Screenshot from a Climate State YouTube video showing Hurricane Matthew approaching Jamaica. At the beginning of October 2016, as Hurricane Matthew made his way at snail's pace across the southern Caribbean, stalled and then turned northwestwards, the Jamaican government sprang into action, while the Meteorological Service of Jamaica kept a watchful eye on the storm's somewhat erratic path. But some Jamaicans were unimpressed at the way in which communications were handled. Did Prime Minister Andrew Holness hog too much of the limelight? Was Jamaica over-prepared for a storm that hardly affected the island? Over the two or three days the storm was approaching the prime minister stepped up his already high-profile presence on social media, sharing his briefing with members of parliament on Facebook Live. He tweeted video clips and photographs of his helicopter tour of the island, as well as snapshots of his interviews with local and overseas journalists: Just had an extensive interview with @jahnellabella of @televisionjam @RJRNewsOnline watch it tonight on Prime Time News. pic.twitter.com/n73rOutgQs — Andrew Holness (@AndrewHolnessJM) October 3, 2016 He also tweeted photos of his visits to the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM), the government agency charged with the responsibility of keeping citizens safe at times like these: Now at @odpem to get an analysis and update on the preparation and state of readiness for #HurricaneMatthew. pic.twitter.com/O2l5lGCbeX — Andrew Holness (@AndrewHolnessJM) October 2, 2016 Holness’ wife, Juliet — who is also a member of parliament — tweeted her concern about a badly damaged road that had not been fixed before the storm: Currently at the Gordon Twn breakaway with the NWA working on a temporary solution to prevent further damage during #HurricaneMatthew pic.twitter.com/lZ3ul5IDDw — Juliet Holness (@JulietHolness) October 1, 2016 The country's meteorological service did not emerge unscathed either, with some Jamaicans feeling the agency had let the prime minister's office usurp its territory. One Jamaican human rights activist was concerned about the lack of social media presence of both the ODPEM and the “met office”, tweeting: Andrew replace met office? Mi think de least him could do is get de met office back online (social media in particular) — ⛈️ (@indecentstella) October 2, 2016 Another tweeted humorously: When you don't have Met Service to follow on twitter so you gotta follow the guy personal twitter to see what the hell going on pic.twitter.com/HGm9qC49Vy — Dont Touch My Hair (@nnboogie) October 2, 2016 For its part, the meteorological service addressed its meagre social media presence in a radio interview: We are in discussions to have @MetserviceJA back up (ACTIVELY) on twitter. Evan Thompson, Met Service, Ja#RJRBTH — Giovanni R. Dennis (@GiovanniRDennis) September 28, 2016 Blogger Susan Goffe observed: There are some people who are angry with the government and the weather forecasters because they advised people to prepare for a possible encounter with Hurricane Matthew, and in the end Jamaica hasn’t been severely impacted. Based on the ongoing information available from meteorologists locally, regionally & internationally, Jamaica was in the cone of possible impact of the system, which on Friday night reached the level of a Category 5 hurricane, the highest strength on the Saffir-Simpson Scale. The government will obviously need to review its actions over the past week or so, to identify any flaws in its response and what improvements can be made. Meteorologists will definitely review the data about Hurricane Matthew for years to come, seeking to understand this unpredictable storm among unpredictable storms. And all of us can review our own responses to see what lessons there are for us to learn about how best to protect ourselves and our families. As we watch Hurricane Matthew battering Haiti and Cuba, let’s remember that we were facing that possibility and if the track had wobbled a bit to the west and Jamaica had been hit, would we have wanted to be prepared or not? Meanwhile, CVM Television's forecaster, Patria Kay Aarons, gave regular updates on CVM Television's Weather Page via Facebook Live, answering viewers’ questions at the same time. She received thousands of views. Opposition leader Portia Simpson Miller, meanwhile, tweeted about her visits to her own constituency: Touring my constituency with Mayor Brown Burke. Assistance is being given to those who need additional support #MappingMatthew pic.twitter.com/vWcrrEdEFO — Portia SimpsonMiller (@PSimpsonMiller) October 3, 2016 However, her assistant accused the prime minister of wearing a cap with a party slogan in a tweet.