The government will shortly be naming a committee to review the country’s disaster preparedness mechanism.

Prime Minister Andrew Holness, made the disclosure while addressing the Jamaica Government Pensioners Association’s 57th annual general meeting yesterday.

It comes in the wake of Hurricane Beryl which left a trail of devastation across the island.

Mr. Holness said while it is clear that government’s response to Beryl was improved compared to previous disasters, there is room for further improvement to the national disaster response mechanism.