Tomas which was only today upgraded to a hurricane continued to lash St. Lucia and St. Vincent and the Grenadines with strong winds, heavy rains and battering surf conditions as it made its way towards the Eastern Caribbean Sea.
Director General of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) Ronald Jackson says despite the imminent hurricane, Jamaica has not yet moved into the mass preparation phase.
Motorists are being advised that the Junction main road in St Mary is blocked. The road is blocked by a landslide one mile north of the Castleton Police Station.
The Constabulary Communication network (CCN) says the police are still searching for the driver of a Mack truck which was involved in a fatal crash in St Elizabeth yesterday.
Thirty-year-old mechanic, Marlon Atkinson of a Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11 address was shot dead at Lampart district, Trout Hall in Frankfield, Clarendon this morning.
St. Vincent and the Grenadines has activated it emergency preparation and response protocols as Hurricane Tomas makes its way towards the northern Windward Islands.
Andre Hylton, the candidate for the Peoples National Party in Eastern St. Andrew is seeking answers from the Member of Parliament St. Aubyn Bartlett regarding a recent vote against lifting the US embargo against Cuba.
Tropical Storm Tomas has blown off the roofs of several buildings, uprooted trees and utility poles and made several roads impassable in Barbados as it makes its way towards the northern Windward Islands at near hurricane strength.
The National Hurricane Center is reporting that Tomas is nearing hurricane strength having passed Barbados and is forecast to head towards the northern Windward Islands.
Barbados is being battered by heavy rains and gusty winds associated with a strengthening Tropical Storm Tomas that the Miami-based National Hurricane Center (NHC) said was near hurricane strength as it heads towards the northern Windward Islands.
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Chantal Raymond will today compete for the title of Miss World. Representing Jamaica has brought the young beauty much pride and she has written to the country, telling it of her experiences in China.
Eight overnight allow-ance horses are slated to contest the annual renewal of the G.A. 'Sarge' Bucknor Memorial Cup over the straight-five course, feature event at Caymanas Park today.
Q If a guy has sex with a girl who has gonorrhoea, is it absolutely certain that he will get it too? Three weeks ago, some friends and I went on a visit to Kingston.
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