The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will as of tomorrow (Aug. 21) be opening registration centres across the island for persons affected by the passage of Hurricane Dean. Speaking...

Whereas the Island of Jamaica and its territorial waters are threatened by the calamitous forces of nature caused by hurricane Dean, with imminent physical and economic damage to persons and...

The Jamaica Consulate General and the Diaspora Foundation Advisory Board, Southern United States are co-ordinating emergency relief for Jamaica, in light of the threat posed by Hurricane Dean. Drop off...

A Hurricane Emergency Relief Committee has been established to co-ordinate relief efforts in Toronto, Canada, following the passage of Hurricane Dean and its devastating impact on Jamaica. The Committee is...

Air Jamaica regrets to advise that all flights scheduled to depart from Norman Manley Airport today, Monday, August 20, have been cancelled. Flights scheduled to operate from Montego Bay, today,...

Minister of Justice and Attorney General, A.J. Nicholson, has said that the state of public emergency issued last night (Aug. 19) by the Governor General, on the advice of Prime...

Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, has commended Jamaicans for the level of preparedness that was demonstrated before the passage of Hurricane Dean as well as for their participation in clean-up...

Prime Minister, Portia Simpson Miller, has expressed relief that the island was spared the worst effects of Hurricane Dean, which passed south of the island on Sunday (Aug. 19). At...

In response to the tremendous outpouring of concern for Jamaicans at home by those in the Diaspora, Consul General to New York, Dr. Basil Bryan, has called a meeting of...

St. Ann Disaster Coordinator, Alvin Clarke, has said that assessment was being carried out in the parish, to determine the extent of the damage from Hurricane Dean, and provide relief...

"A hurricane warning means that the island will be affected by hurricane conditions within the next 24hrs." The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising the public...