As Jamaica prepares for the passage of Hurricane Beryl, the Ministry of Health & Wellness is advising that all public hospitals will now enter emergency mode. This means that while hospitals remain open: • Outpatient services and elective surgeries will be suspended • Visitations will be limited and • family members are asked to pick up their relatives, who have...

The Sangster International Airport will temporarily close tonight, Tuesday, July 2, at 11:59 PM and remain closed throughout Wednesday, July 3, 2024. To ensure visitors can depart the island prior to the impact of the hurricane, the following Additional Flights will operate today, Tuesday July 2, 2024. Passengers are urged to contact their airline to make changes to their reservations...

The Ministry of Health & Wellness is advising that taking care of your mental wellness is just as important as physical preparations for a hurricane. Here are some tips to cope with Hurricane Beryl.  Take your medication.  Set up a support network of trusted family members and friends.  Stay informed.  Contact the Mental Health & Suicide...

As part of preparations for Hurricane Beryl, livestock owners are being advised to properly document their animals through identification, tagging and written records. Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) Livestock Specialist, Maxine Brown, said farmers should double check to ensure their farm records are up-to-date. “Farmers should secure those records so that they do not get lost or damaged, should anything...

The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is encouraging farmers to download the Meteorological Service of Jamaica’s Mobile App to monitor changing weather patterns. “You can go to the Google Playstore and download it, and based on your location, it will give you what is happening up to about five days within your area,” said Senior RADA Plant Health and Food...

Commissioner of the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB), Stewart Beckford, is assuring the public of the entity’s preparedness for Hurricane Beryl and the entire hurricane season. “I am pleased to say that the Jamaica Fire Brigade is ready. We are in the best place that we have ever been in our history, in terms of our state-of-readiness,” he said, while addressing...

Clinical Coordinator, Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA), Dr. Delroy Fray, is appealing for heightened care and supervision of critically ill persons as the country braces for hurricane Beryl. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, he said that having adequate supply of medication is key. “Make sure you have [enough] medication to carry you through this period. We don't know...