Storm fears - Hurricane season begins tomorrow, 16 predicted ODPEM says resources not ideal
Disaster management officials are facing a number of challenges going into the 2008 Atlantic hurricane season, which begins tomorrow. There are 16 storms predicted for 2008, two to five of which are expected to become major hurricanes, but the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) says preparations for the upcoming season are not ideal.
Gov't to announce crime plan
MINUTES AFTER being sworn in as a government senator, Colonel Trevor MacMillan, national security minister, announced yesterday that the administration will, in the next few days, unveil the strategies to be deployed by the security forces to tackle the...
Gleaner auction bidder killed
WESTERN BUREAU: A man who was successful in bidding for a refrigerator in The Gleaner's Western Bureau Western Focus auction last year, and bought $5,000 (three million dollars in Focus money) on Thursday, in anticipation of...
Sade Dunbar places 13th in spelling bee
The Gleaner's Children's Own Spelling Bee champion, Sade Dunbar, just missed the finals at yesterday's Scripps National Spelling Bee in Washington, DC, United States, tying for 13th of 288 spellers.
J'cans among 'Strictest Parents'
A television crew from the United Kingdom is currently seeking Jamaican parents to provide quality guardianship for troubled teens who lack discipline.As part of a five-part series commissioned by the BBC and titled...
BRIEFS
New voters' list ready: The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) will release a new voters' list today.The list contains 1.4 million voters and will be used for any election or by-election in the next six months.Copies of the new voters' list will be...
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