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The NWC said a few systems are being affected by internal electromechanical issues and external power supply outages, which teams are working to address.
December 9, 2025

NWC: Most major systems still operating but turbidity and outages pose challenges

The National Water Commission (NWC) says most of its major water supply systems remain operational as Hurricane Melissa continues to affect weather conditions across Jamaica. The agency said on Sunday…
A beach in Rocky Point, on Jamaica’s south coast in Clarendon, on October 26, 2025.
December 9, 2025

UPDATE | Hurricane Melissa strengthens as Jamaica braces for landfall

Hurricane Melissa has again strengthened, with maximum sustained winds now at 145 miles per hour (230 km/h), up from 140 mph earlier Sunday, as Jamaica braces for a potentially catastrophic landfall…
His condition is not immediately known.
December 9, 2025

Kingston man hospitalised after being electrocuted

A man was rushed to the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) this afternoon after he was electrocuted while cutting a tree on Fitzgerald Avenue in Kingston. Reports are that the man came into contact with…
Sixty-one-year-old Barbara Mason, an Antiguan visiting Jamaica for a family event, watches the rising tides at Alligator Pond in Manchester on October 26, 2025 as outer bands from Hurricane Melissa lash the island’s southern coast with heavy rain and str
December 9, 2025

‘It’s my first hurricane' - Antiguan visitor in Manchester braces for Hurricane Melissa

Sixty-one-year-old Barbara Mason has never experienced a hurricane. The Antiguan who has lived in the United States for more than 30 years, said she has never been in either country during a…
December 9, 2025

Drivers travel free as Jamaica’s toll booths open for Hurricane Melissa

Transport Minister Daryl Vaz has ordered all toll booths across Jamaica to be opened free of cost as weather conditions deteriorate with the approach of Hurricane Melissa. The directive took effect…
A crane towers above unfinished buildings at a construction site in Mammee Bay, St Ann on October 26, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Police urge crane operators to secure equipment ahead of Hurricane Melissa

The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is urging construction companies and crane operators to lower and secure erected cranes immediately as Hurricane Melissa approaches. “The police are issuing an…
Jewham Davis Davis (left) and Trevor Barnes are two of the three persons presently staying in the shelter at the New Forest High School in Manchester on October 26, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Fearing floods - Two Manchester residents seek shelter early as Hurricane Melissa draws near

Fearing their homes in New Forest, Manchester, would flood, 65-year-old Jewham Davis and 57-year-old Trevor Barnes were two of three men who proactively sought shelter as slow moving Hurricane Melissa…
Rocky Point in Jamaica's south coast in Clarendon is one of the areas covered by a mandatory evacuation ordered issued by Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on October 26, 2025.
December 9, 2025

Mandatory evacuations ordered for seven flood-prone communities as Hurricane Melissa nears

Prime Minister Dr Andrew Holness on Sunday ordered the immediate evacuation of several vulnerable communities across Jamaica as Hurricane Melissa bears down on the island with life-threatening rain…
Firefighters have indicated that they are unable to determine the cause of the fire at this time.
December 9, 2025

Fire leaves three homeless in Portland ahead of Melissa

As Portlanders braced for Hurricane Melissa, another kind of disaster struck, as fire of unknown origin left three people homeless in Port Antonio on Sunday night. The fire, which reportedly started…