The National Commercial Bank (NCB) reopened its branches in Negril Westmoreland and Baywest St. James today.
This marks another step in NCB’s efforts to restore access to banking services across western Jamaica following the devastation caused by Hurricane Melissa.
In a statement, NCB said both locations serve key residential and commercial communities in western Jamaica, which were among the areas hardest hit by the hurricane.
The bank noted that recovery efforts continue to be affected by power and connectivity challenges across parts of the island, but its teams are working to restore access to banking services as conditions improve.
With the reopening of Negril and Baywest, a total of twenty-three NCB branches are now operational islandwide.
Corporate area and St. Catherine branches operate from 8:30 A.M. to 2 P.M., while rural branches open from 9 A.M. to 2 P.M.
While more than 2 hundred ABMs are operational, some machines have been affected by power outages and limited connectivity in several parishes.
NCB said ABM service was recently restored at it’s Fairview and Baywest branches in St James, at the Negril branch in Westmoreland, and at the Lucea branch in Hanover.
NCB said it is working with its suppliers and service partners to restore the full network as quickly and safely as possible.
The bank said it continues to assess conditions across its network and will reopen additional locations on a phased basis once it is safe to do so.
In the meantime, customers can access their accounts through NCB online banking, the NCB mobile app, and ABMs, where service is available.