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US State Department establishes Hurricane Dean call center for Jamaica
WASHINGTON, DC – On Sunday, August 19, the State Department’s Bureau of Consular Affairs opened a toll-free Hurricane Dean Call Center to answer calls from the public concerning the storm’s effects on the island of Jamaica.
The toll-free number for callers in the U.S. and Canada is 1-888-407-4747; callers from all other overseas locations can call 1-202-504-4444 (NOT toll-free).
In order to minimize demands on Embassy in Kingston, the public is urged to call these numbers for up-to-date information.