields to Sav-la-mar)
5) Ca v e Lower Switchba ck
6) Ca v e Gully
7) Auchindown
8 ) Ormiston
9) Blue fi e l ds
~11 the work agr ee d on i or the s e pro j ec ts h a s be e n completed
e xc ept f or the construction of·':the · sup er-span at Blue fields.
A tea m of t en men is b e ing l e ft b ehind for three weeks to complete
this proj ect. The Sea Be e s a lso a rra n ged for a team of two
en g ineers t o visit a nd a dvi se on a me thodology for dealing with
the New Ma rke t La k e . The Gov e rnment is most grateful for this
a ssista nc e from the U. S . A., whichnes r e sulted in the sp e edy
compl e tion of urgent infra structure wo rks a t a compa ratively low
cost. At this p o int, I wish t o s a y tha nks also to the Kaiser
Bauxite Compa ny which, by tra n sporting urgently needed materials
a t v e ry short notic e , e n abl ed the Sea Bees to complete these works.
Loc a l Authoriti e s initia lly i d entified damag e to the
tune of $13.4 million in the disaste r a r ea , of which $4.7 million
were r e quire d for e xp enditure u p to March o f 1980. Sinc e then,
the Septe mb e r r ains h a v e c r eated addi t i on a l damage in the a~ea .
We we r e f ortuna t e t o b e a bl e to n egotiate a loan of $6.7 million
from the Ca ribbean De v e l opment Ba nk to unde rtake these works.
The Ba nk r e sp onded promp t l y a nd with s ensitivity to our need and
h a s b e en of g r eat a ssista nc e , n o t only in a pproving the loan,
but a lso in s e tting t e rm s tha t sp ok e t o our needs rather than to
the criteria norma lly imp o s e d f o r such infra structure loans.
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Immedinte work to r e op en roads and bridges was undertaken and
so far app r oximately $1 .4 milli~n has b een spent. Consultants
have prepared and agreed program~es with the relevant responsibl e
offic e rs and work in a ll four parishes is proceeding. The
majority of the programme is scheduled for completion in six
months.
Major We.ter Supplies: The National i·Ve. ter Authority
indicated that '~2 .4 million were r equire d for this ite m. This
loan h as b een g r anted by the Caribbean Development Ba nk and
works a r e procee ding. So far, approximately $500,00Q h a s b een
spent, and it is expected that the programme will be comple t e d .
by November of 1980.
Minor Water Supplies: These r equire an expenditure
of npp r oximately ~~ 1 million. Of this, the Inter-Ame rice.n Devel op-
·ment Bank has approved rescheduling of approximately J~0.827
million for purch.?.se of materials and equipment for the project.
J.,n npplicat i on for s:tn additional no 0 356 million is now being
sought from another international agency. At this point, I would
like to pay tribute to the officials and Boards of the World B~nk
and the inter-American Development Bank who sent a t eam to J ama i c2
shortly after the flood Pnd who worked o~t with us a programme
of r escheduling of approved resources which en abled us to proc eed
with the necessary works in good time.
Public Utiliti e s: The Jamaica Public Service Company
recorded damage of $2 . 2 mi llion. Approval wa s given by the Wo~ld
Bank and the Inte r-American Development Bank to apply existing
loan funds to meet these costs and the work is well underwa y.
Damage r e corded by the Jamnicn Telephone Company wns
mini mal and has b een met from their own resources.
The Jamaica Ra ilwa y Corporation required funds t o the
tune of ~1. 3 million, which has been obtaine d from the Caribbean
Development Bank. $ 133,186 has b een spent to da t e and it is
est ima ted that the works should be completed by May of 1980
Health : The Ministry of Health h a s done an excellent
job in prevention of epidemics in the disaster area. Personne l
from the Ministry, including Medic a l Officers of Health at the
parish l e v e l a n d WHO p e rsonne l, worked round the clock to ensure
a high l evel of preventive care . The Ministry has prepa red two
projects f o r ep idemi ol ogical surveillance and environmental
control, which h8ve b een submitted for funding to the Swedish
Government and are to be administered by the World He a lth Organiz a
tion. The s e programme s r equire expenditure o f approximately
$400,000 . In addition, app roaches hPve b een made to a local
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b auxite compa ny t o fund a l eptospirosis surveillance programme
a t a cost o f a bout ~150,000. The Ministry was fortunate to
r e ceive donati ons in c a sh a s we ll a s in~uipment and materials.
