Displaced Cooper’s Pen residents receive humanitarian grants

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government has begun providing relocation assistance to vulnerable residents displaced during the eviction exercise at Cooper’s Pen, with 19 humanitarian grants valued at $9.9 million distributed to affected families.

The grants were issued on Saturday, September 19, by Minister with responsibility for Land Titling and Settlements, Robert Montague, and Permanent Secretary in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Infrastructure Development, Arlene Williams, as part of a wider, whole-of-government intervention directed by the prime minister following his visit to the community last month.

The assistance, ranging from $200,000 to $800,000 per family, is being provided to some of the most vulnerable residents who have been displaced and, in some cases, have been living in emergency tents supplied by the Government since August 12, 2026.