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A Hurricane Watch is now in effect for Jamaica as Tropical Storm Tomas moves on a track that is forecast to take it close to the east coast as a Category 2 hurricane. This means that hurricane conditions pose a possible threat within 48 hours. At 4:00 p.m. the centre of Tropical Storm Tomas was located near Latitude 13.5 degrees...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is reminding persons to take the necessary precautions in the event of a potential Hurricane threat. The following are safety tips and survival kits that could be used before, during and after the event. Safety TipsPrior to a Hurricane: Check thoroughly the roof of your house, hurricane shutters, hooks and latches...

The Meteorological Service is advising that Tropical Storm Tomas continues to move westward but could re-strengthen near Jamaica later this week. On the forecast track, Tomas is expected to remain a tropical storm south of Hispaniola until Wednesday, dramatically turn towards Haiti on Thursday and move across Haiti to the North Atlantic Ocean on Friday. Jamaica should feel impacts from...

The Meteorological Service is reporting that Tropical Storm Tomas continues to move westward over the south-central Caribbean Sea and is still expected to strengthen within the next 48 hours. At 10:00 a.m. the centre of Tropical Storm Tomas was located near Latitude 13.5 degrees North, Longitude 72.6 degrees West, about 630 km (390 miles) southeast of Morant Point, Jamaica or...

The Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Ronald Jackson, is advising persons who have tall trees on their property to prune them but not remove them. The advice was given as Tropical Storm Tomas advances towards the Central Caribbean. In his briefing with emergency response agencies on November 1, Prime Minister Bruce Golding was...

The Government has activated its disaster preparedness plan, as the country braces for the passage of Tropical Storm Tomas. Minister with responsibility for Information, Telecommunication and Special Projects, Hon. Daryl Vaz told journalists on (November 1), that the government is not taking the threat of Tropical Storm Tomas lightly and will be putting all necessary measures in place to ensure...

Prime Minister, Hon. Bruce Golding, on (Oct. 29) led a team of ministers and government officials on a tour of water projects being undertaken in St. Catherine, as part of a major improvement programme, which will benefit residents in the parish and Kingston and St. Andrew. Prime Minister, the Hon. Bruce Golding, is being assisted by workman, Jermaine Robinson to...

Prime Minister the Hon. Bruce Golding, has called a special meeting of the country's emergency relief agencies for Monday morning (November 1) at 9:00 a.m., amidst forecasts that hurricane Tomas could become a category three hurricane by the time it reaches Jamaica , if it stays on its projected track. The meeting will be held at Jamaica House after which...

State Minister with responsibility for Local Government Reform, Hon. Robert Montague has informed that a solar/wind energy system will be installed at the Falmouth infirmary, in Trelawny, to reduce operating cost. "The tender is out to acquire that system and based on this experiment, we will be able to roll out this technology in other infirmaries," he told the House...

State Minister for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, has said that sustainable partnerships with local and international stakeholders have been established to strengthen disaster mitigation and emergency response in the island. Making his contribution to the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on October 26, Mr. Montague cited collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to underwrite...

The National Centre for Youth Development (NCYD) is inviting more nominations for the Prime Minister's Youth Award for Excellence. Director of Youth Policy and Programme at the NCYD, Roberta Brown Ellis, informed that 41 nominations have been submitted so far but there is need for more in the areas of leadership, agriculture, entrepreneurship, and sports. She said that NCYD is...

State Minister for Local Government, Hon. Robert Montague, has said that sustainable partnerships with local and international stakeholders have been established to strengthen disaster mitigation and emergency response in the island. Making his contribution to the 2010/11 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on October 26, Mr. Montague cited collaboration with the Canadian International Development Agency (CIDA) to underwrite...