A list of the s e is a ttache d at Appendix V. These materials and
don a tions we r e us e d to i mple ment the immediate disease control
programme , which wn s critica lly n e c e ssary immediately after the
flood. The three progr amme s identified above will, hopefully,
b egin shortly, and will en able the Ministry to maintain their
high standard of prev entive work in the disaster area. A site . .
for one n e w h ealth clinic h a s b een identified in New Market and
construction of this should b e starte d early in the new year.·
Housing : The Housing Ta sk Force, after its initia l
inve stigations, r e c ommen de d aga inst t emporary housing and
prep a r e d a progr a mme f or mobilizing the majority of the housing
r e quired within six months . The programme called for the
construction o f 58? n ew h ous e s, 300 of which are for indigents.
The units f o r indigents a r e . pre f a brica t e d by the Ministry of
Housing and e r e cte d by the Loc a l Authorities, under the guidanc e
of th~ Ministry o f Loc a l Gov~rnment. The units for sale are
she ll hous e s which n r e a v a ilabl e in wood or cement in two size s,
24x10 and 20x10. An e xp erimenta l unit made of aluminium h 2 s·
b een built by Alpro j a m in c ombina tion with the Urban Development
·Corporati on. This unit is n ow l oc a t e d at Truro Pen, Westmore l and,
and is b e ing t e sted in t e rms o f a cceptability and marketability.
The mobilizing o f ma t e ri a ls has been a major proble m
in this prog r amme . The Ta sk Forc e h a s received valued assista nc e
fr om Me ssrs. Ted ~armington a nd Pe t e r Mo ss-Solomon, in orga nizing
the orde ring and scheduling o f lumb e r. Caribbean Construction
Comp a ny h a s a ssign e d a memb e r of its staff to the Task Forc e on
a part-time b a sis f o r three months t 6 a ssist in monitoring the
distributi on of lumbe r a n d c ement. The a rmy also has given
inva luable a ssista nc e in t m c ollection, storage and transport2-
ti on of c ement.
De spite many probl ems, this amb~tious programme which
is set out a t App endix VI is proc eeding well, with implementa ti on
b e ing underta k en by the Ministry o f Housing, the Ministry of
Local Gov e rnm en t , t h e Locn l Au t h ority, Su g3r Industry Housing
Limite d, the Nnt i on n l Hnu s.ing Trust nnd the UDC. I would like
h e r e t o p a y tribute t o the Boa rd and staff of the National Housing
Trust which r eacte d i mmedi ate ly ~nd p ositively by 3ssigning
$5 milli on f o r l oans to f l ood suffe r e rs for mortgages for new
h ous e s a nd f o r r ep a irs. Loans a r e a v a ilable to non-contributors
2 s well a s c ontributors t o the Trust, a nd in order to assist
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furth er, mortgage es n r e r e quire d to pay only 10% of income
for the first y en r o f the l oan. In addition, the Trust has
r e lnxed the requirement t o Rllocate by random selection in
this particular case . Credit must also be given to Mutual
Life, which made avail able a loa n of ~~250,000 for the housing
programme. I a lso wish t o p0y specia l tribute to Alcan Jama ica
Limite d, which h a s indica ted its willingness to allocate grnnt
funds to a ma ximum of 1 356,000 for housing for indigents on
the basis o f agr eed crite ri a .
Agriculture : The loss to the agricultural · sector·
wa s estimate d a t $16.0 milli on. This includes loss of crons,.
live stock and f a rming infrastructure. The cost of rehabilita
ti on and r e construction in the short and medium terms is set
a t $8.2 milli on a nd the long t e rm .$7. 6 million. Fundints for
the agricultura l s ecto r ·to d nt e h~s b e en organized from grant
a nd loan progra mme s. Grants of npproximately $4.3 million and
l oan of ~p11.5 milli on ha v e b een identified to finance the effort
of reconstructi on.
