While heavy rains lashed St. Mary last night, the Parish Disaster Coordinator, Yolande Williams, said their has been very little in the way of damage to report. As of this morning, reports coming out of the parish are that rains have subsided, though the northeastern parish continues to be on the alert. So far the […]
Residents of Old Harbour Bay in St. Catherine, which was battered by hurricane Dean last year, are taking no chances with Gustav just off Jamaica’s eastern shores. In Station and Peter’s Lane, for instance, residents, use their backs, heads, handcarts, bicycles, motorcars, trucks, and motorcycles, were seen removing their personal possessions to safer ground. So […]
The parish of Portland has been experiencing heavy rainfall since 8.45 p.m. last night Conditions worsened with high winds this morning sometime between 4.15 and 4.45 a.m. Sections of Bryan’s Bay in Portland seem to be receiving the worst of the weather. The sea along the main road, which leads from Bryan’s Bay into Port Antonio […]
Tropical Storm Number Eight formed this morning over the central Caribbean Sea, south of Hispaniola. At 7.00 a.m. the centre of Tropical Depression Number Eight was located near latitude 19.8 degrees North and longitude 57.9 degrees West, or about 575 kilometres east- northeast of the northern Leeward Islands. The Depression is moving toward the west- […]
With the island still under a Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch associated with Tropical Storm Gustav, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is advising the public of the following telephone numbers for the National Emergency Operations Centre (NEOC) and the Parish Emergency Operation Centres (PEOC) Area of operation Parish Telephone Number ODPEM […]
As the island prepares for the possible effects of Tropical Storm Gustav, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will open Emergency Shelters at the following locations at 3.00 a.m. today. St. Ann 1. Concord Catholic Church 2. Ocho Rios High School 3. St. Ann’s Bay Primary School 4. Steer Town Primary and Junior High School St. […]
As Tropical Storm Gustav become more organised, the Met Office has replaced the Hurricane Warning for the entire island with immediate effect. A hurricane warning means that dangerous conditions could be experienced within the next 24 hours or less, these conditions include: high winds, flood producing rains and storm surges. The public is being advised […]
Tropical Storm Gustav has further weakened just west of Haiti; however, a Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch remain in effect for Jamaica. This means that hurricane conditions still pose a possible threat while tropical storm conditions are expected to affect the island in 24 hours or less. At 7:00 p.m. the centre of […]
Today the Gleaner travelled around Jamaica to see how prepared Jamaica is with the coming of Hurricane Gustav… Work to be done…. This drain in Hamilton Gardens, St. Catherine is covered with vegetation. Image by Norman Grindley /Deputy Chief Photographer. This Gully on Industrial Terrace is in need of cleaning. Image by Junior Dowie / […]
A Tropical Storm Warning and a Hurricane Watch remain in effect for Jamaica, even as a weakened Tropical Storm Gustav moves closer to Jamaica. This means that hurricane conditions still pose a possible threat while tropical storm conditions are expected to affect Jamaica in 24 hours or less. At 4:00 p.m. the centre of Tropical […]
