KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Government of The Bahamas is airlifting its students currently in Jamaica ahead of Hurricane Beryl, which is set to begin impacting the island early Wednesday.

According to a statement from the country’s Ministry of Foreign Affairs, Consul General Alveta Knight has been instructed to advise students who wish to leave in the face of the approaching hurricane that a 50-seater Bahamasair aircraft is being sent to the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston Tuesday afternoon.

Students are asked to coordinate their departures with Consul General Alveta Knight and arrive at the airport at 2:00 pm.

The latest bulletin from the Meteorological Service of Jamaica (Met Service) warned that threatening winds and heavy rainfall are expected to begin impacting the island early Wednesday.

A hurricane warning remains in effect for the country. Beryl is predicted to begin weakening late Tuesday but could possibly strike Jamaica as a Category 4 hurricane

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