The St. James Emergency Operation Centre (EOC) has been activated,  providing a multi-agency response to Tropical Storm Melissa. Operating from the fourth floor of the St. James Municipal Corporation building...

Prime Minister, Dr. the Most Hon. Andrew Holness, is urging national solidarity as Jamaica prepares for the impact of Tropical Storm Melissa, which is forecast to strengthen into a Category...

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has activated the National Emergency Operation Centre (NEOC) at high alert as Hurricane Melissa rapidly intensifies into a major hurricane. The...

Jamaica’s two major airports will remain open Saturday (Oct. 25) for scheduled flights as Tropical Storm Melissa approaches the island. However, the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) in Kingston will...

The Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) acknowledges the update from the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) which has changed Jamaica’s status from a Hurricane Watch to a Hurricane Warning...

Tourism stakeholders across the island are adopting an all-hands-on-deck approach as the sector braces for the impact of Tropical Storm Melissa. Speaking to JIS News on Friday (Oct. 24),  Jamaica...

Tropical Storm Melissa is expected to become a hurricane today (Oct. 25) and a major hurricane by Sunday (Oct. 26) . “It is expected to continue moving westward and the...