Taking no chances - Caribbean Terrace residents prepare for 'Dennis'
UNLIKE LAST September when they were unprepared for the onslaught of Hurricane Ivan, some residents of Caribbean Terrace in eastern Kingston have taken Hurricane Dennis very seriously and were kept busy yesterday battening down.

Western Ja ready
WESTERN BUREAU: LAST-MINUTE PREPARATIONS were in high gear all across western Jamaica yesterday as the tourism, business, health, and security sectors all went into emergency mode in anticipation of the arrival of Hurricane Dennis.

St Catherine lays out contingency plans
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: THE ST. Catherine Disaster Preparedness Committee convened an emergency meeting with several partner agencies at the St. Catherine Parish Council yesterday to iron out contingency plans...

New study says prep outperforms primary schools
CHILDREN ATTENDING preparatory schools have an advantage over students who attend primary schools, according to a new study published by the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ).

Man freed of firearm charge
THE COURT of Appeal yesterday freed Owen Prussia, maintenance worker, of 3 Oakland Drive, Kingston 11 because there was no proof that the firearm taken from Prussia was the one that had been tested...

Operation lockdown
THIRTY SHELTERS have been opened islandwide as the nation braces today for a direct hit from Hurricane Dennis. The Category One hurricane is packing maximum sustained winds at 130 km per hour.