Jamaicans hunkered down Wednesday as Hurricane Sandy battered the island with heavy rains and powerful winds, the US National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane conditions were expected in eastern Cuba ... more 

Jamaicans hunkered down Wednesday as Hurricane Sandy battered the island with heavy rains and powerful winds, the US National Hurricane Center said. Hurricane conditions were expected in eastern Cuba in the evening, with the storm set to pass over the Bahamas Thursday and Friday, according to the NHC, which warned that conditions were "deteriorating" in Jamaica less