Jamaica: Macro-Socio-Economic and Environmental Assessment of ...

minor damage to the school plant. Some 10 schools were still in use as shelters across the
country at the time of the writing of this report.
b) Historical Sites
There was extensive damage to historical sites caused by the natural disaster. Many of these
sites could be described as fragile and required extensive renovation work prior to Hurricane
Ivan. The natural event, however, exacerbated the already delicate nature of these sites causing
structural cracks to become more pronounced; boundary walls to suffer damage due to fallen
trees; the loss of shingles from roofs; and the undermining of foundations, particularly in the case
of the historic Iron Bridge in Spanish Town, in the parish of St. Catherine. Table 2-5 provides
details of the sites and the cost of damage. The total cost of damage to historic sites was $ 51.5
million. Indirect losses were expected to be incurred from the delay in making these sites
available as part of the heritage tours product, amounting to $ 2 million, as shown in detailed
form in Table 2-5
Table 2-5
Damage and Losses in Historical Sites
($ million)
Location Name of Site Direct Damage
Spanish Town
Historic Square
12.0
Barracks Building
Manchester House
Historic Iron Bridge
Port Royal
Naval Cemetery
The Old Coaling Wharf
The Historic Naval Hospital
The H Block and Ft. Charles
32.0
Seville
Taino Hut
7.5
African Hut
Caretaker’s Cottage
HQ House and Annex
Total 51.5
Source: ECLAC, based on information from the Jamaica National Heritage Trust
c) Summary
Total damage to education and culture sector amounted to $806.9. Direct damage accounted for
some 98 percent of total damage. (See Table 2-6).
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