JFB to inspect Negril ambulance as chamber, TEF seek extra funds for repairs

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — A team from the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) is expected to inspect an ambulance, assigned to the resort town of Negril, that has been sitting in a garage for months while efforts are simultaneously underway to settle outstanding repair bills.

Negril spans the constituencies of Hanover Western and Westmoreland Western.

“The chamber has written a letter to the TEF [Tourism Enhancement Fund], and we are working together with the TEF to apply for the extra funding that is necessary to be able to bring this ambulance back up to speed, so to speak. The office of the fire commissioner has committed to coming down early [this] week to do an evaluation of the ambulance, both aesthetically and mechanically,” president of the Negril Chamber of Commerce Damion Salmon, said during a recent interview with the Jamaica Observer.