Storm whips Jamaica
Tropical Storm Gustav moved across sections of the island yesterday uprooting trees and destroying houses, while causing landslides and infrastructural damage. There were also reports of road accidents and evacuation excercises.
GUSTAV BABY! - Infant left on store steps as storm covers Jamaica
People are in shock after a new-born baby was found in a scandal bag on the step of a Digicel store in Spanish Town, St Catherine, yesterday. At 8:30 a.m., a woman was passing the store on Adelaide Street when she saw the bag on the step.
Care to hire the umbrella taxi?
Have you ever heard of an 'umbrella taxi'? If not, just check some residents of St Thomas, several of them saw it necessary to solicit this service yesterday. While many were busy going to and from, securing what they thought ...
Residents flee as Gustav drenched Jamaica
KINGSTON, Jamaica (AP) Residents, tourists and workers fled as Gustav drenched Jamaica yesterday. Louisiana and Texas put their national guards on standby, and New Orleans said a mandatory evacuation might be necessary.
Cop among three killed
Three persons, including a police inspector, were killed yesterday as rains from Tropical Storm Gustav battered sections of the island. Inspector Audley Smith from the Oracabessa Police Station, St Mary...
Family gripped by death
When it rains, it pours. This was the sentiment expressed by the Howells and their extended family when The Star spoke with them yesterday. Just two weeks ago, on August 14, Kadian and Henry Johnson, children of Doreen...
Gustav brings bounty of fish to Rae Town
While some Jamaicans were busy running away from the danger caused by Tropical Storm Gustav, residents of Rae Town were running towards it with buckets and anything they could find to catch fish that were being washed ashore...
High prices expected at the pump
NEW YORK (AP) Tropical Storm Gustav affected Jamaica yesterday, but drivers might want to top off their tanks early before hitting the road for Labor Day weekend in the US. Consumers will likely face higher prices at the pump...
Disgruntled travellers turned away at airport
Several persons waiting on flights at the Norman Manley International Airport were disgruntled yesterday when they were suddenly told that all flights had been cancelled.
Gustav kills
SANTO DOMINGO, Dominican Republic (AP) Marcelina Feliz was clutching her 11-month-old baby and shouting for help when the earth shifted above their shack, then came tumbling down. In a flash, eight lives were gone...
Man charged with forgery
A 62-year-old St Catherine man who is facing several charges of fraudulent conversion, was remanded when he appeared in the Santa Cruz Resident Magistrate's Court earlier this week.
Ganja owners still unknown
The St Thomas police are still trying to find those responsible for what has been described as a major narcotics find last weekend. Reports are that over 500 kilograms (1,000 lb) of cured ganja, apparently destined for export...
Driver injured in van accident
One man was rushed to hospital yesterday after the vehic0le in which he was travelling overturned along Hope Road, St Andrew. The man, said to be a passenger, injured his hand in the accident. Jennifer Wilson...
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