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Jamaica Plunged Into Darkness: Nationwide Blackout Revives Fears of 2016 Grid Failures

JPS engineers worked through the night to restore power after an unprecedented blackout plunged the entire island into darkness. Share Jamaica was plunged into darkness on Friday night after a major system failure within the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) network triggered a rare island‑wide blackout, cutting electricity to homes, businesses and essential services across all 14 parishes. The outage, which began shortly after 8pm, spread rapidly across the national grid and exposed once again the fragility of the country’s energy infrastructure. Energy Minister Daryl Vaz confirmed the nationwide collapse, calling it “unacceptable” and ordering a full investigation into what went wrong. J PS said the failure originated deep within the system and activated emergency protocols as engineers worked through the night to stabilise the grid. A phased restoration began with the careful restart of generating units to avoid further instability. While the exact cau...

Sabrina D. — International Affairs Contributor

Sabrina — International Affairs Contributor

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