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It should be noted that, while Portland was among the least affected parishes, some areas in the parish received high volumes and intense rainfall on September 29. This, along with the terrain, would have contributed significantly to the level of damage reported to roads. In response to the level of damage in the sector, the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries identified several measures intended to fast-track the recovery process. These include the following: A grant of $4 million dollars to be provided to the Greenhouse Growers Association to help with the purchasing of plastic for roofing that was damaged. Collaboration between the Ministry of Agriculture and Fisheries and the Food and Agriculture Organization (FAO) to allocate some $12 million towards engaging a number of nursery operators to plant seedlings, which will be grown in a protected environment. It is estimated that some 50,000 vegetable and condiments seedlings will be distributed and fertilizer will be sold at concessionary rate to farmers to start replanting. An additional subsidy being provided to the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) tractor programme to allow farmers to get production back up and running in the quickest possible times 16 . Small chicken farmers who provide some 40 percent of the market with chicken being given support with chicks and feed in the sum of $3 million to $4 million. The Veterinary Division dispatching animal technicians to provide prophylactic medication and vitamins to avert foot rot disease to small ruminants, which include goats and sheep. The cost of the medication is estimated at $2 million. 16 http://www.jis.gov.jm/MinAgriFish/html/20101007T100000- 0500_25567_JIS_MINISTRY_TO_PROVIDE_FINANCIAL_AND_TECHNICAL_SUPPORT_FOR_FAR MERS.asp 38
B. Tourism Sector General Overview Over the last three years, Jamaica’s tourism industry operated in a very challenging environment owing to the impact of the global economic recession. Since 2007, total visitor arrivals have been trending downwards, influenced by consecutive yearly declines in cruise passenger arrivals (Table 20). Stopover arrivals on the other hand has continued its upward growth trend, and in 2009, grew by 3.6 percent compared with 2008 (Table 19). Historically, the USA represents the largest source market from which stopover visitors to the island originate. For 2009, 64.1 percent of the stopover visitors to the island originated from the USA; 15.9 per cent from Canada; and 15.1 percent from Europe. The winter tourist season, one of the most active periods in the Jamaican tourist industry, runs from December 15 through to April 15. The resort areas and attractions in the island are mainly concentrated along the costal regions of the island, particularly in the areas of Montego Bay, Ocho Rios, Negril. Fortunately, Tropical Storm Nicole occurred during the off-season and as such damage to the sector was not as bad as it could have been. Similarly, loss of income was somewhat mitigated because, the country had approximately 50.0 per cent less tourists than would have been the case in the high season (Table 20) A review of data from the Ministry of Tourism, indicates that September 29 – October 2 (the period the following the tropical storm), there was an overall increase in total passenger arrivals of 118 compared with the similar period for 2009. There were also 12 more flights recorded over the four day period in 2010. Therefore it may be concluded that the Tropical Storm Nicole had no significant impact on visitor arrivals to Jamaica. 39
Page 1 and 2: JAMAICA MACRO SOCIO-ECONOMIC AND EN
Page 3 and 4: TABLE OF CONTENTS I. INTRODUCTION .
Page 5 and 6: LIST OF FIGURES Figure 1: Radar Com
Page 7 and 8: Executive Summary Description of th
Page 9 and 10: Infrastructure As in the case with
Page 11 and 12: Education Total damage to education
Page 13 and 14: I. INTRODUCTION The Meteorological
Page 15 and 16: On September 30, most parishes cont
Page 17 and 18: Table 1: Wind Analysis Parish Stati
Page 19 and 20: • Clarendon - Grimmith recorded 3
Page 21 and 22: The National Aeronautics and Space
Page 23 and 24: In the aftermath of the event, the
Page 25 and 26: Major landslide on the Maggotty mai
Page 27 and 28: The entrance to the Apple Valley Pa
Page 29 and 30: Figure 8: Areas Critically Affected
Page 31 and 32: Figure 9: Communities Affected by T
Page 33 and 34: elated to the weather event were tr
Page 35 and 36: At the time of the event, the predo
Page 37 and 38: Figure 10: Damage to Educational In
Page 39 and 40: C. Public Buildings a) Correctional
Page 41 and 42: Figure 12: Summary of Damage to the
Page 43 and 44: 3. Vector Control - Comprehensive p
Page 45 and 46: Figure 13: Total Damage to Agricult
Page 47 and 48: Table 15: Preliminary Costs of Dama
Page 49: Table 17: Preliminary Estimates of
Page 53 and 54: Damage Preliminary cost of damage i
Page 55 and 56: IV. INFRASTRUCTURE The country’s
Page 57 and 58: islandwide. The number of customers
Page 59 and 60: The NWC was able to restore most of
Page 61 and 62: Table 23: Preliminary Cost To Re-Op
Page 63 and 64: As a result trips were shortened an
Page 65 and 66: events (Hurricane Ivan, 2004; Hurri
Page 67 and 68: Figure 18). Seagrass beds along wit
Page 69 and 70: Figure 19: Eroded section of Long B
Page 71 and 72: Waste Significant volumes of waste
Page 73 and 74: VI. MACROECONOMIC IMPACT OF TROPICA
Page 75 and 76: unemployment levels; and 2) reduced
Page 77 and 78: January April July October January
Page 79 and 80: domestic market, business and consu
Page 81 and 82: State of Emergency in sections of K
Page 83 and 84: mainly to a reduction in outflow of
Page 85 and 86: • a $4.0 million grant to assist
Page 87 and 88: VII. CONCLUSION AND RECOMMENDATIONS
Page 89 and 90: Proposed Projects Apart from projec
Page 91 and 92: APPENDIX 79
Page 93 and 94: RADAR SUMMARY DATE : September 26,
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RADAR SUMMARY DATE : September 28,
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APPENDIX 3 Depression in New Market
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