Jamaica Experienced Brief Internet Connectivity Degradation
Jamaica experienced a brief but significant degradation in internet connectivity on May 23, 2026. The disruption, which lasted approximately 50 minutes, was most pronounced in a key metric measuring network reachability. The cause has not been publicly attributed.
Technical Details
The disruption occurred between 08:20 and 09:10 UTC. The primary affected signal was ping-slash24, which measures ICMP reachability across IPv4 /24 prefixes. This signal recorded a severity score of 1,304, with a drop magnitude of -35% from its peak value during the observation window.
Other network health indicators showed varying impacts. The gtr-norm signal, which tracks deviations from an expected traffic baseline, recorded an -80% drop. The merit-nt signal, a proxy for aggregate connectivity, showed a -79% drop. The border gateway protocol (BGP) control plane signal, which reflects routing visibility, remained stable throughout the event.
Connectivity was reported restored by 09:10 UTC.