The grant funde d e lements c a me from international
instituti ons nnd a numb e r 0f fri endly countries, whi~e the l o2n
programme c onstitute d, in the ma in, a re-organizing of prioritie s
within our own r e s ourc e s.
The ma in thrust a ft e r the disaster was to quickly put
b a ck e conomic life into agriculture and this took the for~ of .
l and prepara tion, the e stablishment o f crops, the distribution
o f livestock f eed, f e rtilize rs, chemic nls, medication, farm tools
a nd planting mn t e ri ols. The a b ov e e ffort affected approximately
10,000 farm e rs c ov e ring a b out 15,000 ncre s of land. ·
Apart from the dire ct r e h 2bilitation programmes, the
Ministry of Agriculture h a s a lso c onc entrated on special programme s
d e sign e d t o improve utilizntion o f r e s ources (e.g. resiting of
f a rms on the b a sis o f a n integr a t e d c ommunity), and to e stablish
n mo r e effici ent o r ganiza ti on a l fram ework. In other words, the
objec.ti ve sought wa s n o t s o much r e cnnstruction, properly speaking ,
but the r e -deployment o f Pctiviti e s on more efficeint b a ses. In
this r e ga rd, the acc 8l~rati on of the First Rural Development
Pro j cc t, th e Self Sunro rti n~ Fnrmc r s D ·vc l opment Procramm~ nnd
o the r structure p r o g r a mmes in agriculture was re-mobilized. In
a ddition, the UNDP sp ecia l pro j ect o f $1.78 million came on
stre am as a new progra mme t o c ons olida t e the re-construction
e fforts. The U.N. bas, as is well kn0wn, assisted us in many
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~rens in the r e li e f progr2mme . In the reconstruction programme,
th u grant of ~1.78 million so gene rously approved by the 34th
Se ssion, is being used to implement 8n integrated rural develop
ment project at Chigwell. It is an exciting project and one
which will set guidelines for future projects of this kind.
/;mt::mi ties And Facilities: Damages to r1inistry of
Education instRllationswere estimated at $2.4 million. I am
pleased to note here that the USt iD were extremely helpful in
thi s mAtter, and quickly ag r eed to r~allocate $~ .4 million for
r epa irs in the disaster area . The remainder of funds r equired
is being provided through the budget. Simila rly, funds for the Ministry of Youth 2nd Sports, Natur a l Resources Conservation Dep a rtment and Post and Telegraphs a r e being funded through the
Supplementary Budget to the tune of $676,000.
The Task Force is, of course, not a pe rmanent body.
It is expected· tha t by March of next year, it will have fulfilled its function, and will acco rdingly be phased out, except for the CDB programme in which it is named as having a specific responsibility.
MFA File No. 155/04
P. J. Patterson Deputy Prime Minister and Minister of Foreign Affa irs
11tb DeceQber, 1979.
