Several primary schools in Portmore ask parents to collect children early due to heavy rains

Several primary schools in Portmore ask parents to collect children early due to heavy rains – IRIE FM

October 23, 2026

Written byShanice Gibbs

Several primary schools in Portmore, St. Catherine, have asked parents to collect their children early today due to heavy rains.

Yesterday, the Met Service advised Jamaicans to brace for unstable weather across the island this weekend as a broad trough is expected to impact the country.

The forecast warned that periods of showers and thunderstorms would affect most parishes.

Several citizens are already reporting disruptions in their routines due to unstable weather conditions.

Vice Principal of the Ascot Primary School, Carole Shaw, told IRIE FM News that with several students residing in areas far from the institution, management thought it was prudent to dismiss early.

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