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Tourism stakeholders across the island are adopting an all-hands-on-deck approach as the sector braces for the impact of Tropical Storm Melissa. Speaking to JIS News on Friday (Oct. 24),  Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) Area Chairperson for Montego Bay, Kerry Ann Quallo Casserly, said that there has been a high-level of preparedness, marked by regular meetings and continuous dialogue...

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to become a hurricane today (Oct. 25) and a major hurricane by Sunday (Oct. 26) . “It is expected to continue moving westward and the point that is just south of Clarendon, the centre of the island, is where we expect it to become a major hurricane,” said Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica,...