On July 3, 2024 Hurricane Beryl passed near the southern coast of Jamaica. The very strong winds and rains caused widespread damage to homes and infrastructure, with Manchester and St. Elizabeth being the parishes most impacted. A team from Wigton Energy, Jamaica’s largest renewable energy supplier, visited the Rose Hill Primary and Infant School in Manchester, the wider community of Rose Hill, Manchester and the St. Elizabeth Municipal Corporation’s Infirmary providing care-packages to teachers and other community members most affected by the hurricane.
“With these donations we hope to contribute to the humanitarian assistance that is really need at this time” commented Deputy CEO of Wigton Energy, Michelle Chin Lenn. Ms. Chin Lenn went on to say that its adopted school, the Rose Hill Primary and Infant School, suffered significant structural damage, and that Wigton Energy will be providing even further assistance to ensure that the school is ready for the upcoming academic year.
The donations were a no-brainer for Wigton Energy according to its CEO Gary Barrow, who explained that having visited locations in Manchester and St. Elizabeth and seeing the devastation first hand, there was a need to provide urgently needed support to ease the challenges of the residents. He further added “At Wigton Energy we are strong proponents of building a sustainable future and we strongly believe in elevating Jamaica’s awareness of the vulnerability to the adverse impact of climate change in the Caribbean”. Wigton Windfarm Limited trading as Wigton Energy has been a pioneer in renewable energy in Jamaica and actively contributes to its communities. We believe that the strength of our community lies in solidarity and that together we will emerge stronger. We wish for everyone negatively impacted by Hurricane Beryl a successful recovery and continued resilience.