Gusty Gustav! - Jamaica braces for heavy rains after hurricane hammers Haiti - Island on full alert
The island's disaster response machinery is now ready for action, as Jamaica prepares for a brush from Hurricane Gustav. The country is not expected to get a direct hit as the centre of Gustav is projected to pass several miles off Jamaica's north coast...
Robin Levy is new JUTC head
Cabinet has approved a new chairman for the Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC).Robin Levy, deputy general manager of the Jamaica Stock Exchange (JSE), and general manager of the JSE subsidiary, the Jamaica Central Securities Depository, has been appointed chairman of the JUTC...
Jamaican athletes returning home
After the Jamaican team's spectacular performances at the Olympics in Beijing, China, athletes Bobby-Gaye Wilkins and Olivia McKoy arrived at the Norman Manley International Airport in Kingston yesterday afternoon. Wilkins, who ran in the heats for the 4x400 relay team...
Bauxite institute joins adult illiteracy fight
Up to 70 per cent of Jamaica's workforce does not have a high school education, according to Edward Shakes, executive director of the Jamaica Foundation for Lifelong Learning (JFLL). The JFLL is partnering with the Jamaica Bauxite Institute ...
100 new buses to roll out soon
The Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) should soon have 100 new buses on the streets.But these will not be the double-decker buses which have been touted by Transport Minister Mike Henry. Instead, the new buses are being supplied by the Belgian firm...
Disaster officials prepared
WESTERN BUREAU:Disaster preparedness coordinators in the western region say they are satisfied with efforts to ensure that citizens are safe as the country brace for the impact of Hurricane Gustav. From St Elizabeth to Trelawny, shelters have been...
Ports to be closed, events postponed
In preparations for the passage of Hurricane Gustav, the Port Authority of Jamaica says it is expecting to close some ports along the north coast. Effective 2 p.m. today, the ports of Port Antonio, Ocho Rios, Discovery Bay, Rio Bueno and Montego Bay will cease operations ...
Jamaica pushing for EPA
The Government is pressing for the signing of the Cariforum-European Union Economic Partnership Agreement (EPA), despite a warning from Opposition Leader Portia Simpson Miller to think carefully before inking the deal. Kenneth Baugh, deputy prime...
Police ready
The Jamaica Constabulary Force has sought to assure that all the necessary measures are in place to police the country during the passage of Hurricane Gustav.The Constabulary Communication Network says in order to ensure the highest level of security,...
Disaster funds disbursed
The state minister in charge of local government, Robert Montague, says between $150,000 and $200,000 in emergency funds have been allocated to the emergency operation centres at the parish councils...
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