Elderly woman perishes in fire
JUST AFTER Ruby Walcott, a former Resident Magistrate, was spared the wrath of Hurricane Ivan, disaster struck, claiming the life of her 76-year-old sister Icilda Sauerlinder ...

Correctional Services may need $100m
THE CORRECTIONAL Services Department is likely to need nearly $100 million to offset hurricane damage, according to Major Richard Reese, Commissioner of Corrections.

Hotel, tourist industry escapes 'Ivan's' fury
WESTERN BUREAU: THE JAMAICA Hotel and Tourist Association says the tourist industry has suffered no significant negative impact from Hurricane Ivan.

JPS assesses damage
THE JAMAICA Public Service (JPS), the electricity utility company, says its teams should be completing a survey of the island today, to assess the damage done by Hurricane Ivan. The teams, which began implementing the company's restoration plan on...

JUTC buses return to most routes early today
MOST COMMUTERS who depend on the state-owned Jamaica Urban Transit Co. (JUTC) should be commuting normally from today. In a news release yesterday, the company stated that starting at 6:00 a.m. today and until 7:00 p.m., most routes would have regular...

C&W's international capacity disrupted
THE INTERNATIONAL tele-communication capacity of Cable and Wireless has been disrupted by Hurricane Ivan, a statement from the company said last night. The primary and secondary submarine cables which carry much of the island's international traffic...

Hundreds marooned in St Ann, Clarendon
CAVE VALLEY, St. Ann: A CRISIS has developed in south St. Ann, where an intense emergency operation has been taking place since late Saturday evening ...

'Ivan' batters Cayman
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands (AP): HURRICANE IVAN battered the Cayman Islands with ferocious 150-mph (240-kph) winds yesterday, flooding homes, ripping off roofs and toppling trees three stories tall as its powerful eye thundered past just offshore.