WATCH: Holness hits back at Beenie Man after Hurricane Melissa relief comments

ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — Against the backdrop of criticism from dancehall veteran Beenie Man over the Government’s hurricane relief efforts, Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Wednesday took a swipe at the artiste.

He said over $300 million of the Government’s $3.8 billion allocation to the health sector post Hurricane Melissa was spent to rebuild the Black River Hospital.

“[With] all the dignitaries… who are here, I thought to myself the Minister [of Health Dr Christopher Tufton] neglected to invite Beenie Man, because then he would see first-hand how the Government has been spending on the recovery,” Holness said on Wednesday during the reopening of the Black River Hospital.