DEAN'S COMING! Jamaica braces for hurricane hit
DEADLY AND dangerous Hurricane Dean has Jamaica in its firing line and predictions from the National Hurricane Center in Miami, Florida, are that the storm will hit Jamaica later this evening.
POLITICAL AD WATCH - Statistics show JLP gaining on PNP
With just a week of campaigning left (Hurricane Dean permitting) before the August 27 general election, the latest Bill Johnson polls, commissioned by The Gleaner, show the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) has gained some four points from among voters who were undecided just four weeks ago.
On Her Majesty's service - Jamaican soldiers make island proud in the UK
Private Paul Mattis is exactly where he wants to be. Fascinated by the army for as long as he can remember, Mattis made the decision to become a soldier when he was age 14. As soon as he was able to, he enrolled.
Political underdogs - Martin is no seat warmer
HE MAY be a newcomer to politics, but the People's National Party's (PNP) Jermaine Martin says he is not on the ballot to make up numbers for North West St. Andrew.
KSAC opens shelters
Twenty shelters in the Corporate Area have been opened by the Kingston and St. Andrew Corporation (KSAC), in light of the impending passage of Hurricane Dean that is expected to hit the island this afternoon.
Fishers come ashore
As the island braces for Hurricane Dean, members of the fishing industry are reporting a 100 per cent state of readiness in the event of its passage. Stakeholders within the fishing industry have created a structured action plan to reduce the cost of damage.
Ministry urges farmers to exercise extreme caution
In light of the threat posed by Hurricane Dean, the Ministry of Agriculture and Lands is advising all animal owners to exercise extreme caution to safeguard human life and livestock.
'Dean' could postpone voting of security forces
If damage associated with dangerous category Four Hurri-cane Dean is catastrophic, the security forces may not vote on Tuesday as planned.
NSWMA takes issue with trash collection
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) says only a few markets are cooperating with it to have their garbage properly disposed of.
Buyers shun Kingston markets
THE POSSIBILITY of having the downtown Kingston market district flooded with many more shoppers remains distant owing to the deplorable physical state of most of its markets and arcades.
Montego Bay has its own problems
The Charles Gordon Market in Montego Bay, St. James, is probably the busiest in western Jamaica. Vendors and buyers from that region flock to it every weekend ... Yet, despite the large number of users, the market is not in a wholesome state.
No clear choices - Party candidates in dead heat, electors look to leaders
While party leaders, Portia Simpson Miller and Bruce Golding, continue to show marked differences in personal standings, electors at the constituency level are hard-pressed to identify which candidates of the People's National Party or the Jamaica Labour Party would perform better as Members of Parliament (MP).
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