Burning bridges? - Port Royal residents turn heat on firemen
As Hurricane Dean barrelled south of Jamaica yesterday setting off flooding fears in Port Royal, residents were up in arms as the town did not have a single fireman. While firefighters heeded evacuation warnings in the peninsular town which is particularly prone...
Big stink in August Town
The residents of 89 August Town Road are accusing the University of the West Indies of releasing effluent into the August Town area which has flooded the lane. When The Gleaner team arrived on the scene, some residents were seen feverishly filling sandbags...
Storm in a teacup for some
Hurricane Dean did not deter a group of teenage boys from Eleven Miles, in St. Thomas, playing a game of scrimmage, first in a field and later in the road where few vehicles were passing at 10:00 a.m. yesterday. Signs of life as usual could be seen...
'Blasted mad!' - Fishers marooned on Pedro Cays
As Jamaica's south-east coast began feeling the first effects of Hurricane Dean yesterday morning, a small group of Jamaicans was already having a far worse experience. Urgent calls started coming in to the mainland from a small group of men and women marooned...
Cops injured in crash
A traffic accident along the Portmore legof Highway 2000 has left two police officers in hospital.Though sketchy on details, the Constabulary Communication Network revealed that the accident occurred shortly after 9:00 a.m. yesterday....
Evacuees find refuge at the National Arena in Jamaica
Muriel McCarthy and her cousin Rachel Taylor left nothing to chance on Sunday night when she and her cousin moved into the National Arena as they prepared for Hurricane Dean. McCarthy, in her '70s, sat in her wheelchair and watched as several children kicked a tennis ball and shouted....
Portmore stays put
Though things weren't looking bright for the Sunshine City yesterday, residents of flood-prone areas of Portmore, St. Catherine, resisted desperate pleas to evacuate and move to the designated shelters yesterday. While massive preparations took place islandwide...
Dog is love
My children have always wanted a dog. They would scan the pictures of dogs at the animal shelters, look at ads for different breeds in the newspaper and want to stop wherever they saw a sign marked 'Dogs for Sale'. A few days ago they got their wish.
Voter registration notices - distributed by postal service
Everyone registered to vote in the upcoming election is being notified by mail of his or her voter registration status and the location of his or her respective polling station.The Electoral Office of Jamaica (EOJ) is distributing a postal notice...
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