Barbara Ellington, Gleaner Lifestyle Editor Hurricane Dean did not deter a group of teenaged boys from Eleven Miles in St. Thomas, playing a game of scrimmage, first in a field and later in the road where few vehicles were passing at 10 a.m. this morning. Signs of life going on as usual could be seen […]
From the Met Service … August 19, 2007 @ 5:00 a.m. BULLETIN No. 13 *** HURRICANE DEAN PRESSING TOWARDS JAMAICAN WATERS… HURRICANE WARNING STILL IN EFFECT*** The Meteorological Service has maintained the HURRICANE WARNING for Jamaica as Hurricane Dean continues towards the island while moving south of Haiti. This means that dangerous effects of a […]
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. […]
The Jamaica National Building Society (JNBS) has made available the following telephone lines so that persons living overseas can stay informed during the passage and aftermath of Hurricane Dean:
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Disaster Management (ODPEM) is advising Jamaicans to take the following steps while the Hurricane Warning remains in effect: 1. Stay tuned to the news and weather reports and listen out for emergency instructions, if any should be given. 2. Remain calm. Do not panic. Your ability to act logically […]
From the Met Service … August 18, 2007 @ 11:00 p.m. BULLETIN No. 12 *** HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT… FORECAST TRACK ADJUSTED SOUTHWARD*** The HURRICANE WARNING for Jamaica remains in effect as Hurricane Dean continues to approach Jamaica. This means that dangerous effects of a hurricane are expected to affect Jamaica in 24 hours […]
From the United States’ National Hurricane Centre (NHC) HURRICANE DEAN ADVISORY NUMBER 23 NWS TPC/NATIONAL HURRICANE CENTER MIAMI FL AL042007 500 PM AST SAT AUG 18 2007 …OUTER FRINGES OF HURRICANE DEAN LASHING THE SOUTH COAST OF HISPANIOLA… A HURRICANE WARNING REMAINS IN EFFECT FOR THE SOUTH COAST OF THE DOMINICAN REPUBLIC FROM BARAHONA WESTWARD […]
Sheree Bennett in Petionville Port-au-Prince, Haiti 2:30 p.m. At 8 a.m., the sun was bright and the skies clear. It is only now, in the afternoon, that any sign of impending ‘mauvais temps’ (bad weather) has become evident. Even here in the hills of uptown Petionville, it is still only overcast with the slightest of […]
WESTERN BUREAU: As Hurricane Dean continues to take aim at Jamaica; emergency stakeholders and residents across western Jamaica were yesterday (Friday) fine-tuning preparations in the event that the weather system impacts the island. Checks made in the five western parishes reveal that response teams had instituted several strategies to deal with eventualities. Coordinator of the […]
From the Met Service … *** HURRICANE WARNING IN EFFECT FOR JAMAICA *** A HURRICANE WARNING remains in effect for Jamaica as dangerous Hurricane Dean continues on a path towards the island. This means that the following dangerous effects of a hurricane are expected to affect Jamaica in 24 hours or less: – Dangerously high […]
