The Jamaica Star

#LatestNews: "We a come help who we can help," declared international dancehall star Shenseea as she and her team, including Romiech, prepare care packages for those affected by Hurricane Beryl in the parish of St Elizabeth.

#LatestNews: The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that residents of Portmore, Spanish Town and its environs in St Catherine should soon be experiencing gradual restoration of their water supply service as the network currently recharges. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/o9j0zz

#BerylAlert: A Glendevon, St James family found themselves blocked inside their yard due to a collapsed breadfruit on their gate sealing off that access point.

#BerylAlert: Minister of Science, Energy, Telecommunications and Transport, Daryl Vaz has summoned the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) Company, Flow and Digicel to a meeting to give an update on the restoration of services. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/qjd0zz

#BerylAlert: Footage from Greenwich Estate in Drax Hall, St Ann has highlighted the aftermath of Hurricane Beryl in the parish.

#BerylAlert: A visit across Portland today revealed several blocked roadways. From Dolphin Bay to Hectors River, our team saw damaged roads.

#BerylAlert: Efforts were made today to secure the recently-opened Poko Loko floating bar in Ocho Rios, St Ann after a battering from Hurricane Beryl. Eyewitnesses says "goods and merchandise" from the bar washed ashore along Mahogany Beach in Ocho Rios. The bar became dislodged during the hurricane, floated for some distance and is now stuck in the Dolphin Cove reef.

#BerylAlert: MP for Southwest St Elizabeth, Floyd Green, says up to 12 noon, the authorities were able to clear many of the roads in Treasure Beach while single-lane access has been enabled for Luana to Sandy Ground and Luana to Middle Quarters. Several areas are still impassable.

#BerylAlert: Hailing from the "far far parts" of St Thomas, breadfruit vendor Neko Wallace said even though Hurricane Beryl was threatening the island with devastation on Wednesday, he still had to “look di food fi di kids dem”. Claiming that God will protect "his chosen warriors" from the storm, Wallace peddled his wares in the Coronation Market all morning. SEE MORE:http://tiny.cc/w1kzyz

#BerylAlert: Ahead of the arrival of Hurricane Beryl, fisherfolk at the Forum Fishing Village in Portmore, St Catherine were either cooking or having a grand time at their Rum Party HQ bar or relaxing in their make-shift cottages. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/fpjzyz

#BerylAlert: A section of the roof of the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston has been damaged by Hurricane Beryl. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/jmjzyz

#BerylAlert: "Fashion over design!" Shelly-Ann from Tivoli Gardens says her dramatic accessories are her ‘Weather Lashes’ she got just for Hurricane Beryl.

#BerylAlert: Fishers in Treasure Beach, St Elizabeth today joined hands to bring their boats ashore at Great Bay Beach so as to prevent damage to their vessels from rough seas associated with Hurricane Beryl.

#BerylAlert: Persons living in areas prone to flooding in Portmore, St Catherine are refusing to go into emergency shelters, according to Portmore Mayor Leon Thomas. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/cyizyz

#BerylAlert: The Met Office says the eye of Hurricane Beryl is not as clearly defined as it previously was and so the system could “Wobble” as it approaches the island. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/3pizyz

#BerylAlert: A Rasta man put his skills on display as he chopped a large limb from an almond tree at the Alligator Pond Police Station in St Elizabeth.

#BerylAlerts: A section of the main road from downtown Montego Bay, St James, which leads to the heavily-populated Cornwall Court community, is now impassable after a bridge collapsed on Tuesday due to a fire set by residents to clear debris from under the structure as they prepared for Hurricane Beryl. READ MORE: http://tiny.cc/chizyz

#BerylAlerts: Kingston Mayor Andrew Swaby and Councillor Lorraine Dobson are urging residents of flood-prone Port Royal in Kingston to leave now before the worst effects of Hurricane Beryl. Dobson says about 20 per cent of the over 1,200 residents have left for the National Arena. Mostly children left. "The others now we tried to get out on the bus, they are always reluctant. It's because of where they have to stay, at the arena... they are not comfortable," she says.

#BerylAlerts: The threat of Hurricane Beryl has not dampened the buzz of Coronation Market in downtown Kingston, which saw vendors and shoppers out conducting business. Vendors say the bad weather will not stop their hustle.