Health Promotion and Education Officer for Westmoreland, Gerald Miller, is reminding residents to pay keen attention to food-safety practices as the parish braces for the effects of Hurricane Melissa. “In times like these, it’s your food safety that becomes very important because the possibility exists that we might have power outages,” he said in an interview with JIS News. Mr....

With a Mandatory Evacuation Order issued for several communities along the country’s south coast, Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging citizens to obey the legal directive. The Mandatory Evacuation Order applies to several vulnerable communities along the south coast as Hurricane Melissa moves closer to the island. The communities include Port Royal in Kingston; Portland Cottage...

The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) emergency response operations are in full effect with teams on standby for evacuation at Rockfort, Spanish Town, Portmore and all rural school bus regions. Addressing Monday’s (October 27 ) special press briefing to update the nation on preparations for Hurricane Melissa, at the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) at the Office of Disaster Preparedness...

Minister with responsibility for Works, Hon. Robert Nesta Morgan, is appealing to all Jamaicans to exercise caution during and after the passage of Hurricane Melissa, particularly in areas affected by heavy rainfall and flooding. Minister Morgan is urging members of the public not to attempt to cross flooded roads, gullies, or bridges under any circumstances. He warned that strong or...

Residents of Westmoreland and St. Elizabeth are being warned to brace for catastrophic impact from Hurricane Melissa. Currently, the system is expected to make landfall between East Westmoreland and Western St. Elizabeth later today or early tomorrow (October 28). Principal Director, Meteorological Services Branch in the Ministry of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Evan Thompson, said though Westmoreland is not...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is urging residents in flood-prone and high-risk communities to utilise the island’s emergency shelters as Hurricane Melissa continues to affect Jamaica. He made the appeal while providing an update from the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) during a media briefing at the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM)...

Minister of Local Government and Community Development Hon. Desmond McKenzie is reiterating that Shelters across the island are safe spaces for people who live in communities vulnerable to severe weather events such as Hurricane Melissa, and is urging them to go to the network of Shelters to see out the impending Hurricane. “I am aware of reports in the media...