Director General, Commander Alvin Gayle gave the update at Jamaica House this morning, following concerns about how the donated funds are being handled.

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This, as the programme is officially in its reconciliation phase. Responding to concerns about the programme, Portfolio Minister, Pearnel Charkles JR , again admitted that there were issues, as its the first time such an initiative has been implemented.

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The ROOFS programme closed on February 28, and according to the Ministry of Labour and Social Security, over 98,000 people applied for benefits. The ROOFS programme is a targeted disaster recovery initiative designed to provide financial assistance to home owners and occupants whose primary residences were damaged by Hurricane Melissa last October.

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Prime Minister Dr. Andrew Holness has emphasised that an advisory board is not a board of governance.He was responding to comments by Opposition Leader Mark Golding in Parliament yesterday, as he opened the debate on the National Reconstitution and Resilience Authority (NaRRA) Bill.

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The University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) Chief Executive Officer (CEO), Fitzgerald Mitchell, former CEO Kevin Allen and former Board Chairman Wayne Chai Chong are to be summoned to the Parliament's Public Accounts Committee (PAC).

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Member of Parliament for Western Westmoreland, Ian Hayles, says political representatives in the parish have been working to calm growing public frustration and discourage residents from resorting to protests over poor service and infrastructure challenges.The most recent protest was on Monday in Hertford, Petersfield, where taxi operators withdrew their services and mounted a roadblock, citing poor road conditions.

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He stressed that the impacts felt by one Caribbean nation may also be felt in others.Mr. Hewitt said shared intelligence and infrastructure are among several steps that should be taken to strengthen the region.

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He made the statement in Parliament today as he opened the debate on the National Reconstitution and Resilience Authority, NARRA, Bill.

The Facilitated Acceleration of Strategic Transformation (Fast Jamaica) will establish a dedicated pathway to fast track strategic priority investment projects critical to Jamaica economic transformation that can commence implementation within a year and could be integrated into the NARRA, network of projects.

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Acting Chief Executive Officer of the Hospital Eric Hosin made the disclosure in response to questions posed during parliament's Public Accounts Committee, PAC meeting this morning.

Officials of the Hospital are appearing before the Committee as investigations continue into the misuse of the tax exemption status to facilitate the importation of goods on behalf of private companies.

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In its World Economic Outlook Report, the IMF said in a worse case scenario where oil, gas and food prices spike and remain high this year and next, global growth could fall below 2% in 2026. The IMF said this would mean a close call for a global recession which has happened only four times since 1980, most recently during the Covid Pandemic.

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