Are you old enough to remember Hurricane Gilbert? – On this day in Jamaican History
On September 12, 1988, Hurricane Gilbert hit Jamaica as a Category 3 storm. About 45 people died. At the time, Gilbert was the most severe hurricane to hit Jamaica since Hurricane Charlie in 1951. The storm caused $4 billion (1988 USD) in damage. Gilbert remained the strongest Atlantic storm in recorded history until 2005 when […]
