In St Joseph and St Philip, repaired, and in some cases, brand-new houses, bear testament to the work done so far by the Government agency.
Parliamentary Secretary in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Reverend Joseph Atherley, and members of the media toured some rural areas to inspect houses completed so far.
The first stop at Branchbury, St Joseph, saw workmen repairing the wooden home of Leonard King, who is currently in the Queen Elizabeth Hospital (QEH). Workmen were painting and working on other areas of the home to have it completed soon.
At Mellowes, St Joseph, Atherley and other officials proudly showed off the near-completed $58 000 brand-new home of Gladys Watson.
Director of the Recovery Housing programme in the Ministry of Home Affairs, Roy Ward, explained that the wooden home was destroyed by the hurricane.
Watson, an 82-year-old amputee, has received a completely rebuilt three-bedroom, one bathroom house, complete with ramps on the outside so she could get around.
Ward said the ramps were expected to be finished in about two weeks, after which Watson could move back in. She is staying with her sister in Chimborazo, St Joseph.
However, Albertine Hoyte, 75, of the same district, said she seemed to have been forgotten by the RDC.
Peering out of her damaged home when the convoy stopped, Hoyte said her house had been partially destroyed but no-one had contacted her about having it repaired.
But, Atherley assured the pensioner that he "would see what he could do".
Over in Brereton No. 1, St Philip, Joseph Eversley, 75, is pleased with the repairs to his home. The entire back section of his modest chattel house was blown away. The RDC reconstructed that section and is upgrading the home.
Bernard Johnson, also of Brereton, who was not at home at the time of the tour, had his home rebuilt as well. Ward told the group the RDC spent about $50 000 to construct the one-bedroom, purpleheart house. He said it took six weeks for workmen to build.
Meanwhile, a visit to Padmore Village in the same parish saw one house under construction.
The two-bedroom, one-bathroom-house belonging to Thelma Gittens, should be completed in another month as long as the weather holds good, said project manager Edwin Phillip.
