Election postponed
Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall is expected today to announce a new date for the holding of the general election, following the unanimous recommendation by the Electoral Commission of Jamaica (ECJ) yesterday, to postpone the August 27 poll....
Prime Minister of Jamaica defends emergency call
The State of public emergency declared by Governor-General Professor Kenneth Hall on the advice of Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller might be shortlived if electricity is restored before the end of the week. In the wake of Hurricane Dean, the Prime Minister advised....
EDITORIAL - Lift the State of Emergency now
We must express serious concern with the undue haste with which the Government has declared a period of public emergency. The decision to advise the Governor-General to make such a proclamation was made without consultation with the leader of the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP).
Canadian, US embassies suspend activities
The Canadian High Commission and the United States Embassy have suspended their services owing to Hurricane Dean. According to a release from the Canadian High Commission, the immigration and visa section will be closed to the public until Monday, August...
The west all but escaped - Minimal damage to homes, farms
Western Bureau: Except for damage to plant life and low-income homes, Hurricane Dean passed through western Jamaica on Sunday night without leaving behind the type of destruction many persons had feared."Outside of fallen trees, damage to zinc roofs and losse...
One lane of road to airport cleared
OWING to extensive damage to the Palisadoes main road, in Kingston, caused by the onslaught of Hurricane Dean, only one lane of the highway leading to the Norman Manley International Airport was cleared up to press time last night.
Clean-up under way in Jamaica
The National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) began cleaning up the Corporate Area and major towns across the island yesterday in the aftermath of Hurricane Dean, which battered the island on Sunday into Monday morning.Christopher Powell,...
It could take weeks - JPS
Most of the country remained without electricity and water yesterday, following Hurricane Dean, which wreaked havoc upon the island, on Sunday.Winsome Callum, head of corporate communications at the Jamaica Public Service Co.
Islandwide road update
An early assessment regarding the island's road network shows that many have been blocked by fallen trees, utility poles and other debris. Yesterday, the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management reported that the following roads were blocked...
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