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.

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NEW YORK, United States (CMC): The quickly improving Jamaican sprinter Usain Bolt is anxiously looking forward to today's big showdown with American Tyson Gay.But while he will be looking to win the 100-metre match up at the Reebok Grand Prix here, Bolt...

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The crime of political handouts
A great deal of attention has been paid in recent days to Prime Minister Bruce Golding's pronouncements about the preferred composition of his Cabinet and also to his stating that the Government was not responsible for developing a crime-fighting plan, as that was the preserve of the police.

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