A memorandum of Under-standing (MoU) is being reached between the Jamaican Government and the United States (U.S.) for the establishment of a tsunami early warning system for the Caribbean.
Dean Peart, Minister of Local Government and Environment, made the announcement during his contribution to the 2006/07 Sectoral Debate last week.
"A tsunami warning system is one in which sensory devices planted beneath the sea are capable of detecting a high- intensity earthquake and relaying the information via satellite to
the various stations across the Caribbean," Peart said.
He added that, under this MoU, Jamaica is also expected to benefit from upgraded earthquake-sensing equipment and data interpretation capabilities. He said the U.S. Government would bear the cost of all equipment, testing of sites, vault construction and training of locals to operate the station.
