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The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) which operates out of the Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has demonstrated a low utilisation rate of disaster relief funds donated for hurricanes Melissa and Beryl as at February 23, 2026.
A Hurricane Melissa relief real-time compliance audit report, which was tabled in Parliament this afternoon, noted that $1.44 billion was received in cash donations for Hurricane Melissa from the Support Jamaica initiative and direct donations.
However, it revealed that only $26 million or 1.8 per cent had been spent for the benefit of victims of the storm.
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