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IT WILL cost about $2.24 million to send a contingent of 25 professionals from the TT Electricity Commission (TTEC) to Jamaica to restore power to the island in the wake of Hurricane Melissa.
The category-five storm hit Jamaica on October 28, killing over 30 people and damaging critical infrastructure and the lives of many people. Jamaica Prime Minister Andrew Holness had declared the island a disaster zone.
Minister of Public Utilities Barry Padarath confirmed the cost of the mission to restore light to the hurricane-stricken island during a media briefing at the diplomatic room of the Piarco Airport as the TTEC team left for Jamaica on November 10.
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