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Tropical Storm Melissa is now expected to make landfall in Jamaica on Tuesday as a major hurricane, with the system expected to bring heavy rains and flooding across the island. Speaking with The Gleaner on Friday evening, head of the Met office...
The Government has issued an order against price gouging amid the passage of Tropical Storm Melissa, which, among other things, attracts a fine of up to $1 million if convicted in court. Trade (Sale of Goods During Period of Declaration of...
The whole of Jamaica has been declared a threatened area, under the Disaster Risk Management Act, due to the potential impact of Tropical Storm Melissa, which poses a significant threat to the island. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness, acting on...
The Child Protection and Family Services Agency (CPFSA) says government and private residential child care facilities have been secured in the wake of Tropical Storm Melissa. CPFSA CEO Laurette Adams Thomas says the agency’s Disaster Committee...
The Kingston and St Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is urging all developers, contractors, and landowners to take immediate action to secure their construction sites in light of Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to bring heavy...
Authorities in St James have initiated the evacuation of approximately 200 homeless individuals from Montego Bay and surrounding communities to emergency shelters, in anticipation of Tropical Storm Melissa’s projected impact on Jamaica this...
Amid a run on some essential items at supermarkets and other food outlets across Jamaica, the Government has announced that it will impose measures to prevent price gouging. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness says the measures, which fall under the...
The business community in Ocho Rios, St Ann has intensified preparations for the possible impact of Tropical Storm Melissa, which is expected to impact Jamaica over the next few days. On Friday, sandbags were being put into place at several...
The Government is close to imposing several measures under the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) to help save lives and properties as Jamaica braces for the impact of Tropical Storm Melissa. Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness did not disclose the...
An Old Harbour, St Catherine, man who is already in custody on firearm-related charges has been slapped with new charges arising from the discovery of a gun in a car he owns during a search by the police on Thursday. The 31-year-old mechanic of...
Fisherfolk in Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, have been busy securing their property ahead of the passage of Tropical Storm Melissa, while lamenting slow fish sales. When The Gleaner visited the fishing beach on Friday, the area was almost clear...
The Government has doubled its allocation for constituency level disaster preparedness from $200 million to $400 million amid the threat posed by Tropical Storm Melissa. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and...
Three Caribbean Airlines flights which were scheduled for this weekend between Fort Lauderdale in the US and Montego Bay, Jamaica, have been cancelled, MBJ Airports Limited has announced. It urged passengers to contact their airline for...
WASHINGTON (AP) — The US military is sending an aircraft carrier to the waters off South America, in the latest escalation and buildup of military forces in the region, the Pentagon announced Friday. Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth ordered the...
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has reported that reconnaissance aircraft indicates a drift of Tropical Storm Melissa to the east-southeast over the Caribbean Sea, however, the Tropical Storm Warning and the Hurricane Watch continue for...
The Jamaica Red Cross (JRC) says it is activating anticipatory action measures ahead of Tropical Storm Melissa in efforts to minimise the impact as well as ensure a full humanitarian response if needed. It says it is being supported by the...
Former Prime Minister of Trinidad and Tobago, Dr Keith Rowley, has joined former CARICOM heads in registering concern about the military build-up of the United States in the region, while expressing "loss and sadness" at his country's response...
The Jamaica Council for Persons with Disabilities (JCPD) is encouraging all persons with disabilities and their families to take precautionary steps now to prepare for Tropical Storm Melissa and the potential for flooding. The JCPD reminds the...
PARIS (AP) — Any French athlete participating in the Enhanced Games will face sanctions, French sports authorities said Friday, after suspended sprinter Mouhamadou Fall announced he would take part in the startup Olympic-style sports venture which...
WASHINGTON (AP) — Defence Secretary Pete Hegseth announced Friday that the US military conducted its 10th strike on a vessel suspected of carrying drugs overnight, killing six people and bringing the death toll of the campaign against drug cartels...
The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) has announced that all non-essential government offices will close at 2 p.m. Friday. Essential services will remain operational and available to the public. The OPM says further updates will be provided...
The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has reported that Tropical Storm Melissa remains nearly stationary to the southeast over the Caribbean Sea and is expected just south of Jamaica early next week. As a result it has continued the Tropical...
