The Development Bank of Latin America and the Caribbean (CAF) has approved USD $670,000 in emergency grant funding for the Government of Jamaica to support humanitarian and recovery efforts following the widespread devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.

This contribution is intended to complement the assistance being provided by other regional and international partners.

In his letter to Jamaica's Prime Minister Andrew Holness, CAF’s executive president Sergio Díaz-Granados expressed solidarity with the Government and people of Jamaica in the wake of the category five storm, which tragically claimed lives and caused widespread damage to infrastructure, services, and communities across the country.