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REHABILITATIOI\J AI'.JD RECONSTRUCTION TASK FORCE
Agency for .::>ubl ic Information
Jamaica Development Bank
Ministry of Agr-iculture and the following Agencies ·Jamaica Agricultural Society
,\Jattonal Sugar Company
Su'Sar Industry Authority Sugar Industry Housing
Ministry of E~Jucation
Ministry of Finance and the following Divisions and Agencies Development Division
Land Valuation Division Netional Planning Agency :·--Jegril Area Land Authority Projects Analysis and Monitoring Company Town Planning Department
Ministry of Health
Ministry of Housing
'Ministry of Industry '31 Commerce and the following Department 31 Agencies SEOCO Jamaica Nutrition Holdings State Trading Corporation
Trade Administrator's Department
Ministry of Local Government and the following Agencies Hanover Parish Council St. Elizabeth ~arish Council St. James Parish Council Westmoreland Parish Council N~tional Vvater Authority
Ministry of Mining~ Natura l Resources and following Divisions & Agency Geological Survey Division Natural Resources Conservation Authority Vvater R e sources Division Metereological Office
Ministry of National Security And the following Department
Jamaica Defence Force
Ministry of Pensions and Social Security and the Emergency Rcl i e f Committee
Mini s try of Public Util iti cs .:md the following Agencies
JC1maic<:'l R<lilway Corporotion Jamaica T e lephone ComDa ny Jrmnica Public Service Comoany
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Ministry of R egione1 l ~. P:;rl i :::J m entary Affa~rs and the .fotlowirg Agancy United Sugar Worke rs Co- ope r Btive
Ministry of Wo rl-<s f\/ \inist r·y of Youth ?x Sports r nd the f ollowing Agency Soci Al D e v e lop:llent Commiss ion
?rime Ministe r ' s O f fice .::- n d the following A gency N a tional Hou sing Trust
Urbc n D c v e lo;>ment C orpot·e> tion Pe rsonne l
.'v \ini s try o f' F oreign Aff;:~ i r s
C ouncil o f Volunt:'l t~y Soc i 2l Sc~ rvices
-.J a maicG Counc il o f Chl . .H~ches
t-:>rive t e S ector Org~ni zation of -..! Drn <3 ica
Pr'ofe ssion2l S oci -=::: ti e s Associ c tion of -..! <.! m o. ica
APPmJDIX II
FLOOD REHABILITA'l'ION AND RECONS'rRUCTI0!-1
A CO::.' I 01'1 TENI[S
FLANNING: Mrs. ~lossom Samuels , Town Planning Depart ment, Chairman
Other representatives of Town Planning Agency
Repr0.sentativ0s of National Plannina Agency Water Resourc e s Division l1etereologi.cal Off icc Geology & HinQs
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Ministry of Housinq -Sites and F::erviccs ·
Urban DGvelopment Corpora ... tion
Ministry of Foreign Affairs
Identify areas safe .for rebnilding a nd preparP. a comprehe nsive cto.velopment plan for the disaster areas.
ROJ\.DS . & DRJ\INS Mr. Bunny Kirkpatrick, r1inistry of t•Jorks, Chairman
Other·rcpresentatives of Miistry of Works R8pres e nta tives of the Ministry of Lo~al
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Local Authorities Urban Deve lopmont. Cor
poration National Plannina Agency Ministry of Fore ign
1\ffairs
PurposE!: Cl nar a ll roads wherever possible.
Sp.:;cial Team for CDB Loan~
Identify medium and long-term · construction necessary to maintain onrl/or es tablish a rationa l r ond nehmrk in the dis;1stc~r areas .
~rs. Gloria Kniqht, Urban Development Cor-. poration, Chairman
Other representatives of the Urbnn Development Corporation
Rcprcscntutivc~ s of the Hinistry of TJorb.; " 11 Ministry of Local Gove rn-
mc nt. II '' National Planning .Tirrcnc y " " ·,Jamaica P.ailway Corporation 11 11 National Wate r Authority
The Mayor ) The Sccrot~ry )Parishe s of St. Eliznbath, The Superint0ndo.nt)Westmoreland, Hnnovcr and
) St. .James .
Purpose ~ To act as a directorate of th0 Task Force to monitor COB funded projects in the work be ing implemented by Local Authorities, Ja~aica RAilway Corporation & ThG National Wate r 1\.uthority.
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HOUSING:
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Cllr. Vin Hemming, National water Authority, Chc.irman
Re presentatives of the Ministry of Local Government
Local Authorities " II
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" Ministry of Fore ign ~ £fairs National Planning A9ency
Purpose: Unde rtake irnrrh~diate repairs to all wata r systc~ms and identify P.lCdium ~nrl long-term construction nccc ss~ry to provide a suitab l e water syste~ in the di~aster are as.
