Tag: Regional
Thompson warns Jamaicans to prepare for ‘catastrophic’ conditions
KINGSTON, Jamaica — Principal Director of the Meteorological Service of Jamaica, Evan Thompson, issued a warning during a special press briefing on Tuesday, urging...
Jamaica braces for passage of Hurricane Melissa
Jamaica is bracing for the passage of Hurricane Melissa on Tuesday as the category 5 storm is expected to move across southeastern Cuba Wednesday...
Melissa strengthens into Category 4 hurricane
Hurricane Melissa was cutting a deadly path through the Caribbean on Sunday, strengthening into a Category 4 storm as it crawled along a worryingly...
$400m for mitigation efforts as Hurricane Melissa approaches Jamaica
Government has activated a comprehensive disaster preparedness, humanitarian and recovery plan for the expected impact of Hurricane Melissa.Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of...
Melissa upgraded to Category 1 hurricane
Tropical Storm Melissa has been upgraded to a Category 1 hurricane, Principal Director of the Meteorological Service, Jamaica, Evan Thompson, confirmed.The system, at the...
Trinidad rocked by strong earthquake
An earthquake with a magnitude of 5.0 rocked Trinidad and Tobago on Friday night, but there were no immediate reports of damage or injury.The...