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...

MY FELLOW JAMAICANS:OUR COUNTRY IS FACING THE SERIOUS THREAT OF HURRICANE DEAN -- A CATEGORY 4 HURRICANE, WHICH COULD STRENGTHEN FURTHER, MOVING ACROSS JAMAICA BY TOMORROW.THIS IS A TIME OF...

The center of Powerful Hurricane Dean is now just 70 miles away from Kingston, Jamaica. Hurricane-force winds are now likely in full gear especially across the southeastern portion of the...

A total of 213 shelters are now opened across the island, housing some 5,169 persons. They are: Parish # of Shelters # of PersonsTrelawny 19 451St. Thomas 14 264St. Mary...

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...