PM talks tough - Calls immediate halt to construction in Portland Cottage
PRIME MINISTER P.J. Patterson has ordered an immediate stop to the rebuilding of houses damaged by Hurricane Ivan in the community of Portland Cottage, south-east Clarendon.
Canada donates millions to relief effort
THE CANADIAN Government joined the international donors list yesterday when it gave the equivalent of J$8.4 million to the Salvation Army, the Red Cross and other non-government organisations to assist with the relief effort in the aftermath of...
Improper usage of stand-by generators can be dangerous
GENERATORS ARE good servants, but if misused can be very dangerous masters. The loss of three lives so far in the aftermath of Hurricane Ivan is testament of this fact.
Extension of school year insensitive, says JTA
THE JAMAICA Teachers' Association (JTA) said yesterday that the Ministry of Education's decision to extend the school year because of a forced holiday brought on by damage done to some institutions by Hurricane Ivan, is insensitive.
UN pledges big bucks for Grenada
PORT OF SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC: PRIME MINISTER Patrick Manning says the United Nations (U.N.) has pledged US$25 million to the relief efforts in Grenada.
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