Jamaica went dark on Friday as a complete power outage hit the island, leaving residents and businesses across the country without electricity. Energy Minister Daryl Vaz confirmed the blackout on social media, but gave no explanation for what caused it.

The outage was not confined to one area. Local media reported widespread power cuts in multiple regions, deepening the disruption for homes, shops and offices already struggling to understand how long the failure would last. Frustration grew quickly because there was no official explanation and no estimated time for electricity to return.

That uncertainty mattered because this was not a brief local interruption. The blackout was described as islandwide, and attempts to get a comment from Jamaica Public Service Company were unsuccessful, leaving the public with confirmation that the lights were out but no clear answer on why.

The unanswered question now is not whether Jamaica had a blackout — Vaz has already confirmed that — but when power will come back and whether officials will disclose what brought the grid down in the first place. For people and businesses across the island, Friday ended with the same thing: no electricity, no timetable and no explanation.