Residents of Dover, St. Mary blocked sections of the North Coast Highway to protest delayed power restoration

Scores of commuters were left stranded this morning as residents of Dover in St. Mary and Windsor Castle in Portland blocked sections of the North Coast Highway at the Portland, St. Mary border.

The residents used debris to block the roadway from as early as 7:00 A.M to protest the lack of electricity in their communities. 

The road has now been cleared.

A resident of Windsor Castle in Portland Adrian Barnes told IRIE FM News that he was stranded in traffic for over two hours.

Meantime, Media and Public Relations Manager at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Audrey Williams assured the residents that power is to be restored to the community within the next 24 to 48 hours. 

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JPS says support will be sought to restore services if needed

Scores of commuters were left stranded this morning as residents of Dover in St. Mary and Windsor Castle in Portland blocked sections of the North Coast Highway at the Portland, St. Mary border.

The residents used debris to block the roadway from as early as 7:00 A.M to protest the lack of electricity in their communities. 

The road has now been cleared.

A resident of Windsor Castle in Portland Adrian Barnes told IRIE FM News that he was stranded in traffic for over two hours.

Meantime, Media and Public Relations Manager at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Audrey Williams assured the residents that power is to be restored to the community within the next 24 to 48 hours. 

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JPS says power has been restored to over 70% of customers island-wide

Scores of commuters were left stranded this morning as residents of Dover in St. Mary and Windsor Castle in Portland blocked sections of the North Coast Highway at the Portland, St. Mary border.

The residents used debris to block the roadway from as early as 7:00 A.M to protest the lack of electricity in their communities. 

The road has now been cleared.

A resident of Windsor Castle in Portland Adrian Barnes told IRIE FM News that he was stranded in traffic for over two hours.

Meantime, Media and Public Relations Manager at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Audrey Williams assured the residents that power is to be restored to the community within the next 24 to 48 hours. 

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Holness pledges support for residents of south Clarendon, hard hit by Hurricane Beryl

Scores of commuters were left stranded this morning as residents of Dover in St. Mary and Windsor Castle in Portland blocked sections of the North Coast Highway at the Portland, St. Mary border.

The residents used debris to block the roadway from as early as 7:00 A.M to protest the lack of electricity in their communities. 

The road has now been cleared.

A resident of Windsor Castle in Portland Adrian Barnes told IRIE FM News that he was stranded in traffic for over two hours.

Meantime, Media and Public Relations Manager at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Audrey Williams assured the residents that power is to be restored to the community within the next 24 to 48 hours. 

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Priorities will have to be set as Government responds to Jamaica’s needs following the passage of Hurricane Beryl -PM Holness

Scores of commuters were left stranded this morning as residents of Dover in St. Mary and Windsor Castle in Portland blocked sections of the North Coast Highway at the Portland, St. Mary border.

The residents used debris to block the roadway from as early as 7:00 A.M to protest the lack of electricity in their communities. 

The road has now been cleared.

A resident of Windsor Castle in Portland Adrian Barnes told IRIE FM News that he was stranded in traffic for over two hours.

Meantime, Media and Public Relations Manager at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Audrey Williams assured the residents that power is to be restored to the community within the next 24 to 48 hours. 

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PM Holness says Government may have to seek overseas help to restore electricity across the island

Scores of commuters were left stranded this morning as residents of Dover in St. Mary and Windsor Castle in Portland blocked sections of the North Coast Highway at the Portland, St. Mary border.

The residents used debris to block the roadway from as early as 7:00 A.M to protest the lack of electricity in their communities. 

The road has now been cleared.

A resident of Windsor Castle in Portland Adrian Barnes told IRIE FM News that he was stranded in traffic for over two hours.

Meantime, Media and Public Relations Manager at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Audrey Williams assured the residents that power is to be restored to the community within the next 24 to 48 hours. 

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All government offices to be closed by midday

Scores of commuters were left stranded this morning as residents of Dover in St. Mary and Windsor Castle in Portland blocked sections of the North Coast Highway at the Portland, St. Mary border.

The residents used debris to block the roadway from as early as 7:00 A.M to protest the lack of electricity in their communities. 

The road has now been cleared.

A resident of Windsor Castle in Portland Adrian Barnes told IRIE FM News that he was stranded in traffic for over two hours.

Meantime, Media and Public Relations Manager at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Audrey Williams assured the residents that power is to be restored to the community within the next 24 to 48 hours. 

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Beryl now a category 4 hurricane; meantime several flights in the region have been disrupted

Scores of commuters were left stranded this morning as residents of Dover in St. Mary and Windsor Castle in Portland blocked sections of the North Coast Highway at the Portland, St. Mary border.

The residents used debris to block the roadway from as early as 7:00 A.M to protest the lack of electricity in their communities. 

The road has now been cleared.

A resident of Windsor Castle in Portland Adrian Barnes told IRIE FM News that he was stranded in traffic for over two hours.

Meantime, Media and Public Relations Manager at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Audrey Williams assured the residents that power is to be restored to the community within the next 24 to 48 hours. 

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NRSC says Jamaica will exceed 400 road fatalities for 2024

Scores of commuters were left stranded this morning as residents of Dover in St. Mary and Windsor Castle in Portland blocked sections of the North Coast Highway at the Portland, St. Mary border.

The residents used debris to block the roadway from as early as 7:00 A.M to protest the lack of electricity in their communities. 

The road has now been cleared.

A resident of Windsor Castle in Portland Adrian Barnes told IRIE FM News that he was stranded in traffic for over two hours.

Meantime, Media and Public Relations Manager at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Audrey Williams assured the residents that power is to be restored to the community within the next 24 to 48 hours. 

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JPS seeking to restore power to some customers, following weather-related outage

Scores of commuters were left stranded this morning as residents of Dover in St. Mary and Windsor Castle in Portland blocked sections of the North Coast Highway at the Portland, St. Mary border.

The residents used debris to block the roadway from as early as 7:00 A.M to protest the lack of electricity in their communities. 

The road has now been cleared.

A resident of Windsor Castle in Portland Adrian Barnes told IRIE FM News that he was stranded in traffic for over two hours.

Meantime, Media and Public Relations Manager at the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Audrey Williams assured the residents that power is to be restored to the community within the next 24 to 48 hours. 

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