WESTERN BUREAU: ADVERSE WEATHER, which has crippled operations across the island over the last two days, left skeleton staff to manage business operations in Westmoreland on Friday as owners took precautionary measures. While Westmoreland was not.
The Ministry of Education and Youth (MoEY) has ordered the closure of schools on Friday, a measure it says is to prioritise the safety of all students and staff as Jamaica continues to be affected.
Soaked for two straight days, Beijing’s faced its first heavy downpour of the rain season, which lasted until Saturday, casting a shadow on the summer heat in the capital. The downpour didn’t hinder the operations of the Palace Museum, whose hundred-years-old drainage system kept the crammed architectural complex functioning as normal.
The Meteorological Service on Sunday issued a yellow warning for isolated thunderstorms, possibly with hail that are expected to affect mainly inland Cyprus.Rainfall is expected to temporarily exceed the rate of 35-55 millimeters per hour, while hail is likely.The warning is valid from 11.00 on Sund