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Back to back hurricanes take St Elizabeth man's roof

Back to back hurricanes take St Elizabeth man's roof

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Almost 15,000 persons were in shelters across Jamaica on Tuesday evening, as the core of Hurricane Melissa moved away from the island, leaving behind a trail of devastation in several southern parishes. Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie, speaking at a Tuesday evening news conference, also said no shelters are to be closed unless authorised by himself or the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM). He was responding to reports that some school officials were relu

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The majority of Jamaicans are going into Tuesday night without electricity amid widespread flooding, downed utility poles, and blocked roads caused by Hurricane Melissa. Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie said at a Tuesday evening news conference that up to 4 p.m., more than 530,000 customers - about 77 per cent of the Jamaica Public Service customer base — were without power. He said restoration work is under way, with priority being given to hospitals and water pumping stations to main

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Hurricane Melissa has weakened slightly to a Category 4 system, but the US National Hurricane Center (NHC) says catastrophic winds, flash flooding, and storm surge remain ongoing across Jamaica. The storm made landfall in Westmoreland and is moving over St James. At 3 p.m. the hurricane’s center was located about 10 miles south of Montego Bay, packing maximum sustained winds near 150 mph (240 km/h). Melissa is moving at 8 mph (13 km/h). The NHC warned that this remains an “extremely dangerous an

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Extensive damage was reported across sections of St James on Wednesday following the passage of Hurricane Melissa. The Category Five storm left Hanover, Westmoreland, St James, St Ann, Trelawny, and St Elizabeth among the hardest-hit parishes. #MelissaAftermath 🎥: Rochelle Clayton | Jamaica Gleaner

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THE GLEANER MINUTE: Private Sector says Gov’t moving too slow | UWI cuts outstanding tuition by 50%

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"Mi Sorry Fi Some People More Than Myself": Taxi Driver’s Acts of Care Amid Greenland’s Storm Ruins

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Secon Scarlett, a resident of Port Royal, Kingston expressed that sh…

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Private contractors and a team from the Jamaica Public Service Comp…

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