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December 9, 2025
NEPA outlines measures to protect environment and wild animals as storm approaches
The National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is advising persons to undertake the necessary preparations to safeguard the environment and natural resources, including endemic species in their…
December 9, 2025
Tropical Storm Melissa lumbers through the Caribbean, killing an elderly man in Haiti
SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Tropical Storm Melissa has been blamed for downing a large tree that killed an elderly man in the coastal town of Marigot in southern Haiti, while five other people were…
December 9, 2025
Public hospitals in emergency mode as storm looms
As the country is now placed on a Tropical Storm warning and a hurricane watch, public hospitals have entered emergency mode which means that in-patient services and elective surgeries have now been…
December 9, 2025
McKenzie appeals to Port Royal residents to comply if evacuation orders issued
As Tropical Storm Melissa moves closer to Jamaica, the Government has appealed to residents of Port Royal in Kingston to comply with directives to relocate whenever they are issued. In the past,…
December 9, 2025
Vaz assures of adequate fuel supplies ahead of TS Melissa
Petrojam, the country’s sole oil refinery, has confirmed that it has sufficient fuel supplies as Jamaica braces for possible disruptions from Tropical Storm Melissa. Energy Minister Daryl Vaz…
December 9, 2025
Jamaicans urged to be vigilant as TS Melissa sees increase in forward speed
With Jamaica now under a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch, Manager of Meteorological Services Rohan Brown is urging Jamaicans to be vigilant and carefully monitor updates on Melissa which…
December 9, 2025
Digicel and FLOW ready for Tropical Storm Melissa - Vaz
Jamaica’s two main telecommunications providers, Digicel and FLOW, have signalled that they are prepared for possible dislocations arising from Tropical Storm Melissa, Energy and Telecommunications…
December 9, 2025
UWI Mona orders J'can students to leave halls as storm approaches, switches to online classes
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona Campus has ordered Jamaican students living on halls to leave immediately, as the institution pivots to full online operations amid the approaching…
December 9, 2025
NWC implements tropical storm preparedness measures, customers urged to store water
The National Water Commission (NWC) says it has activated its emergency response and preparedness measures as Jamaica braces for the possible impact of Tropical Storm Melissa. The NWC says it has…