Downed bridge won't cripple construction sector - Builders
Major players in the local construction industry have said they are not expecting any significant setbacks despite temporary inaccessibility to raw material in St Thomas triggered by storm damage to the road network. President of the Incorporated Masterbuilders...
Debate on crime bills set for next week
DEBATE ON a package of legislation to halt the galloping murder count is to begin in Parliament next week, following the tabling on Tuesday of six crime bills in Gordon House.The murder toll this year has reached worrying levels, moving closer to to 1,100...
VMBS, injured client slip up on negligence case
The Court of Appeal has ruled that some degree of fault must be attributed to a customer who was injured when she slipped on a step at the Half-Way Tree branch of the Victoria Mutual Building Society (VMBS). Barbara Berry, a senior citizen, had sued VMBS seeking damages...
Trio on murder charge remanded
Three men, who have been implicated in the disappearance of a banker in St Elizabeth last year, were remanded when they appeared in the Black River Resident Magistrate's Court, Wednesday. The three have been identified as 19-year-old Devon Blair ...
Leslie Madden dies
WESTERN BUREAU: Prominent Montego Bay funeral director and socialite Leslie Ruel Madden lost his battle with cancer at his Mango Walk home in St James on Wednesday.Madden, who was the managing director of Madden's funeral home in Montego Bay and Lucea...
Hanna delays GeoEye-1
GeoEye Inc announced on Tuesday a slip in the launch of its GeoEye-1 satellite from Vanden-berg Air Force Base (VAFB), California.While the launch vehicle and satellite were on the pad and ready for a launch later in the week, United Launch Alliance...
St Thomas residents facing higher transportation costs
Residents in St Thomas will face higher transportation costs as retailers, hamstrung by the downed Hope River bridge, will have to find much longer alternative routes to reach service stations. Though a Bailey bridge was installed earlier this week...
Gustav delays opening of some schools in eastern Portland
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: Storm damage forced several schools in eastern Portland to close their doors for Wednesday's start to the September term. Happy Grove High, Fair Prospect High, Fair Prospect Primary and Manchioneal All-Age had to call off classes because of structural damage...
At Lewisville and Black River High schools - Lack of funds hurting development of sports
WESTERN BUREAU: On the first day of the new school term, the cry was similar in at least two institutions in St Elizabeth - sporting activities could either be aborted or significantly curtailed due to a lack of funds. Lewisville and Black River High schools...
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