New disaster plan - Policy coming to forcibly remove persons from flood-prone areas
THE GOVERNMENT will soon develop an education policy for the forced removal of persons living in disaster-prone areas, Prime Minister P.J. Patterson announced yesterday. Mr. Patterson, who was making a statement in the House of Representatives...
T&T calls in FBI to probe blast
PORT-OF-SPAIN, Trinidad, CMC: FEDERAL BUREAU of Investigation (FBI) officials of the United States arrived in Trinidad yesterday to assist local police conduct investigations into an explosion that rocked the heart of the capital, Port-of-Spain...
'Emily' headed for Jamaica
JAMAICA FACES a direct threat from another tropical storm, Emily, and could begin to feel its effects as early as Saturday if the storm continues on its current track.
PNP gains slight edge over JLP
THE GOVERNING People's National Party (PNP) has flipped the script and gained a slight edge in popular support among registered voters over the Opposition Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).
UWI given ultimatum - KSAC gives university 14 days to comply
THE KINGSTON and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC) has issued a two-week ultimatum to the University of the West Indies (UWI) to desist from dumping raw sewage into the Goldsmith gully or face legal action.
JLP dissatisfied with revised code of conduct - Emancipation Park Declaration now part of Code
THE JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP), has said that it is dissatisfied with the revised Code of Political Conduct that seeks to give the Political Ombudsman sweeping powers to arbitrarily intervene in the internal disputes of a political party.
Bull Bay SDA Church to remove 15 bodies
THE BULL Bay Seventh-Day Adventist Church in 11 miles, Bull Bay, St. Andrew, is to remove the remains of 15 persons from its cemetery to prevent more coffins and bodies from being washed into a nearby river.
Portland fuel shortage reaches crisis proportions
PORTLAND: THE FUEL shortage being experienced in Portland is approaching critical proportions as despite a recent delivery of supplies. Only one retailer in Port Antonio currently has gas reserves.
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