The Rural Agricultural Development Authority (RADA) is urging farmers across the island to prepare themselves and their farms for the passing of Tropical Storm Melissa.
As of Tuesday, October 21, at 2:00 p.m., a Meteorological Service of Jamaica Bulletin indicated that a Tropical Storm Watch is in effect for the island, with Tropical Storm Melissa moving over the Caribbean Sea, south of Hispaniola at that time.
Senior Plant Health and Food Safety Officer with RADA, Francine Webb, told JIS News in an interview, today (October 21), that this means that tropical storm conditions...
