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Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb.
Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer at the Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA), Francine Webb.

Farmers Advised to Protect Vital Documents Ahead of Hurricane Melissa

By: TWILA WHEELAN, October 25, 2025
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...
Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service), Evan Thompson, provides an update on Hurricane Melissa during a special press briefing at Jamaica House on Saturday (October 25).

Tropical Storm Melissa Upgraded to Category One Hurricane

By: VANESSA JAMES, October 25, 2025
Mayor of Montego Bay, Councillor Richard Vernon

St. James Emergency Operation Centre Activated

By: GARWIN DAVIS, October 25, 2025

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Hurricane Melissa

Hurricane Melissa Airport Update

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...
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By: Airports Authority of Jamaica, October 25, 2025
Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), Richard Thompson, addresses a special press briefing on preparations for Tropical Storm Melissa at the Office of the Prime Minister on Friday (Oct. 24).
Local Government

Over 881 Shelters on Standby

More than 881 shelters are on standby across Jamaica to accommodate persons during and after the passage of Tropical Storm Melissa. Acting Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness...
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By: VANESSA JAMES, October 25, 2025