ALL schools will again be out today.

The Ministry of Education, Youth and Information said, in a release yesterday, that in continuing on the advice of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, all schools have been ordered to remain closed for a second day today.

“This is in response to the impending arrival of Hurricane Matthew, which is expected within the next 12 to 24 hours.

“The Metrological Service of Jamaica has indicated that Hurricane Matthew has maintained its trajectory and Category 4 status. We encourage school administrators to stay tuned to the media in order to receive regular updates from the ministry as the situation unfolds over the next two days.

“Due to the unpredictable nature of this massive system, a hurricane warning is still in effect for the island, despite the fair weather conditions at the moment,” said Education Minister Senator Ruel Reid.

He said that further updates from the ministry will be issued through the media as the situation demands.