Scores of Households in St. Elizabeth and Manchester Wired for Electricity

Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Hon. Daryl Vaz (right) and Managing Director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Mr. Omar Sweeney, tour a section of Comma Pen, in St. Elizabeth, during a visit to the community, to observe house wiring and pole extension activities under the Community Electrification Programme.
July 12, 2025
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Scores of households across the parishes of St. Elizabeth and Manchester have been wired for connection to the national grid under the Government’s Community  Electrification Project. 

Being implemented by the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) in partnership with Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS), the project aims to regularize electricity access for communities, prioritizing vulnerable populations.  

It involves free house wiring and connection to the JPS grid for eligible households, ensuring safe and legal access to electricity.  

Scores of Households in St. Elizabeth and Manchester Wired for Electricity

cores of households across the parishes of St.

Jamaica Social Investment Fund Partners with Charles Town Maroon Council for 17th Annual International Maroon Conference & Festival

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The partnership between the Jamaica Social Investment Fund (JSIF) and the Charles Town Maroon Council began in 2012, under the Rural Economic Development Initiative (REDI I), which was funded by the The World Bank Group.

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