The TT Electricity Commission (T&TEC) will be deploying a team to Jamaica in the wake of Hurricane Melissa, a media release from the state-owned company said on November 8. The release said Minister of Public Utilities Barry Padarath, Minister in the Ministry of Public Utilities Clyde Elder and Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Public Utilities Shivanna Sam will give the team a send-off on November 10. The team will assist in restoring power to the most hard hit areas.
A military official also told Newsday that a contingent of 20 soldiers will also leave TT for Jamaica within the next few days.
Hurricane Melissa struck Jamaica as a Category 5 hurricane on October 28 after forming in the waters of the central Caribbean on October 25.
