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The Police Traffic Headquarters has advised the ODPEM that ONLY HEAVY DUTY VEHICLES CAN ACCESS THE PORTMORE CAUSEWAY, as the water is rising again. NO SMALL VEHCILES WILL BE ALLOWED. The National Works Agency has advised the ODPEM on the following road conditions: CLEARED ROADS St. Catherine THE CAUSEWAY IS NOW OPEN TO SINGLE LANE TRAFFIC. SMALL VEHICLES ARE ASKED...

The Police Traffic Headquarters has advised the ODPEM that the CAUSEWAY IS TOTALLY BLOCKED. Motorists are advised to use the Spanish Town Road - Mandela. St. Ann Pedro River is at a critical level. All communities within the vicinity are asked to be on the alert and to evacuate before hand, should this become necessary. Moneague In Moneague, the Jamaica...

This year's hurricane season has been one of the most active in recent history with Dennis and Emily coming in early July. Hurricane Wilma has brought us bad weather and heavy rain which have caused serious flooding, damage to personal property, as well as to our roads and bridges.In many areas, rainfall has been more than double the average level...

The Police Traffic Headquarters has advised the ODPEM that no small vehicles can access the causeway at this time. THE CAUSEWAY'S 1-WAY SYSTEM HOWEVER HAS BEEN EXTENDED UNTIL 11:00AM. Five (5) shelters have now been closed, reducing the number of persons in shelters. These are: St. Catherine HEART Academy - PortmoreSpanish Town PrimaryZambia Church - Central Village KSA Blackwood Terrace...

Torrential rains and gusty winds associated with Hurricane Wilma have affected approximately 16 per cent of the National Water Commission's water supply systems island wide, Corporate Public Relations Manager of the Commission, Charles Buchanan has informed. Speaking with JIS News earlier today, Mr. Buchanan pointed out that the areas most affected lie in the eastern section of the island particularly...

State Minister in the Ministry of Transport and Works, Dr. Fenton Ferguson has informed that some 57 roads have been blocked or flooded as a result of the torrential rains that have been lashing the island in recent weeks. According to Minister Ferguson, the country's road network was worst affected in the parishes of St. Thomas, St. Andrew, St. Catherine,...

As the heavy rains associated with Hurricane Wilma continue, the Portland Parish Council has given the assurance that every effort was being made to provide the necessary assistance to the family in Snow Hill, whose house has been extensively damaged, leaving three persons homeless. The damage occurred late Sunday (Oct. 16), when the house partially collapsed rendering it unsuitable for...

Mayor of Portmore, Councillor George Lee has called for the establishment of a special disaster fund that would fast-track disaster relief response from municipalities across the island. The Mayor said the special fund would allow disaster response agencies to move more quickly to offer assistance to persons severely affected by a disaster, address infrastructural problems in a shorter time and...

Minister of Finance, Omar Davies has expressed confidence that the newly appointed Air Jamaica Board will be able to continue working towards returning the airline to one of viability and profitability. Today (Oct. 19) the Finance Minister officially announced the appointment of returning Air Jamaica Board member Owen K. Melhado as Chairman and American, Michael Conway as Chief Executive Officer...

Member of the European Union (EU) Parliament, Glenys Kinnock has said that if the current reforms being sought by the EU are imposed on developing sugar-producing countries, this would result in a reduction of resources of more than $400 million in the African Caribbean Pacific (ACP) states, and a loss of more than $100 million to CARICOM countries. Mrs. Kinnock...

Some 30 communities have been affected by flooding in Clarendon due to torrential rains associated with Hurricane Wilma, which has affected the island over the past week. Acting Parish Disaster Coordinator at the Clarendon Parish Council, Rowhan Blake told JIS News yesterday (Oct. 18) that the majority of the affected communities were located in the southern and central parts of...

The government has expressed an interest in collaborating with Non-Governmental Organisations (NGOs), the private sector and other business interests to develop creative solutions for micro financing. According to Philbert Brown, Director of Emergency Services at the Ministry of Land and Environment there are numerous examples worldwide and also emerging examples such as for alternate risk transfer mechanisms, from which Jamaica...