LANDOWNERS in the Hurricane Melissa-ravaged areas of St Elizabeth slated for relocation are clamouring for clarity regarding the implications of the Government’s relocation programme for their assets.

In March this year, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness announced that his Administration had identified suitable parcels of land in Black River, St Elizabeth, for a comprehensive reconstruction and relocation programme to accommodate homes and businesses devastated by the Category 5 system which devastated the island on October 28 last year.

The prime minister, who was making his contribution to the 2026/27 Budget Debate in the House of Representatives at the time, said the Urban Development Corporation (UDC) would begin the consultations and sensitisation with specific communities in Black River and along that corridor regarding acquisition and, where necessary, relocation.