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Hurricane Dennis Headed for Jamaica, Cuba

Holiday In Wales By Horace Helps

There are reports that Hurricane Dennis has spared Jamaica the full brunt of its might and instead saturated the island with heavy rain, forcing some 2000 individuals into shelters. eastern coast of Jamaica on route to neighbouring Cuba. Speaking with the Jamaica Gleaner yesterday, Dr. Barbara Carby, general of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), said the 'poor weather was preventing the speedy delivery of vital supplies to the shelters located in 60 communities, in mostly central and eastern parishes across the island.'

Holiday Wales KINGSTON, Jamaica, July 7 (Reuters) - Hurricane Dennis soaked southwestern Haiti and took aim at Jamaica with 105 mph (170 kph) winds on Thursday as U.S. oil companies readied for another possible storm strike on oil and gas rigs in the Gulf of Mexico.

In July 2005 they were invited and performed in Havana, Cuba, being one of the first foreign bands invited to perform in that country. Booked to perform two concerts, they played the first show on July 7th, the day before Hurricane Dennis hit the island. Even in high winds, their first concert had an audience of 175, 000. Due to Hurricane Dennis they could not play the second show. Fans staying at the same hotel as Air Supply were treated to an acoustic performance by Graham, made necessary due to the power outage.

Cottage Holiday In Wales About 3,000 people in Jamaica moved to storm shelters, most from the village of Portland Cottage in south-central Jamaica, which was battered by Hurricane Ivan last September.

Jamaica's economy, already saddled with a record of sluggish growth, was hit hard by Hurricane Ivan in late 2004, but has made a gradual recovery.

Caravan Holiday In Wales Dennis' fringes had already reached the mountainous Caribbean island of 2.6 million people and forecasters expected its core to move north of the coast later on Thursday. Prime Minister P.J. Patterson hurried home from a meeting of Caribbean leaders in St. Lucia to deal with the coming storm.

State tourism officials said they believe that Florida tourism would have been even higher last year if Florida had not been ravaged by so many hurricanes. Though figures released by the Florida tourism bureau showed that tourism fell four percent in the fourth quarter, which they attributed to hurricanes.

Camping Holiday Wales Jamaica's Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management said residents were being evacuated from flood-prone areas. Rain has already caused mudslides that blocked roads.

The team has the opportunity to travel across America and spread some Jamaican goodwill throughout the U.S. "The Reggae Boyz exemplify some of our finest ambassadors to the world, who, through their sport, embody the spirit of Jamaica. They have become an integral element to our tourism marketing efforts and we wish them the utmost success in their upcoming matches, " commented David Shields, Deputy Director of Tourism for the Jamaica Tourist Board.

Accommodation Holiday Wales Air Jamaica canceled flights to and from the island. Supermarkets ran low on supplies as people rushed to stock up on nonperishable goods, and schools were closed.

Holiday Last Minute Wales Soldiers and police were put on alert to prevent looting, said Community Development Minister Portia Simpson Miller.

Catering Holiday Self Wales "We will not tolerate criminal activity of any kind during this period and the security forces have pledged to be efficient," said Simpson Miller.

Holiday Wales Walking Hurricane warnings were in effect for southwestern Haiti, Jamaica, the Cayman Islands and parts of eastern Cuba, including the U.S. Navy Base at Guantanamo Bay, where the United States holds more than 500 foreign terrorism suspects.

Family Holiday Wales Deforested Haiti was particularly vulnerable to flash floods and mudslides. About 6,000 people died in floods last year.

Holiday Riding Wales In Haiti, the heaviest rain was in the southwest, but there were no immediate reports of deaths or injuries. Forecasters said up to 10 inches (25 cm) of rain could fall on southern Haiti.

Adventure Holiday Wales Dennis was expected to hit western Cuba on Friday and move into the Gulf of Mexico on Saturday on a path toward the Gulf oil and gas fields. It was expected to hit the U.S. coast near Alabama on Sunday, said the U.S. National Hurricane Center in Miami.

Holiday Park South Wales At 8 a.m. EDT (1200 GMT), the center of Dennis was about 130 miles (209 km) east-southeast of Kingston, and moving northwest at about 10 mph (16 kph), the hurricane center said.

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