Go-Jamaica Weather Watch

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. Mary

1. Mount Joseph Primary School
2. Port Maria S.D.A Church
3. Baxter Mount Primary School
4. Enfield Primary and Junior High school
5. Port Maria High School
6. Annotto bay High School

Portland

1. Windsor All Age School
2. Comfort Castle Primary and Junior High School
3. Fellowship Primary and Junior High School
4. Norwich Primary School
5. Titchfield High School
6. Salvation Army Church Port Antonio

Procedures for Registration Centres

The ODPEM through its National Disaster Welfare Response Programme is advising the public that it will be initiating a new system for assessment of the impact of affected persons and determination of beneficiaries for government welfare scheme.  The following steps outline the procedure that will govern welfare assistance:

1. Schools will remain the primary registration centre for individuals or families affected
2. Within a day or two after the impact the ODPEM and the Met Office will give the all clear signal
3. Registration will commence after the all clear signal and will run for approximately three (3) days
4. The list of persons assessed will be verified against the Program for Advancement Through Health and Education (PATH); National Council for Senior Citizens; Combined Disabilities Association; Rural Agricultural Development Authority; and Fisheries Division programmes.