{"id":56902,"date":"2026-01-20T15:27:46","date_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:27:46","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/rdf-jamaican-military-engineers-begin-joint-reconstruction-works-in-montego-bay\/"},"modified":"2026-01-20T15:49:08","modified_gmt":"2026-01-20T15:49:08","slug":"rdf-jamaican-military-engineers-begin-joint-reconstruction-works-in-montego-bay","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/rdf-jamaican-military-engineers-begin-joint-reconstruction-works-in-montego-bay\/","title":{"rendered":"RDF, Jamaican military engineers begin joint reconstruction works in Montego Bay (Photos)"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>The activities commenced with the reconstruction of houses for local residents affected by Hurricane Melissa, marking the start of practical humanitarian and engineering support to impacted communities.<\/p>\n<p>The joint effort reflects close coordination between the two defence forces in support of Jamaica\u2019s recovery and rebuilding process.<\/p>\n<p>Through combined technical expertise in construction, RDF and JDF engineers are restoring damaged houses&#8217; structures to improve living conditions for affected families.<\/p>\n<p>According to the RDF Engineer contingent Commander, Col Moses Kayigamba, the mission goes beyond infrastructure repair, highlighting the importance of solidarity with the people of Jamaica and contributing to long-term resilience. <\/p>\n<p>He confirmed that the reconstruction works are carried out in support of Jamaican local authorities and JDF ensuring that the support provided aligns with Jamaican priorities and the national recovery process.<\/p>\n<p>The deployment of the RDF Engineer Contingent to Jamaica underscores Rwanda\u2019s commitment to international solidarity, cooperation, and humanitarian assistance in response to natural disasters.<\/p>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-100830\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/0_1_-2.jpg\" alt=\"The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Engineer Contingent in collaboration with engineers from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), have officially launched joint reconstruction works in Montego Bay City. \" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-100831\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/rdf1-12-34597.jpg\" alt=\"Through combined technical expertise in construction, RDF and JDF engineers are restoring damaged houses&#039; structures to improve living conditions for affected families.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-100832\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/rdf5-6-93c9b.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-100833\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/rdf6-4-b8433.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-100834\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/rdf-27-6b62b.jpg\" alt=\"The activities commenced with the reconstruction of houses for local residents affected by Hurricane Melissa.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-100835\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/rdf22-2-0dce6.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-100836\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/rdf44-f07a9.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-100837\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/rrr-2-65712.jpg\" alt=\"The joint effort reflects close coordination between the two defence forces in support of Jamaica\u2019s recovery and rebuilding process.\" \/><\/figure>\n<figure class=\"spip-document spip-document-100838\"><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/jpg\/rrrqqq-b0333.jpg\" alt=\"\" \/><\/figure>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>The Rwanda Defence Force (RDF) Engineer Contingent in collaboration with engineers from the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), have officially launched joint reconstruction works in Montego Bay, St James Parish.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":62,"featured_media":2000100829,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"open","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[6],"tags":[75],"byline":[170],"hashtag":[],"class_list":["post-56902","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","has-post-thumbnail","hentry","category-news","tag-homenews","byline-igihe"],"bylines":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"contributors":[{"id":170,"name":"IGIHE","slug":"igihe","description":"","image":{"id":0,"url":"https:\/\/secure.gravatar.com\/avatar\/?s=96&d=mm&f=y&r=g","alt":"Default avatar","title":"Default avatar","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","sizes":[]},"user_id":8}],"featured_image":{"id":2000100829,"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/0_1_.jpg","alt":"","caption":"","mime_type":"image\/jpeg","width":0,"height":0,"sizes":{"thumbnail":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/0_1_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/0_1_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"medium_large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/0_1_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"large":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/0_1_.jpg","width":1,"height":1},"full":{"url":"https:\/\/en-images.igihe.com\/IMG\/logo\/0_1_.jpg","width":0,"height":0}}},"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56902","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/62"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=56902"}],"version-history":[{"count":0,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/56902\/revisions"}],"wp:featuredmedia":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media\/2000100829"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=56902"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=56902"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=56902"},{"taxonomy":"byline","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/byline?post=56902"},{"taxonomy":"hashtag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/new.igihe.com\/english\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/hashtag?post=56902"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}