We wish to advise persons served by the Mile Gully Primary School in Manchester that it is no longer being used as a shelter. The alternative facility, the Mile Gully...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising the public to expect significant storm surges with the passage of Hurricane Dean. A storm surge is an abnormal...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising that the following shelters are currently open across the island: Kingston & St. Andrew: 1. National Arena2. Pembroke Hall...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has been advised by the Meteorological Service of Jamaica that a Hurricane Warning remains in effect for Jamaica as Hurricane Dean...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising that the Jamaica Urban Transport Corporation (JUTC) will resume transportation of evacuees to the relevant emergency shelters this morning....

It has come to the attention of the ODPEM that persons in the designated areas to be evacuated are refusing the Evacuation Order. ALL PERSONS WHO LIVE IN COMMUNITIES CLOSE...

Prime Minister, the Most Hon. Portia Simpson Miller has urged all Jamaicans to unite as the nation prepares for the passage of Hurricane Dean this weekend. She was addressing a...

Chief Executive Officer (CEO) of the Registrar General's Department (RGD), Dr. Patricia Holness is reassuring customers that all documents stored at the agency will be safe, should the island be...

In light of the threat posed by Hurricane Dean, the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands is advising all animal owners to exercise extreme caution to safeguard human life and livestock....

The Ministry of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture and the Jamaica Tourist Board wish to advise all tourism partners and the public that effective 8:00 a.m. Saturday, August 18, the Tourism...

Persons in the United Kingdom and the United States can call free of charge to Jamaican Radio Station Power 106 FM, to get updates on Hurricane Dean and convey information...