Fire destroys furniture shop
A fire of unknown origin destroyed a furniture shop at 131 King Street yesterday, leaving several men jobless amid the festive season. When The Gleaner arrived on the scene at about 11:10 a.m. yesterday, fire mingled with smoke appeared to touch the sky even as residents ...
New taxi association formed
A new taxi group has been formed in Kingston, bringing with it a raft of ideas it says will lead to the improvement of transportation along Kingston's thoroughfares. With the perception of taxi operators being unruly in the Kingston and St Andrew region...
'Move KPH services to Bellevue'
Noting that there is adequate land space at the site of the Bellevue Hospital in Kingston, Dr. Myo Oo, consultant psychiatrist at the facility, has suggested that some of the services at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH) be relocated to that institution...
ACROSS THE NATION
OCHO RIOS, ST. ANN: Members of the business sector in St. Ann are looking forward to another positive year of growth in business for the parish in 2008. President of the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce, Norma Walters, said the parish was blessed with increased capital injection during 2007...
Landslides bury dozens
JAKARTA (Reuters): Landslides and floods caused by torrential rains have left up to 81 people dead or missing in Indonesia's central Java province, police and rescue officials said yesterday. A provincial official said the landslides were the worst to hit the region in a quarter...
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