MEXICO CITY, June 5 (Xinhua) -- Jamaica is facing an island-wide power blackout on Friday evening following a system failure, according to the country's officials and power utility.
"Island-wide black out," Minister of Energy, Telecommunications and Transport Daryl Vaz said in a post on X, adding that he was awaiting an update from the president of the Jamaica Public Service Company, who was en route to the utility's emergency center. ■