Go-Jamaica Weather Watch

DEAN’S COMING! Jamaica braces for hurricane hit
DEADLY AND dangerous Hurricane Dean has Jamaica in its firing line and predictions from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, are that the storm will hit Jamaica later this evening.

KSAC opens shelters
Twenty shelters in the Corporate Area have been opened by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), in light of the impending passage of Hurricane Dean that is expected tohit the island this afternoon.

Fishers come ashore
WESTERN BUREAU: As the island braces for Hurricane Dean, members of the fishing industry are reporting a 100 per cent state of readiness in the event of its passage. Stakeholders within the fishing industry have created a structured action plan to reduce the cost of damage.

Ministry urges farmers to exercise extreme caution
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.

‘Dean’ could postpone voting of security forces
If damage associated with dangerous category Four Hurricane Dean is catastrophic, the security forces may not vote on Tuesday as planned.

Jamaicans stranded in Cayman
Jamaicans hoping to return home from Grand Cayman before Hurricane Dean, which is expected to hit that island on Monday, will have to wait until the storm blows over because of the absence of available flights.