assessment of the socio-economic and environmental impact

closure of plants in preparation for the hurricane and the consequential effect of power outage
after the hurricane’s passage. On average a total of 4-5 days of production time was lost. In the
Quarrying sub-sector production time was lost due to power outage. There were also reports of
roof damage, slippage and damage to road infrastructure.
Distributive Trade
12. Services
Preliminary investigations have revealed that distributors within the sector have suffered
minimal damage due to Hurricane Dean. Most of the goods categories within the sector have
reported damage associated with the hurricane. Damage which accrued to distributors included:
1. inventory losses
2. some major and minor structural damage; and
3. disruption of their production process.
Perishable items which were lost were attributed to the power outage after the hurricane, and in
some cases, pilferage.
Tourism
Damage to the tourist resort areas was estimated at $43.7 Million. Of this amount, $29.5 m
occurred in the Accommodation Sub-sector while $14.1m was accounted for by the Attractions
Sub-sector (Tables 3.13 and 3.14). The damage was mainly caused by the strong winds and the
associated storm surge. Extensive beach damage resulted from the action of the storm surge
particularly in the eastern and southern parts of the island. Some cruise ships were diverted from
Jamaican ports after the arrival of the hurricane.
In the South Coast Resort Area, a total of 13 entities reported extensive damage to their facilities;
12 reported moderate damage; and 23 were identified as having minor damage. Accommodation
providers reported damage to roof, water tanks, generator, windows and some structural damage.
Attractions report damage to landscaping.
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