Thousands still without water, light
THE NATIONAL Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that between 20,000 and 30,000 of its customers are still without their regular water supply, despite about 90 per cent of its water systems being restored.

Shelter numbers plummet
THE OFFICE of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has reported that the number of persons in shelters islandwide had decreased to just 318.

Most against early election
THE VAST majority of Jamaicans are against the idea of the next general election being called before its constitutional deadline in 2007. According to the findings of the latest Gleaner Company-commissioned poll, conducted by Don Anderson and his team...

Mud slide smothers Bull Bay community
THOUSANDS OF giant rocks, weighing in excess of a hundred pounds each, rained upon the Taylor Land community of Bull Bay, St. Andrew, Thursday night, when the torrents and tumultuous flood waters associated with Hurricane Dennis broke...

Kraal trial October 31
DESPITE STRONG objections from defence lawyers representing Senior Superintendent Reneto Adams and the other five policemen charged with murder, Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) Kent Pantry, Q.C., was successful...

'Dennis took everything'
PAULINA ROBERTSON, a single mother of 10 children, has been dealt many blows in life. Last Wednesday evening was perhaps the worst tragedy she ever faced when Hurricane Dennis destroyed her home and her small shop.

Ghana, Ja to cement cultural ties
A GHANAIAN delegation led by President John Kufuor arrived yesterday in Jamaica for bilateral talks with Prime Minister P.J. Patterson and inspections of the bauxite alumina sector.