Hotelier, staff injured in explosion
WESTERN BUREAU: IMMEDIATE PAST president of the Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), Godfrey Dyer, and two members of his staff are now patients at the Cornwall Regional Hospital, after sustaining third-degree burns in an explosion yesterday.

Shelters fall short of supplies
THE RED Cross yesterday said that it was working to meet demand for supplies at shelters islandwide. Red Cross chairman for emergency and disasters Delwin Ferguson told The Sunday Gleaner that he had been in contact with the Ministry...

Calm in Portland Cottage as 'Emily' passes
THERE WERE some who flocked two shelters in the Portland Cottage Community in Clarendon but many others watched and waited to see if Hurricane Emily could muster up more than the drizzle which began in the community early yesterday...

Palisadoes road blocked, airport, Port Royal cut off
WAVES CRASHED and mounted the sea shore, blocking the Palisadoes road, between the Harbour View roundabout and the Norman Manley International Airport roundabout yesterday, as Hurricane Emily passed south of the island.

Rising seas force evacuation
Spanish Town: SEVERAL RESIDENTS of Port Henderson in Portmore, St. Catherine, had to be evacuated to several shelters activated in Portmore yesterday as Hurricane Emily inched along the south coast of the island.

Water levels threaten New River residents
WATER LEVELS in New River, St. Elizabeth, rose dramatically yesterday as the parish registered strong winds and heavy rainfall during Hurricane Emily. When The Sunday Gleaner visited the area yesterday afternoon, residents said...

Bog Walk gorge still closed
THE NATIONAL Works Agency is advising motorists that the Bog Walk gorge in St. Catherine is still closed to vehicular traffic. NWA's Acting Communication and Customer Service Manager, Petra-kene Williams says...

Curfew reimposed
A CURFEW order was re-imposed last night in several communities across the island and will remain in effect until 8:00 a.m. today. "While we have lifted the curfew in some areas, we took a decision to reimpose the curfew order in some parishes...