Jamaica Gleaner
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Wednesday | September 8, 2004

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Hurricane Tips

  • Look over your insurance policy to insure it provides adequate coverage.
  • Check the storm surge history and elevation of your area.
  • Make an inventory of possessions.
  • Photograph your house and all the rooms inside for insurance purposes.
  • Make sure your roofing is properly fastened and secure. make all necessary repairs.
    Obtain lumber, plywood, and concrete nails for battening up.
  • Know your evacuation route.
  • Organize a place to meet with your family should you become separated during the storm.
  • Clear your yard and drains of debris.
  • Prune trees limbs that are close to your house. They can cause damage to your home or utility wires during a storm.

Lead Stories
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'Ivan' nears
Hurricane on direct path to Ja

HURRICANE IVAN, which lashed Barbados and several other Eastern Caribbean territories yesterday, is now on a path that is projected to take it directly over Jamaica...


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News
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Island spared 'Ivan's' wrath
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, CMC: ST. LUCIA'S commercial sector and schools remained shut yesterday as islanders breathed a sigh of relief that Hurricane Ivan no longer posed a serious threat to them.


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Business
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TAKEOVER
Jamaica Unit Trust transfers to new owners come month-end

CAPITAL AND Credit Financial Group (CCFG) is expected to take control of the Jamaica Unit Trust Services Limited (JUT) by the end of the month, said Ryland Campbell, chairman...


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- C&WJ increases Gotel charges
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Sport
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Crucial clash for the Boyz
IF SATURDAY'S second World Cup semi-final round qualifying match against Panama was deemed a must-win encounter after drawing the first against the United States, the match against El Salvador tonight is of titanic proportions after...


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- Dravid is ICC's player of the year
- Let's play cricket
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Commentary
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A chronic state of affairs
PERHAPS IT was inevitable that charges and counter-charges from the public, members of the Police Force and to a lesser extent Government officials would begin to play out in the public domain given the seemingly intractable crisis the country faces in...


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- The sociology of crime
- Putting 'IT' on the line
- Not all politicians do it

Letters
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LETTER OF THE DAY
Commissioner seen as crime scapegoat

THE EDITOR, Sir: RESPONSIBILITY FOR out-of-control crime lies with Dr. Omar Davies, not Commissioner Forbes...


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- Thanks and Commendations to... Richard Azan
- It is unfair to Forbes
- Police are already overworked
- The nation's interest
- Wake up, Ja, it's time

Entertainment
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'Around the World in 80 Days':
Definitely not a classic

IN KEEPING with Jackie Chan's most recent flicks, Around the World in 80 Days is a bit of wanton silliness which at times manages to be rather funny...


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- S African family battles for royalties from hit song

Profiles in Medicine
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A pharmacist campaigns against HIV/AIDS
BY EULALEE THOMPSON Kingston-based pharmacist, Dahlia McDaniel, wants to do more to protect her...


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- Fish oils and the brain


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