Normalcy has returned to the island’s tourism sector after Jamaica was spared the brunt of Hurricane Matthew. The system, which did not make landfall in Jamaica, is now making its way along the western coast of Haiti. This as the Meteorological Service of Jamaica has indicated that though Matthew remains a Category 4 system the tropical storm warning has been discontinued, as the system is no longer considered a threat to the island. They have underscored that severe flooding is less likely today as the system moves further away from Jamaica.
Ua hoʻoliʻiliʻi ka Office of Disaster Preparedness & Emergency Management (ODPEM) i nā hana ma National Emergency Operations Center (NEOC) i ka pae 1 o ka pae, ma muli o ka hoʻemi ʻia o ka pae hoʻoweliweli o ka Hurricane Matthew. No laila ʻo ka Tourism Emergency Operations Center (TEOC), aia ma ka Hōkele ʻo Jamaica Pegasus, ua hoʻopau ʻia.
Hoʻomau ka Sangster International Airport i nā hana maʻamau ʻoiai hoʻi ka Norman Manley International Airport i hoʻi hou i nā hana maʻamau i ke awakea o kēia lā. E wehe hou ʻia nā awa kai āpau ma ka hola 3:00 o ke ahiahi i kēia lā, ʻoiai e hōʻea ana nā moku holoholo i ke awa i ka lā ʻapōpō, ʻOkakopa 5.
ʻOiai ke hoʻomaikaʻi nei i nā hoa mākaʻikaʻi no ka makaʻala i ka wā o Matthew, Kuhina Hoʻomākaʻikaʻi, Hon. Ua hoʻokūpaʻa ʻo Edmund Bartlett "ua hoʻi hou nā hana hoʻokipa i nā manawa maʻamau e like me ka Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA) i hōʻike ai ʻaʻole he hōʻike e pili ana i ka hōʻino ʻia o nā mea hoʻokipa a hoʻi nā hoa mākaʻikaʻi āpau i nā hana maʻamau."
"Ke hoʻi nei ka maʻamau i ka hoʻokele waiwai ākea e like me nā lawelawe aupuni āpau, nā ʻoihana a me nā ʻoihana i wehe hou ʻia ma 10:00 am i kēia lā a ke hoʻi nei nā ʻoihana kūloko i nā hana maʻamau. Ua hoʻomaka hou ka ʻōnaehana halihali lehulehu i kahi lawelawe palena iki i kēia lā. No laila ua wehe ʻia ʻo Jamaica no ka ʻoihana, "ua hoʻohui ʻo ia.
