 Many residents were hammering plywood into window frames for protection. The capital Kingston has been in gridlock as people try to get everything in place before the storm arrives. The country will be under curfew from 6am to 6pm. For NPR News, I'm Nick Davis in Kingston, Jamaica. Wall Street stocks closed higher on Tuesday with the Dow gaining 162 points, the Nasdaq rose 149 points and the S&P 500 added 33. This is NPR News.