debut: Jan 12, '07
44,132 runs
@Chrissy
Stay safe, everyone....
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Sat, Oct 25, '25 at 7:00 AM
There will be a massive loss of life.
Portmore, Port Royal, Norman Manley Airport and much of the Coastal waterfront on the South Coast will be obliterated.
Sat, Oct 25, '25 at 10:19 AM
debut: Nov 13, '02
20,120 runs
@Chrissy
My Petition/ prayers have been sent up. Stay as safe as you are able.
Sat, Oct 25, '25 at 1:06 PM
@Chrissy
Thoughts and prayers are with you folks in the Yard.
For someone who has been through a near Cat 5 Irma, I urge all to be very prepared. If you are house/ apartment is not safe please find a nearby shelter now. Stock up non-perishables and water for 2-3 months, and if you can afford a generator ( preferably solar) go get it. Please do not go outdoors during the storm unless it is absolutely necessary.
The slow movement of this storm has always concerned me as at 2mph this gives it loads of time to intensify. Also it may stay over land and in the vicinity for days! Do you all remember what happened with Hurricane Dorian and the Bahamas how that storm was stationary over them for days?
Stay in touch. God be with you all.
Sat, Oct 25, '25 at 1:21 PM
@Chrissy
Stay safe everyone.
I hope the shelters are in good order and that the people who need them the most have access. I hope there are no stubborn folk who refuise to leave the low lying areas to further inland and at more elevated locations.
Prepping here in TCI too, but we will most likely get a weakened version ..I think/hope after it has bumped into Yard, Cuba, Haiti. I am even more worried about the people of Haiti. Sigh.
Sat, Oct 25, '25 at 2:43 PM
debut: Dec 31, '03
13,270 runs
@Chrissy
My nephew and his Jamaican wife is there to celebrate his birthday and have been trying to get out unsuccessfully.
I warned him since last week.
Sat, Oct 25, '25 at 2:47 PM
@Chrissy
There will be a massive loss of life.
let's hope that's not the case - lives lost cannot be retrieved. there is time to take shelter in secure places, concrete and steel structures
Sat, Oct 25, '25 at 6:36 PM
Stay safe everyone in Jamaica, TCI and Bermuda as well as any posters who may reside in areas under threat in Cuba and the DR. Hoping that this monster storm somehow becomes less potent
Sat, Oct 25, '25 at 6:39 PM
@Chrissy
Stay safe, y'all!
According to the statement, Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce Senator Aubyn Hill also issued The Trade (Sale of Goods During Period of Declaration of Threatened Area) (Tropical Storm Melissa) Order, 2025, effectively outlawing price gouging. It was issued under Section 8(1) of the Trade Act.
“This Order, which also takes effect today [Friday], prohibits retailers from increasing the prices of essential goods — including food, water, medical supplies, personal care items, building materials, and emergency equipment — for the duration of the declared period. Violations of this Order may attract penalties of up to $1 million upon conviction before a parish court,” said the statement.
“There will be zero tolerance for price gouging,” the prime minister said. “The Trade Order sends a clear message that no one should profit from a potential disaster. We are taking every precaution to ensure that preparedness measures are in place and that citizens are not subject to exploitation during this time.”