Flood alert! - Parish disaster committees watchful
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has put all parish disaster committees across the island on alert as reports of flash flooding in some communities in sections of the island continued yesterday evening....
Britain's Blair bows out after 10 years
TRIMDON, England, (Reuters): Tony Blair announced yesterday he would step down on June 27 after a decade as prime minister, and told Britons disillusioned by the war in Iraq that he had always done what he believed was right. Blair's popularity has suffered...
Regional media put pressure on Jagdeo
Sections of the regional media have expressed deep disappointment with the failure of Guyana's President, Bharrat Jagdeo, to resolve a dispute over the suspension of state-agency advertisements in the independent Stabroek newspaper. "The current unfair and undesirable situation ...
Massive crowd at children's expo
Representatives of the more than 70 booths exhibited yesterday at the Children's Expo, at the National Arena in Kingston, had their hands full as thousands of students swarmed the displays. Englebert Davis, coordinator of the expo, said that at least 5,000 children...
Move to secure regional rights for spouses, dependents
The Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Secretariat is moving towards establishing legislation which will secure equal rights for the spouses and dependents of Caribbean migrants who travel across the region for work. Robert Miller, head of the CARICOM Single Market and Economy...
Taxi men strike in protest of extortion
Route taxi operators from Thompson Pen, St. Catherine, pulled their vehicles off the road Wednesday night and Tuesday morning in protest against what they say was increased pressure from extortionists who have physically abused them.
Teen girls on murder charge granted bail
The two teenage girls charged in connection with the murder of Steve Harvey, coordinator at the AIDS Support Unit, were granted bail yesterday when they appeared in the Home Circuit Court. Senior Puisne Judge, Marva McIntosh, granted them bail in the sum of $150,000...
'Gov't to blame for faults in justice system'
Chief Justice Lensley Wolfe has shrugged off blame for the current state of the country's justice system. According to him, the Government should be held accountable because over the years it has failed to provide the necessary support and resources.
Montego Bay lotto scam documents secure
WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay Court office is denying allegations made by Operation Kingfish that crucial documents which were submitted for the case against 19-year-old Shameka Headley, who was allegedly involved in a lottery scam in the second city, are missing....
GraceKennedy profits up 24% for first quarter
GraceKennedy Limited reported positive results in its interim report to stockholders for the quarter ended March 31, 2007. The group's revenues were $10.57 billion, an increase of $1.79 billion or 20.4 per cent over the corresponding period of 2006.
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