Prime Minister Andrew Holness has declared a state of emergency in Jamaica for seven days due to the approaching Hurricane Beryl. A curfew from 6 a.m. to 6 p.m. will be in place, accompanied by mandatory evacuation orders for flood-prone areas. The government has allocated funds for emergency needs. In other news, a man in Spanish Town was fined for attempting to bribe police, and an elderly woman was tragically murdered in Lawrence Tavern.
Tag: Hurricane Beryl
Jamaicans battened down as Beryl churned toward the Island as a Category 5 storm.
Hurricane Beryl, a dangerous Category 5 storm, has caused devastation in the Caribbean, leaving one person dead and wreaking havoc in Jamaica. The storm set a record as the earliest Category 5 hurricane, with forecasts predicting more destruction and potential flooding in Hispaniola. In unrelated tragic events, two individuals were fatally shot in Spanish Town and Trelawny, Jamaica.