BVIEC to join CARLIEC’s restoration efforts in Jamaica
The hurricane hit Jamaica as a Cat 5 on October 28, 2025, and CARILEC Chairman, Mr Wayne M. Caines, reaffirmed CARILEC’s unwavering support to the people of Jamaica, in a press statement on October 27, 2025.
Preparations began before Melissa made landfall
The CARILEC Secretariat began mobilising resources and coordinating support from member electric utilities to assist Jamaica and other CARILEC member utilities.
The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) is the electricity company in Jamaica.
“Electric utilities from across the region have confirmed their readiness to deploy restoration crews as may be required,” the statement added.
General Manager of BVIEC, Dr Neil M. Smith, told our news centre today, October 30, 2025, “CARILEC will be sending teams from across the region. BVIEC is one of the teams.”
He, however, has not disclosed the number of BVIEC employees who will make up this team.
The CARILEC Secretariat is also coordinating with the Caribbean Disaster Emergency Management Agency (CDEMA) and other regional partners to coordinate transportation and logistical support for the post-disaster restoration effort.
“Together, we will recover. Together, we remain resilient,” CARLIEC’s statement said.
Jamaica has the all clear for restoration efforts
According to reports from the Jamaica Information Service, the all clear was given by the government of Jamaica for utility service providers to begin restoration efforts islandwide.
“When we give an all clear, it means that our utility companies should now commence restoration and recovery operations across the island. So, crews from the Jamaica Public Service (JPS), National Water Commission (NWC), National Works Agency (NWA), and also our telecommunications companies and other critical service entities have now and will be advised to mobilise immediately to restore electricity, water, and communication networks,” Jamaica's Minister of Education, Skills, Youth and Information, Senator Dr. the Hon. Dana Morris Dixon, said during a press conference on October 29, 2025.
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24 Responses to “BVIEC to join CARLIEC’s restoration efforts in Jamaica”
Big 2025 and we still got wires hanging over we head like we a 3rd world country or wait maybe we are but with 2nd world and 1st world budget
I know Natalio can never think of a positive thing the UK has done because it gets in the way of his Independence narrative but the UK already have help available for Jamaica as they did for the VI after Irma.
So pleased to see the BVIEC helping out in this way. If it means a few more power cuts in the VI for a few weeks or months that will be a price worth paying to help out with the catastrophe in Jamaica.
Well done.