$3b damage - Gustav devastates road network - Full assessment pending
Tropical Storm Gustav has left at least $3 billion in damage to the country's road infrastructure, says Minister of Transport and Works Mike Henry. He says a full assessment of the damage to the road network has not been made, but the damage done to two main bridges ...
Schools to open Wednesday
The Ministry of Education has pushed back the opening of schools to Wednesday, September 3.Chief Education Officer Jasper Lawrence said the decision was made in order to allow some students and teachers to better prepare following the effects of Tropical Storm...
Flooding and hilly terrain challenge utility companies
Utility companies across the country are working feverishly to restore electricity and water to communities still without the services since the country was impacted by Tropical Storm Gustav between last Thursday and Friday. The Jamaica Public Service (JPS)...
Bull Bay to Kingston shuttle
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) will be using four buses trapped on the Bull Bay section of the Hope River Bridge in Harbour View to shuttle residents to the bridge starting today. Residents will pay their usual bus fare of $50he...
Gustav changes McCain's plan
ST PAUL, Minn (AP): John McCain tore up the script for his Republican National Convention yesterday, ordering the cancellation of all but essential opening-day activities as Hurricane Gustav churned towards New Orleans."This is a time when we have to do...
Portland residents disappointed
Portland: Storm-ravaged residents of Portland who waited for hours to tour the community of Manchioneal and other areas with Prime Minister Bruce Golding yesterday, were left disappointed as he was not able to visit them as scheduled...
Hugh Wildman freed
Hugh Wildman, a Jamaican lawyer and adviser to the previous Grenadian government led by Dr Keith Mitchell, was released from police custody in Grenada yesterday.He is expected back on the island today. Wildman was detained on Saturday as he was about to board a flight to Jamaica...
White Hall residents get rude awakening ahead of Gustav
WESTERN BUREAU: Their homes were demolished on the eve of what turned out to be a very destructive Tropical Storm Gustav. But if that were not bad enough, several families of White Hall district in Negril are now uncertain about whether their children will be able to attend...
Children need peace
As the Jamaican society grapples with the increasing levels of violence of all forms, some thoughts must be given to a framework in which every child can be developed in a mode of peace and security. While it is a fact that far too many teenagers...
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