‘Unacceptable situation’: Minister cries foul as Jamaica suffers blackout

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Jamaica's power grid collapsed in a rare island-wide blackout, leaving residents without electricity across the nation. Minister Daryl Vaz called the outage an "unacceptable situation" while reassuring the public that power had been restored. The incident highlights vulnerabilities in Jamaica's energy infrastructure, though details about the blackout's cause and duration remain unclear from the minister's initial response.