what money does jamaica use?
Jamaican dollar
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 Jamaica : Available only via cable or other pay @-@ for television ( satellite or DirecTV ) with new episodes shown on NBC and CityTV . 

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 After the storm , thousands in Jamaica were left destitute , without food or shelter . Committees were formed in each parish affected to assess the damage , with Governor Augustus Hemming later visiting the areas of destruction . On September 17 , the Parliament of Jamaica passed the Hurricane Loans Law , which provided low interest loans to planters impacted by the storm . The Secretary of State of Jamaica authorized just over $ 241 @,@ 000 ( 50 @,@ 000 £ ) to be used for the loans . A total of 2 @,@ 983 people applied for a loan , 1 @,@ 477 of whom were granted . During a meeting in Port Antonio , the citizens issued an appeal to Americans for aid , after receiving approval from Governor Hemming . Relief efforts originated both locally and from other British possessions via the West India Committee . The Daily Gleaner newspaper was credited for its efforts in obtaining considerable amounts of food and building materials . Trinidad , then a colony of the United Kingdom , donated almost $ 5 @,@ 000 ( £ 1 @,@ 000 ) . 

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 The World Food Program immediately placed 5 @,@ 500 Jamaicans on complementary food assistance , a daily ration of 1900 kJ ( 450 kcal ) of High Energy Biscuits , for two weeks . On August 22 , three days after the hurricane struck the island , the United States Agency for International Development ( USAID ) sent US $ 398 @,@ 000 of emergency supplies to Jamaica 's Norman Manley International Airport . These supplies included mattresses , blankets , plastic sheeting , hygiene kits and water containers . The Inter @-@ American Development Bank ( IDB ) provided a US $ 200 @,@ 000 grant to support the relief effort . The Chinese Red Cross , despite dealing with Typhoon Sepat , sent US $ 30 @,@ 000 to its Jamaican counterpart for the purchase of emergency relief supplies . 

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 By the end of the summer on 2008 , banana production in Jamaica was returning to pre @-@ Dean levels . With the help of JA $ 1 @.@ 1 billion ( US $ 15 @.@ 5 million ) of aid from the EU 's Banana Support Programme , thousands of acres were replanted . Banana chips were the first products ready for export at the beginning of the summer , with fresh banana production following shortly thereafter . 

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 Nutrition Assistance for Puerto Rico ( NAP ) — Spanish : Programa de Asistencia Nutricional ( PAN ) commonly known in Puerto Rican Spanish as Cupones ( English : Food Stamps ) — is a federal assistance nutritional program provided by the United States Department of Agriculture ( USDA ) solely to Puerto Rico . It provides over $ 1 @.@ 5 billion USD in supplemental economic resources to help just over 1 million impoverished residents cope with their nutritional needs . It is based on , though not directly part of , the USDA 's national Supplemental Nutrition Assistance Program . 
