Click to view full size
A team of 117 electrical linesmen from Canada arrived in Jamaica on Wednesday, to assist the light and power company—the Jamaica Public Service (JPS)—to restore electricity in sections of the island that were battered by Hurricane Melissa.
It is the third arrival of overseas utility workers within two days, pushing the total number of foreign linesmen deployed so far to approximately 228, surpassing the initial projection of 200 under a planned 300-person mobilisation.
The Canadian crew will be deployed primarily across western Jamaica to the parishes of St Elizabeth, Westmoreland and St James, where JPS says the damage has been so severe that many areas now require redesign and rebuilding of electricity networks, rather than simple restoration.
The portable companion to gazettE. Get notifications, track read articles, and more. The latest news from Trinidad and Tobago, in one place.
Related stories
See articles related to "Over 100 electrical linesmen from Canada arrive to help Jamaica with power restoration"