Ross Sheil, Online Editor The Gleaner hasn’t been the only media house or ‘citizen journalist’ blogging about Hurricane Dean. Not unlike us, someone identifying himself only as ‘Bob’, started his own Dean-dedicated blog. An attractively presented site, it needs updating since Friday – there was a hurricane! While Bob hasn’t kept tracking the storm HurricaneCancun is posting frequent updates as Dean heads towards […]
Gareth Davis, Gleaner Writer Hurricane Dean unleashed devastation on Portland, damaging dozens of houses, destroying livestock, and forcing many persons into disaster shelters. The Manchioneal area was the scene for some of this category four hurricane’s fury. Within an hour after winds began to increase, 16 houses had already lost their roofs. Even more scary than […]
Dwayne Mcleod, Gleaner Staff Reporter While Hurricane Dean threatened to devastate parts of the island, residents of Port Royal in Kingston were left with one less source of help as the communities fire station was without the presence of a single fireman. Port Royal is officially deemed a flood prone area and as such residents […]
Francine Black, Staff Reporter Several residents who had sought escape from the wrath of Hurricane Dean at provided shelters were today displeased with the conditions they turned up to find. Photo by Norman Grindley/Deputy Chief Photographer: Cynthia Smith and her grandson try remain calm ease despite knowing that Hurricane Dean was about to hit Jamaica. Ms. […]
Leighton Williams, Gleaner Staff Reporter Muriel McCarthy and her cousin Rachel Taylor left nothing to chance on Sunday night when she and her cousin moved into the National Arena, St. Andrew as they prepared for Hurricane Dean. Muriel who said she was in her 70’s sat in her wheelchair and watched as several children kicked a tennis ball and […]
Sajoune Rose, Gleaner Writer Despite Jamaica being affected by at least four hurricanes in the last three years, many persons are still did not heeding evacuation warnings issued this time around. Photo by Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer: Portmore HEART/NTA shelter in St. Catherine. This man was one of three men there at the shelter when The Gleaner […]
Daraine Luton, Gleaner Staff Reporter The eye of Hurricane Dean is passing just off the coast of Kingston but the city is taking a pounding from the strong winds and rains associated with the system. Zinc roofs are flying and many signs and trees have been flattened as the powerful category four hurricane unleashes its fury. […]
Mark Beckford, Staff Reporter The residents of 89 August Town Road in St. Andrew are accusing the University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona of releasing sewage into the August Town area which has flooded the lane. When the Gleaner team arrived on the scene some residents were seen feverishly filling sandbags, which they were using […]
Earl Moxam, Senior Gleaner Writer As Jamaica’s south east coast began feeling the first effects of Hurricane Dean this morning, a small group of Jamaicans were already having a far worse experience. Urgent calls started coming in to the mainland from a small group of men and women marooned on the Pedro Cays, more than 50 […]
Earl Moxam, Senior Gleaner Writer Almost two years after work started on the Great Pond canal in Treasure Beach, St. Elizabeth, the access way was finally opened early yesterday morning to drain excess water caused by Hurricane Dean, from the pond into the sea. Stephen Shaw, communications manager at the National Works Agency (NWA) confirmed […]
