As Hurricane Beryl approaches Jamaica, persons living in low-lying and flood prone areas are being urged to assess their situation and make the decision to relocate as early as possible. Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the call during a press conference at Jamaica House on Monday (July 1). “I quite understand that people don’t want to leave...

With Jamaica under a Hurricane Watch, the National Fisheries Authority (NFA) is urging fisherfolk to cease operations and for those on the cays to return to mainland. A Hurricane Watch means the country could start experiencing rapidly deteriorating weather conditions within the next 48 hours. At the time of the announcement on Monday (July 1) morning, Hurricane Beryl was a...

The Government is contemplating the implementation of Orders under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a press briefing at Jamaica House on Monday (July 1) to update the nation on the country’s preparedness for Hurricane Beryl. “This would give the Government the necessary executive powers to be able to...

The Government is contemplating the implementation of Orders under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA). Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, made the disclosure during a press briefing at Jamaica House on Monday (July 1) to update the nation on the country’s preparedness for Hurricane Beryl. “This would give the Government the necessary executive powers to be able to...

Jamaica remains on hurricane watch as Tropical Cyclone ‘Beryl’ has now entered the eastern Caribbean. This means that hurricane conditions are possible for the island within the next 48 hours. Principal Director, Meteorological Service Branch, Evan Thompson, said Hurricane Beryl, which is a category 4 system, will continue to move towards the west-northwest as it courses through the Caribbean. “That...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging Jamaicans to be in a high state-of-readiness and preparedness for the passage of Hurricane Beryl. The country was placed under a hurricane watch at 10:00 a.m. on Monday (July 1). “We have an impending disaster and we have to treat it with the seriousness that it requires. We will have some...

Jamaica is the best prepared it has ever been to respond to a natural disaster, says Local Government and Community Development Minister, Hon. Desmond McKenzie. Addressing a meeting of the National Disaster Risk Management Council (NDRMC) at the Ministry’s offices on Hagley Park Road in Kingston on Monday (July 1), Mr. McKenzie said the Government’s investment in strengthening Jamaica’s disaster...