Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie, is appealing to Jamaicans residing in low-lying and flood-prone areas to heed the evacuation warnings. Some of these areas are...

A total of 218 persons are currently in shelters across the island, Minister of Local Government and Community Development, Hon. Desmond McKenzie is reporting. He said that all of the...

Principal Director at the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service), Evan Thompson, says Melissa, which is now a category four system, is unprecedented for Jamaica. “A Category 4 hurricane is...

As Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica, citizens are being urged to take the threat seriously and follow all official instructions. Speaking in an interview with JIS News, Minister of Local Government...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness says Jamaicans should prepare for a prolonged period of intense rainfall and strong winds as the slow-moving Hurricane Melissa makes landfall. “The...

The National Water Commission’s (NWC) emergency protocols are now fully in place, says Minister of Water, Environment and Climate Change, Hon. Matthew Samuda. He provided the update during a special...

Efforts to safeguard farm records, associated documents, and receipts should be high on the agenda of farmers as Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica. This is according to the Rural Agricultural Development...

The Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) has advised that Tropical Storm Melissa has strengthened into a Category One hurricane and is expected to rapidly intensify into a major system,...