!'>1r . Rob•:!rt Steph ·.~ns/ Mr. De nnis ~·?ong, National Honsing Trust r
Ch.:l.irrnan Representative s Rn~ Consultants of the
Suaar Industry Bousin0 R(~presentative s of the Ministry of Housing
11 " t·~ inistry of Local GovE~ rnr"h<nt
Pur-pose :
" " Local 7mthoritics " II ninistry of For8ign l\.f fa irs 11
' ' Nation,:tl Planning l\gcncy " " Town Planning D·:JpartMent " " Urban De vc lopP.lent Corpo,rat ion
~o assess housing damages 8nd loss and to determine nee ds in r e spe ct of new units and repairs t~ existing units"
Hon. De smond Lc 'l.ky~ Hinistry of 1\gricultur c , Choirmn.n
Other r~prescntative s of the Ministry of l\gric1..1lture
Representatives of the ~linistry of Foreign 1\ffairs
" " National Planning .Acency ,, 11 Urban Development Corporation
Purpose ~ To assess the nature, and costs of flood damage and identify the means for rehabilitation.
HEALTH : Action Team operating a s part of Emerqe ncy Relief Op~rations.
PUBLIC UTILITIES: nction by Jamaica Public Service Company . J,'1maica TG l e phono Company and th.-::. ,Jamu.icn. Railway Corporation ~e ll underway - no n0e d for team.
l\HENITIES I\ND FACILITIES : No need for team.
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Source
Aust ralia
UNIC EF
US AID
Connecticut Group thru' Jamaica Consulat e
Alcoa
Central Soya
Jamaica Livestock Assn.
Thermo P l asti cs Ltd. and Kingston Industrial Works
Citibank
Ka i ser
ltlpa rt
Reyno l ds
I.C.D.
0. 1\.S .
Dutch
Australian C. A.D.E.C. I.D.B. E.E.C. Shell Co.
Reynolds Jamaic e Mines Trinidad
Kaiser Chemicals Savannah
ASS ISTANC £ RECEIVED - FOREIGN AND LUCAL
Re c e iv e d
72 tons livest ock feed
Drugs, utencils, first ·aid kits etc .
Building materials, food
Lante rn s , nails, pipe fittings
Bui l d ing materials, food
Animal feeds
Day old chicks·
Materials
Bui l ding materials
Prefab aluminium for health clinic
Building supplies , spare parts
1,100 ft. 4 1 8" armco culvert
r·1aterial s
Materials (housing)
50 tons fertilizer Hc:ty, forks, etc.
325 tons mixed f ertilizer
13,000 tons fertilizer
APP ENDIX 111
Value
$ 26,000
$ 78,750
$ 350,000
$ 2,704
$ 21,887
$ 5,000
$ 100,000
$0.36 million
$0.05 million $0.03 million $0.18 million $0.32 milli on
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APPEND IX IV PROJECT FINANCING
LST L\~A TI:Il NJ: :-GO\ 1: .. iT ~.!!:. "'T r-:o:'l--GO\ 'ER. \."\li:NI' ~-GOVERNMENI' 6J!XiEI' SUPPLEMENI'ARY G\'I'EIJORY 0,\'.!AGE JlN)JNJ 1\J 'P~NID FUJ\TII!-G IN Plu::FSS REALLCCATID HEAU..CX:ATI Cl>l BULGEr
I.. KlAOO & DRAINS
(a) MJ.nistry of Works 13.650 10.2 (EEC . 890 ( I.AOO) .. 780 1.78 (Fed. Rep. ot (Ger=.ny
(b) Ministry of Local Govt . 13.4001 6.7 (CTil)
II. WAT'ill SUPPLY
(a) National Water Authority 2.429 2.4.29 (em) (b) Ministry of I..oc;aJ. Govt. 1.0 .355 (UNia:F ) .827
III.. ruBLIC UTILITIES
(a) Jru'mica Public Service 2.2 2 . 2 (World ~ & ( lAm
(b) Jannica Te lvpho ne Co . .030 .030
(c) J'!f!Riea Railway Corp . 1.33i 1.331 (CDB)
IV. HEAL1H
Mater' .cal:; & £;·u.lj .. f!ICD t . 915 1.334 (Contrihutio ns nr; nt App. V.)
