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WEB3:11 pm, Mon September 30, 2024. Japan's incoming PM announces snap October election. A mere three days after being elected as the new leader of Japan's ruling party, incoming ... 3:03 pm, Mon September 30, 2024. Switzerland and Italy redraw border due to melting glaciers. Switzerland and Italy have redrawn part of their border in the Alps due ...
Nine People Killed In Road Crashes On The Weekend
WEB2 hours ago · Dr. Lucien Jones, Vice Chairman of the National Road Safety Council. By Kimone Witter. Nine people died in motor vehicle crashes on the weekend. The deceased included brothers who were driving motorcycles in Spot Valley, St. James. The number of fatalities since January now stands at 288, compared with …
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WEB3 days ago · Board Director of the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC), Owen Ellington, has been appoi. 5:02 pm, Fri October 4, 2024. American charged with unauthorised possession of ammunition. An American veterinarian has been charged under the Firearms Act following the discovery o. 4:55 pm, Fri October 4, 2024. Man sentenced to four years in prison for ...
Jamaica Under Tropical Storm Watch | RJR News - Jamaican News …
WEB4:57 pm, Thu November 16, 2023. By Clinton McGregor. A Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for Jamaica. In a post to X, the Meteorological Service said the government gave approval for the weather alert to be issued for the island with effect from 5:00 p.m. Thursday. A Tropical Storm Watch means a tropical cyclone containing winds of 34 to 63 ...
Tropical storm warning, hurricane watch issued for Jamaica
WEB2:34 pm, Fri July 2, 2021. Jamaica is now under a Tropical Storm Warning. The Meteorological Service has also issued a Hurricane Watch for the island as Elsa, the first hurricane of the 2021 Atlantic Hurricane Season, barrels into the eastern Caribbean. This means that tropical storm conditions, including possible sustained wind speeds of 63 to ...
Flash Flood Watch continues for large sections of Jamaica
WEB8:49 am, Tue September 24, 2024. The Meteorological Service of Jamaica has continued the Flash Flood Watch for low-lying and flood prone areas of southern and northern parishes, while extending it to the remaining parishes until 5 o'clock Tuesday afternoon. The large area of disturbed weather that has been producing heavy showers and ...
Jamaica Now Under Hurricane Warning
WEB7:53 pm, Mon July 1, 2024. Jamaica is now under a Hurricane Warning as Category 4 Hurricane Beryl continues to move over the eastern Caribbean on a track towards the island. The alert was upgraded from a Hurricane Watch. A Hurricane Warning means winds of 74 miles per hour or higher associated with a …
Parliamentarians encouraged to speed up passage of JTC Bill
WEB3 days ago · Parliamentarians encouraged to speed up passage of JTC Bill. Dr. Adrian Stokes, Chairman of the Education Transformation Oversight Committee (ETOC) and Education Minister Fayval Williams. By Racquel Porter. The Education Transformation and Oversight Committee is urging parliamentarians to move briskly in passing the Jamaica Teaching Council Bill.
Road repairs will resume as soon as weather permits, says gov't
WEB4 days ago · 1:20 pm, Thu October 3, 2024. 00:00. 00:00. Robert Morgan, Minister with responsibility for Works. By Kimone Witter. With the further deterioration of the road network following weeks of heavy rainfall, the government is seeking to reassure citizens that rehabilitation work will resume, as soon as the weather permits.
Tropical Wave Expected To Impact Jamaica Weakens
WEB1:55 pm, Wed September 4, 2024. The Meteorological Service of Jamaica is advising that the strong tropical wave that is moving in the vicinity of the Central Caribbean and is expected to impact the island today, has been downgraded. Evan Thompson, head of the Met Service, says the system has weakened and will no longer have the significant ...