'Rougher than Ivan' - Residents of Redlight district hit hard by 'Dean'
The small community of Redlight district in Irish Town, St. Andrew, received a big blow from Hurricane Dean on Sunday. Though initial observations suggested that all was well in the community, further checks revealed several damaged houses ...

Montego Bay RM Court awaits DPP response
WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court is awaiting a response from the Director of Public Prosecution (DPP) to grant a voluntary bill to have the case against murder accused, Oneil Watt, heard before the September sitting...

No bail for prominent St Catherine businessman
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: A St. Catherine businessman who is charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunition was remanded when he appeared in the Spanish Town RM Court on Tuesday. Charged with illegal possession of a Glock...

Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS says longer wait for seven parishes
The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) is continuing the process of restoring electricity to several parts of the island that are still without power three days after Hurricane Dean passed to the south.

Accused computer thieves remanded
WESTERN BUREAU: Two adults and a juvenile who were held in possession of $250,000 worth of computer equipment, some of which was allegedly stolen from the St. James High School, were denied bail in the Montego Bay Resident...

Ministry gives the go for school expansions
The Ministry of Education and Youth has signed three contracts for extension work to commence on the Mayfield All-Age and Christiana (Lease 1) Primary School, and a replacement for the Central Branch Infant School.

Munro's library roofless ... again
While on its path across Jamaica, Hurricane Dean paid a visit to one of the nation's oldest and most distinguished institutions, Munro College in St. Elizabeth, and left millions in damage. A visit to the 151-year-old institution revealed...

Man pleads guilty to drug trafficking
western bureau: An ex-convict who returned to Jamaica in June after serving part of a 12-year sentence for cocaine possession in England, has found himself in prison after he tried to leave the island with ganja in his stomach.

The horror of 'Dean'
There are some that feel Hurricane Dean took a less destructive path than Hurricane Ivan, but Leroy Telfer is not one such person. He lost his entire crop during the storm. "Everything mi have gone. Everything flat out, nuh good again," Telfer said.