KINGSTON, Jamaica — Opposition Spokesperson on Tourism and Linkages Andrea Purkiss, says in her constituency and others, very few people are benefitting from the Tourism Housing Assistance Recovery Programme (THARP) designed to assist hospitality workers after the passage of Hurricane Melissa.

Speaking during her maiden sectoral contribution in Parliament on Tuesday, the Hanover Eastern Member of Parliament said that from her constituency office alone, 30 names of tourism workers were submitted to the THARP programme following the Category 5 storm. To date, the MP says, three have received assistance.

She also said that from the office of the Member of Parliament for St James South, 20 names were submitted, but only one has received help.