Missing fishermen alive and well
WESTERN BUREAU: THE JAMAICA Defence Force (JDF) Coast Guards reported yesterday that some 37 fishermen who were reported missing from the off-shore fishing village on Pedro Cay are alive and well.

'Ivan' devastates banana industry
FARMERS AND other persons dependent on the banana industry in St. Mary have been dealt a huge blow with the passage of Hurricane Ivan.

Mustard Seed in need of urgent aid
ADMINISTRATORS OF the Mustard Seed Communities (MSC), which houses several hundred orphans and children with disabilities and diseases such as AIDS in a few apostolates across the island...

Electricity restored to more JPS customers
THE JAMAICA Public Service Company (JPS) said yesterday that it was now meeting a demand of 270 megawatt, providing power to an estimated 230,000 customers, as it worked to restore its electricity distribution network.

US Embassy suspends issuing of visas
THE UNITED States Embassy in Jamaica has suspended the issuing of visas until next week because of the loss of electricity and the reassignment of some consular officers to assist American citizens affected by Hurricane Ivan in Jamaica and the Cayman...

State of emergency could be lifted early
JUSTICE MINISTER Senator A.J. Nicholson said yesterday that the current period of public emergency could be revoked before the end of the declared one-month time frame.