{"id":351738,"date":"2025-11-03T18:11:58","date_gmt":"2025-11-03T22:11:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/?p=351738"},"modified":"2025-11-03T18:13:50","modified_gmt":"2025-11-03T22:13:50","slug":"caricom-agencies-assist-in-unified-recovery-operations-in-jamaica-after-category-5-hurricane-melissa","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/homepage\/homepage-carousel\/caricom-agencies-assist-in-unified-recovery-operations-in-jamaica-after-category-5-hurricane-melissa\/","title":{"rendered":"CARICOM agencies assist in unified recovery operations in Jamaica after category 5 Hurricane Melissa"},"content":{"rendered":"<figure id=\"attachment_351739\" aria-describedby=\"caption-attachment-351739\" style=\"width: 561px\" class=\"wp-caption aligncenter\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" class=\"wp-image-351739 size-full\" src=\"https:\/\/dominicanewsonline.com\/news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/11\/unnamed-1.jpg\" alt=\"\" width=\"561\" height=\"436\" \/><figcaption id=\"caption-attachment-351739\" class=\"wp-caption-text\">Members of the High-Level team (left to right): Mr Daniel Best, President, CDB; Dr Lisa Indar, Executive Director, CARPHA; Ms Elizabeth Riley, Executive Director, CDEMA and Dr David Farrell, Principal, CIMH (Credit: CDEMA).Photo: CARICOM Communications<\/figcaption><\/figure>\n<p>Following the destructive effects of Hurricane Melissa, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations have sent aid and committed financial resources to support Jamaica\u2019s emergency response and rebuilding process.\u00a0 According to a CARICOM release, regional agencies, including the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA), Caribbean Development Bank (CDB), Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), and the Caribbean Institute for Meteorology and Hydrology (CIMH), are spearheading the unified regional effort.<\/p>\n<p>On November 2, Sunday, Jamaica\u2019s Prime Minister and CARICOM Chairman, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, announced that he had held discussions with \u201cregional partners\u2026to enhance coordination around Jamaica\u2019s recovery.\u201d He added that the talks \u201ccentered on mobilizing regional assistance, reconstructing resilient infrastructure, and protecting public health.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>The CDEMA Coordinating Unit is responsible for managing the overall regional response, as outlined in the release.. CDEMA\u2019s Executive Director, Elizabeth Riley, expressed satisfaction with the agency\u2019s current efforts. So far, meetings have been held with the Caribbean Development Partners group, which serves as a coordination platform involving United Nations entities, private sector representatives, civil society, and member states.<\/p>\n<p>A team from CDEMA\u2019s Rapid Needs Assessment (RNAT), composed of specialists from regional and international organizations\u2014including UNICEF, the World Food Programme (WFP), and PAHO\u2014is in Jamaica conducting multi-sector evaluations. These assessments will guide the government\u2019s response and recovery strategies, covering sectors such as agriculture, coastal and marine environments, education, emergency shelter, fisheries, health, housing, infrastructure, social protection, tourism, and water, sanitation, and hygiene (WASH).<\/p>\n<p>The Caribbean Disaster Relief Unit (CDRU), which includes military, police, and firefighting personnel from across the region, remains on standby for potential deployment to aid civil authorities. Likewise, CARICOM reported that the Caribbean Operational Support Team (COST) is ready to assist with ongoing response and recovery efforts.<\/p>\n<p>CDB President Daniel Best assured Jamaica of the bank\u2019s full backing as the country begins recovery from extensive damage. Upon arriving in Kingston on Friday, he emphasized the importance of regional unity: &#8220;The CDB\u2019s mission is to stand shoulder to shoulder with Jamaicans in their hour of need,<em>\u201d<\/em>\u00a0 he stated, highlighting that his visit focused on partnership.<\/p>\n<p>He also highlighted that CARICOM and development partners are coordinating their recovery efforts strategically.\u201cIt is important for us to coordinate and determine what resources we have so that we can present the [Government of Jamaica] with what is essentially a unified front so they can make informed decisions,\u201d Mr Best stated. He also underscored the importance of psychosocial support for Jamaican citizens and first responders, describing the effort as \u201ca fully integrated post-disaster response.\u201d<\/p>\n<p>Other key regional institutions, including the CARICOM Development Fund (CDF), The University of the West Indies (UWI), and the Caribbean Aviation Safety and Security Oversight System (CASSOS), are also participating in the recovery initiatives to ensure a thorough and effective response.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"Following the destructive effects of Hurricane Melissa, Caribbean Community (CARICOM) nations have sent aid and committed financial resources to support Jamaica\u2019s emergency response and rebuilding process.\u00a0 According to a CARICOM release, regional agencies, including the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency&#8230;","protected":false},"author":13,"featured_media":351739,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"_acf_changed":false,"_cbd_carousel_blocks":"[]","footnotes":""},"categories":[158,235,9,14],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-351738","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-disasters","category-homepage-carousel","category-news","category-regional"],"acf":[],"yoast_head":"<!-- This site is optimized with the Yoast SEO plugin v27.6 - 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