Divine Intervention

They've called it divine intervention (Jamaicans are fervent believers). Rather than landing as had been expected and going through the island diagonally, the eye of the hurricane skirted the Jamaican coast without ever actually landing.

There are reports of at least five dead. Most fatalities in hurricanes are flood related and this certainely seems to be the case here - an infant was amongst those who drowned. It is still raining outside on and off and now I can also here thunder in the background. Power has not been restored anywhere - the hotel has been operating on generators. It has been announced that unless there are any unforeseen circumstances, Norman Manley International Airport will open again for business tomorrow at noon - which should mean that my flight scheduled to depart Kingston at 2240 should be able to leave the country. Fingers crossed.

For those expecting pictures, please bear with me for some time as the internet connection is not as good now and this just a post made via GPRS, the use of which I'm keeping to a minimum.