EnviTonr-cntal Heal tb & . 558 ( .4.18 81.-o-d..isb Govt . Ep i daniolc>bical Survey ( .. 150 Kais er B:rux:i.te Projects
Building Repairs .250 .250
NE.">~ Buildi.ngs .. 250 .. 250 (World Bank)
V. I:ruSJ:NJ
Indigent 1.0 .. 355 Alcan Ja. Co . . 250 .250 Public
Contributions
Ministry of l:!ousing 1..7 1..7 Ioirastructure
Fa.nn BouSing 2.0221
1..7 (World Bank)
Other Housing 5 .. 0 5.0 Nat. lhusing Trust
VI. AGRlaJL'l1JRE 1.8 .. 91 (1.. 7 UNDP i.7 EEC 4.7 3.9 2 .9 ( . 9 D::mors listed ·
at App .
VII. A\l:ENITIES & FACILITIES
(a) Ministry of E(l.ucation 2.489 . 526 t.JN:ES:D 1..4 USAID .563
(b) Ministry of Youth & .057 .057 Sports
(c) Natural Resource .524 : .524 ..
Conservation Dept .
(d) FI:Jst & Telegraphs .095 .095
' 67.81 20.00 13 . 35 11 .967 4.71 8.119
1. Gap to be funded in 1980/81 ~ $10 million .
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APPENDIX V
LIST OF MATERfALS- HEALTH
SOURCE
A y c rst Liberctlon th,~u' St. Paul's Church
British Government
British R e d Cross
H n iti
U~'\.JICEF
U$SR
USAfD
Inter A lliance
Trading Corp.
Finland
Swe de n
EEC
Be; l gi.um
N2tional Union of Hospitc l :>nd H G2lth C C' r c Employe.:;s
ITEM
Vitamin Tr:>bl ets
Drugs
Alf'l zone Tabl e ts
Drugs
Drugs, Surgical Instruments e tc
C'· UA NT ITY APPROX, COST
20,000
J$47, 6lC
5 37 S.W Frs $7, 128
not available
J$30, 867.05
Medic lnes Sw Frs $200.00
MGdlcCl.l Supplies Sw Frs $1, OOG, 000
Medicines J$tol, 720
Chlorine lO drums
First Aid Kits 40 J.$1, 400
First Aid Kits 60 J$2, too
Livestock M ec'ication J$90,000
IV\elathion, Di 2 z:inon - 6 d rums Chemic.:::l s - 3 drums J$17' 500
V nccine
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Type of Programme
NE\'l UNITS Indigent
Build on own Land
HOUSING SCHEM.~S Shrewsbury __ _ Truro Pen Bluefields Newmarket
Leamington
Chigwell
Total New Units REPAIRS
Indigent
Loans
Tote.l repairs .
Estic:1ated Number Required
300
50
66 51 17 50
18
30
582
500 .
100
6oo
APPENDIX VI · ._~
FLOOD DAMAGE ·- HOUSING PROGRAMME
Amount completed to date
30
26 39 7
102
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Amount in process
58
50
40 12 10
170.
70
-70
Estimated completion date
End of February
Comments ·
This programme was delayed in starting because lumber was not available. When the lumber arrived in August, it had to be treated. Construction was therefore started in October.
End of February This project has been delcyed by difficulties experienced by the applicant~ in providing evidence of land ownership.
f.nd of December First week of DE:cember First week of December End of March This project was delayed because of dif
ficulties in securing and purchasing land. This problem has now been solved and the project is with the Local : uthority for e.pproval.
Mid February This project was delayed because of difficulties in securing land. This problem is now solved and the project is with NHT and the Local Authority for approval.
End of March This is part of the F.N. ~1 million project and approval is awaiting agree~ent of project co-ordinator
End of February
End of March
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This programme was delayed by non-availabili" ~ of treated lumber. This programme has been delayed by difficulties in establishing security for loans.