Jamaica: Normalcy restored after Hurricane Matthew

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.


Ofishin Shirye-shiryen Bala'i & Ba da Agajin Gaggawa (ODPEM) ya rage ayyukan a Cibiyar Ayyukan Gaggawa ta Kasa (NEOC) zuwa kunna matakin matakin 1, dangane da raguwar matakin barazanar Hurricane Matthew. Sakamakon haka Cibiyar Ayyukan Gaggawa ta Yawon shakatawa (TEOC), wacce ke a Jamaica Pegasus Hotel, yanzu an kashe ta.

Filin jirgin saman Sangster na ci gaba da gudanar da ayyuka na yau da kullun yayin da filin jirgin saman Norman Manley ya koma aiki yau da kullun da tsakar rana. Haka nan kuma za a sake bude dukkan tashoshin ruwan teku da karfe 3:00 na yammacin yau, yayin da jiragen ruwa masu safarar ruwa za su isa tashar a gobe 5 ga Oktoba.

Yayin da yake yabawa abokan huldar yawon bude ido da suka yi taka tsantsan a lokacin tafiyar Matthew, Ministan yawon bude ido, Hon. Edmund Bartlett ya jaddada cewa "ayyukan yawon bude ido yanzu sun dawo daidai kamar yadda kungiyar otal din otal da masu yawon bude ido ta Jamaica (JHTA) ta bayyana cewa ba a samu rahoton lalacewa ga cibiyoyin yawon bude ido ba kuma duk abokan huldar yawon bude ido sun dawo aiki na yau da kullun."

“Hakazalika al’amuran yau da kullun na dawowa kan tattalin arzikin kasa domin an bude ma’aikatun gwamnati da ma’aikatu da hukumomin da karfe 10:00 na safe a yau kuma kasuwancin gida na komawa yadda ya kamata. Hakanan tsarin zirga-zirgar jama'a ya dawo iyakacin sabis a yau. Don haka tabbas an buɗe Jamaica don kasuwanci, ”in ji shi.

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