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Irregular power supply wreaks havoc with equipment
Several public-sector entities are now reporting damage to expensive equipment because of surges in the electricity supply from the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS).
The power surges have left some entities nursing hefty repair bills, while they await compensation.
Among those hit hardest are hospitals, whose existence depend on sufficient electricity to keep life-saving equipment running.
The JPS has admitted that there have been complaints and claims for compensation from public entities such as hospitals but it has refused to provide details.
But checks by
Orville ‘Shaggy‘ Burrell presents a cheque for $32 million to Lyttleton Shirley (right), chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority, from proceeds of the Shaggy and Friends 2012 concert to benefit the Bustamante Hospital for Children as sponsors look on.-File
Millions of dollars in machines donated by Shaggy to the Bustamante Hospital now in the scrap heap
Erica Virtue, Senior Gleaner Writer
Power surges from the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) are being blamed for the damage to a number of expensive medical equipment at the Bustamante Hospital for Children.
This has forced the hospital to refer patients to private facilitates where parents have to fork out thousands of dollars for tests that would have been done for free at the State-run hospital for children.
Last month,
Orville ‘Shaggy‘ Burrell presents a cheque for $32 million to Lyttleton Shirley (right), chairman of the South East Regional Health Authority, from proceeds of the Shaggy and Friends 2012 concert to benefit the Bustamante Hospital for Children as sponsors look on.-File
Millions of dollars in machines donated by Shaggy to the Bustamante Hospital now in the scrap heap
Erica Virtue, Senior Gleaner Writer
Power surges from the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) are being blamed for the damage to a number of expensive medical equipment at the Bustamante Hospital for Children.
This has forced the hospital to refer patients to private facilitates where parents have to fork out thousands of dollars for tests that would have been done for free at the State-run hospital for children.
Last month,