Charley rocks 'St Bess' - Flood waters devastate roads, farms
TRANSPORT AND Works Minister, Robert Pickersgill, said yesterday that it has cost $7 million so far to clear blocked roads in the six parishes that were hardest hit by strong winds and heavy rains associated with Hurricane Charley on...
Costa Rican expert coming to tackle Moko disease
AN EXPERT from Costa Rica will arrive in the island next week to work with the Banana Board to help in the eradication of the dreaded Moko disease now affecting the banana industry.
Transfer ownership of markets not true
ERROL GREENE, executive director of the Kingston City Centre Improvement Company (KCCIC) says there is no truth in Mayor of Kingston, Desmond McKenzie's recent allegation that plans are afoot to transfer ownership of the markets in the...
Ebenezer Home gets facelift
MANDEVILLE: THE EBENEZER Home for street people in Grey Ground district, Manchester, recently received a facelift which included new paint and a general cleaning courtesy of a number of students visiting the island from other countries.
Charley causes death and destruction in Cuba
HAVANA, Cuba, CMC: THREE PEOPLE have reportedly been killed and four injured, following the passage of Hurricane Charley through Cuba in the early hours of yesterday morning.
Fish kill in Rio Cobre
HEALTH OFFICIALS in St. Catherine are currently investigating the discovery of scores of dead fish seen floating in the Rio Cobre river in St. Catherine yesterday.
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