{"id":23046,"date":"2026-01-14T14:26:09","date_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:26:09","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/23046\/"},"modified":"2026-01-14T14:26:09","modified_gmt":"2026-01-14T14:26:09","slug":"gaf-engineers-undertake-reconstruction-works-in-jamaica","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/23046\/","title":{"rendered":"GAF engineers undertake reconstruction works in Jamaica"},"content":{"rendered":"

By Edward Acquah, GNA\u00a0<\/p>\n

Accra, Jan. 14, GNA \u2013 Personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces\u2019 14 Engineer Brigade are undertaking reconstruction works in Jamaica after extensive damage caused by Hurricane Melissa.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Videos and photographs shared with the Ghana News Agency show the Ghanaian engineers engaged in roof reconstruction, carpentry and structural repairs on residential buildings affected by the storm.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The images depict soldiers mounted on damaged rooftops, replacing torn roofing sheets, reinforcing wooden\u00a0trusses\u00a0and supervising works to restore houses\u00a0rendered\u00a0unsafe by the hurricane.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Others are\u00a0seen\u00a0coordinating ground support, measuring\u00a0materials\u00a0and\u00a0assisting\u00a0with installations to\u00a0stabilise\u00a0affected structures.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The deployment forms part of Ghana\u2019s humanitarian and reconstruction support to Jamaica after Hurricane Melissa swept across the island, destroying homes, public\u00a0infrastructure\u00a0and livelihoods, particularly in low-lying and vulnerable communities.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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The hurricane caused widespread roof damage,\u00a0flooding\u00a0and power outages, forcing many families to seek temporary shelter.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Ghana deployed the engineer contingent following a request from the Government of Jamaica, in line with bilateral relations and Ghana\u2019s commitment to international humanitarian\u00a0assistance.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The team is providing\u00a0specialised\u00a0engineering support, focusing on rapid repairs to enable displaced residents to return safely to their homes.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

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Ahead of the deployment, the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Regional Integration said the mission underscored Ghana\u2019s growing role in international disaster response and South-South cooperation, particularly within the Commonwealth and the Caribbean.\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

The Ghanaian engineers are expected to continue reconstruction works in selected communities, while collaborating with Jamaican authorities and local agencies to support ongoing recovery efforts.\u00a0\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

GNA\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n

Edited by Kenneth\u00a0sackey\u00a0\u00a0<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"By Edward Acquah, GNA\u00a0 Accra, Jan. 14, GNA \u2013 Personnel of the Ghana Armed Forces\u2019 14 Engineer Brigade…\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":23047,"comment_status":"","ping_status":"","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[28],"tags":[79,909],"class_list":{"0":"post-23046","1":"post","2":"type-post","3":"status-publish","4":"format-standard","5":"has-post-thumbnail","7":"category-ghana","8":"tag-ghana","9":"tag-greater-accra-region"},"share_on_mastodon":{"url":"","error":""},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23046","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=23046"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/23046\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/23047"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=23046"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=23046"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/www.europesays.com\/africa\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=23046"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}