Manager of weather services at the MET service Rohan Brown gave the update at a special press briefing today.

He said Melissa has been moving very slowly and noted that Jamaica remains under a tropical storm warning and a hurricane watch.

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All schools have been directed to suspend face to face classes today.

The Education Ministry said it took the decision to suspend face to face classes as a precaution, due to the approach of Tropical Storm Melissa.

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As the island prepares for the possible impacts of tropical Storm Melissa, the National Works Agency has been assessing several vulnerable areas across the island.

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Tropical storm Melissa could make landfall in Jamaica. That's according to Principal Director of the Met Service Evan Thompson.

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The education ministry says it is awaiting further updates on tropical storm Melissa to decide if schools will remain open tomorrow.

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Principal Director of the Meteorological Service Evan Thompson made the disclosure during a press briefing at Jamaica House today.He noted that eastern parishes and southern sections of the island are most at risk.

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The Minister gave the assurance during a special press briefing this morning about the Tropical Storm which developed in the Caribbean Sea yesterday.Mr. McKenzie, who is currently overseas, joined the briefing via Zoom,

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That's the statement from Environment Minister Matthew Samuda, during this morning's press conference on Tropical Storm Melissa at Jamaica House.The Minister assured citizens that they will be updated on the weather system regularly and that

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Residents of Rose Hill District in Lawrence Tavern St. Andrew are in a solemn mood this morning after a 32-year-old woman was chopped to death by a man in the community yesterday.Dead is Sashana Shaw a bar operator of Rose Hill.Shaw's daughter was reportedly wounded in the incident and is receiving medical treatment.

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As Jamaicans continue to monitor Tropical Storm Melissa, the Constabulary's Agricultural Protection Branch (APB) is urging farmers to coordinate with Area Agricultural Protection Units to prevent theft.

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