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DRAIN PAIN
A day after being spared the rainy wrath of Hurricane Ian when it was a less-powerful tropical storm, the weather system drenched southern Jamaica with near-relentless rain for much of Monday, ravaging roads and triggering landslides as it...
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The families of Fourth Street in Belrock, Olympic Gardens, who were displaced because of a fire in November 2018, are now benefiting from a newly built apartment complex. The 12-unit concrete structure was handed over by Prime Minister, Andrew...
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Serial fraudster sentenced to 42 months in prison
Fraudster Reinford Soares, who has 51 previous convictions, has been sentenced to 42 months for...
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If someone had mentioned the word “Zoom” to me in 2019, I would have looked at them blankly, wondering what it was. When explained to me, I would have said vaguely, “Oh, that’s interesting,” and moved on. In 2019, we were meeting in cafés, holding retreats, signing up for various forums in hotels, caught up […]
Living Online with Humans and Birds: NAOC 2020
In this COVID-19 life (yes, we’re “living with COVID,” aren’t we?) I, for one, am mostly living online. Whether it’s writing blog posts, posting on social media, or attending Zoom meetings, I spend a lot of time in front of a screen. It is actually quite tiring, sometimes. But I am staying home. This is […]
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JPS work crew rescued after being stuck in St Catherine floodwaters
Firefighters on Monday night rescued two workers of the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) after the truck they were travelling in became stuck in floodwaters in Lluidasvale, St Catherine. The technicians were on a power restoration operation...
Last Updated: 2022-09-27 16:48:01 - Source: Gleaner News Room.
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SAN JUAN, Puerto Rico (AP) — Puerto Rico's governor on Tuesday requested that the United States government waive a federal law to allow for more fuel shipments to the island amid concerns over a dwindling supply of diesel in the wake of... - 
Hurricane Ian is quickly gaining monstrous strength as it moves over oceans partly heated up by climate change, just like 30 other Atlantic tropical storms since 2017 that became much more powerful in less than a day. This turbo-charging... - 
Hurricane Ian tore into western Cuba on Tuesday as a major hurricane, with nothing to stop it from intensifying into a catastrophic Category 4 hurricane before it hits Florida on Wednesday. - 
HAVANA (AP) — Hurricane Ian was growing stronger as it barreled toward Cuba on a track to hit Florida's west coast as a major hurricane as early as Wednesday. Ian was forecast to hit the western tip of Cuba as a major hurricane and then... - 
