Hurricane Dean delivers big blow to EC banana
CASTRIES, St. Lucia (AP): Hurricane Dean has delivered a potentially fatal blow to a once-vibrant banana industry on three Eastern Caribbean islands, authorities said Saturday. In St. Lucia and Martinique, two adjacent islands that caught the brunt of Dean's 100 mph...
... but tourism industry survives
BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): Tourism officials in Eastern Caribbean countries on Saturday reported that the vital sector remained relatively unscathed after their brush with a fast-moving Hurricane Dean a day earlier. In Castries, Minister of Tourism Allen...
Petrojam oil sale resumes evening
The state-owned Petrojam oil refinery is to restart the sale and distribution of petrol at 3:00 p.m. today at its generating facilities at 96 Marcus Garvey Drive, Kingston. This was revealed by Minister of Industry, Technology, Energy and Commerce, Phillip Paulwell.
Hotels on Jamaica's north coast spared
THE ISLAND'S major hotels are in good shape following the passage of Hurricane Dean. These include locations such as Montego Bay, Negril, Falmouth, Ocho Rios and Runaway Bay. Outside of the challenge of water lock-offs and power outages....
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