'Dennis' kills 32 in Haiti, Cuba
HAVANA, (Reuters): Hurricane Dennis continued its rampage across the northern Caribbean killing 10 persons in central Cuba, just hours after leaving 22 dead in nearby Haiti. The monster hurricane is barrelling towards the Florida Keys and the United...

Londoners seek survivors, bodies after bomb blasts
LONDON, (Reuters): Desperate Londoners hunted yesterday for relatives missing since suspected al Qaida bombers killed more than 50 people in rush-hour blasts, while rescue workers struggled to retrieve bodies trapped deep underground.

Britain defiant
LONDON, (Reuters): "London can take it." The defiant phrase used by London's police chief the day after more than 50 people died in attacks on rush hour commuters has struck a chord in a city where memories of World War II and Irish republican bombings..

Banana farmers hit again
For the second time in nine months, banana farmers, such as 41-year-old Livingston Byfield of Pembroke Hall, St. Mary, have had to start from scratch. Mr Byfield is among farmers in St. Mary who on average, suffered 30-35 per cent damage of their banana.

Residents flee homes
Ocho Rios: Flooding in sections of southern St. Ann has left several roads blocked and forced some residents to flee their homes.

Thousands still in shelters
The More than 2,700 people who were forced to evacuate their homes as a result of Hurricane Dennis, were still occupying shelters up to late yesterday afternoon. Nadene Newsome, director of information and training at the Office of Disaster Preparedness.

Meaning in translation
Wycliffe Bible Translators get new office
On Saturday April 9, 2005, the work of Wycliffe Bible Translators Caribbean received a significant boost as this regional para-church organisation officially opened its new offices at 20 West Avenue, Kingston 10. Formerly the Wycliffe Caribbean head...