In the year since Hurricane Melissa struck in October 2025, the government has spent about J$84 billion on recovery and aims to close the recovery phase by January 2027. The 2026/27 budget of about J$1.4 trillion brought the first new revenue measures in eight years.
What a Korean company can do now
- 5 open tenders — next deadline 2026-11-13Loss mitigation and demand-side analytics, community energy transition and resilience framework consultancy
- Korean support you can useEmbassy of Korea in Jamaica cooperation · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Embassy in Kingston)
- Promising business opportunityDisaster grant disbursement data and automation platform
Government · leader
Head of state King Charles III (Governor-General Sir Patrick Allen); Prime Minister Andrew Holness (re-elected September 2025)
Key national agenda
- Restoring homes, schools and power after Hurricane Melissa (recovery phase to end January 2027)
- Keeping fiscal stability and raising new, mainly consumption-based revenue
- Energy transition, including procurement of 300 MW renewables and 150 MW batteries
- Higher investment in health and education
- Stronger public security (larger national security budget)
Government programmes
ROOFS roof-repair grantsJ$10 billion + additional J$9.65 billion
J$75,000-500,000 per household by damage level; 118,000 households; 90% to be served by December 2026
School repairsOver J$11 billion
144 of 308 Priority One schools fully restored
JPS grid restoration loanUS$150 million
Loan to the power utility for restoration
300 MW renewables + 150 MW battery procurement
Largest planned power tender; RFP pushed to Q4 2026
Semi-permanent housingJ$800 million
Semi-permanent homes for displaced residents
UK reconstruction expert team
UK Delivery Team specialists deployed with costs shared equally; signing planned at CHOGM
Business opportunities
Disaster grant disbursement data and automation platform
🔒 Why-now and buyers — analysis member ₩19,800/mo
Reconstruction PMO and procurement consulting
🔒 Why-now and buyers — analysis member ₩19,800/mo
Open this week
AI analytics for power loss reduction and demand management
A loss-mitigation and demand-side analytics consultancy is already out to tender.
Energy ministry, JPS, GPE
Digital classroom equipment and content linked to school repairs
🔒 Why-now and buyers — analysis member ₩19,800/mo
Free members get a human-reviewed summary by email for up to 3 countries a month (sent within 24h). BUILD members get them all.
Tenders
- Loss mitigation and demand-side analytics, community energy transition and resilience framework consultancy · Not stated (energy sector body) · Deadline 2026-11-13
- External audit of ODPEM 2026 · Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) · Deadline 2026-11-16
- Network switches and servers · Not stated · Deadline 2026-11-23
- Repairs and upgrade to create an extension clinic at Pratville Health Centre · Southern Regional Health Authority (SRHA) · Deadline 2026-11-24
- Concessionaire services for HEART/NSTA Trust residential and non-residential sites (18 lots) · HEART/NSTA Trust · Deadline 2026-12-04
Korean support schemes
- Embassy of Korea in Jamaica cooperation · Ministry of Foreign Affairs (Embassy in Kingston) — The embassy has run a Korea-Jamaica Future Cooperation Forum with UWI focused on renewable energy.
- Export Voucher · Export Voucher programme — Covers Caribbean market research, certification and local marketing via vouchers.
- Latin America market entry support · KOTRA — With no dedicated Jamaica office, buyer matching goes through nearby Latin American offices (estimated).
Official notices
Jamaica Information Service (JIS) / Office of the Prime Minister
- 2026-10-27 PM briefing: Melissa response spending about J$84 billion, donations J$1.7 billion
- 2026-10-27 Additional J$9.65 billion allocated to ROOFS roof-repair grants
- 2026-10 Generation Procurement Entity moves its large renewables RFP to Q4
- 2026-07-03 Governor-General's Achievement Awards presented to 39 Jamaicans
Disaster · conflict · epidemic
Stable 2026-11-07
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Sources
- JIS - Gov't Has Spent $84 Billion on Melissa Response to Date (2026-10-28)
- Jamaica Observer - Holness pumps another $9.65b into ROOFS (2026-10-28)
- Gleaner - Government proposing to spend $1.4 trillion (2026-02-13)
- Jamaica Homes News - Biggest power tender slips to year end
- GlobalTenders - Jamaica tenders
