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Hurricane Ian strikes Cuba as Florida braces for hit 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. - 2022-09-27 07:20:44 Puerto Ricans await aid, fret about post-hurricane recovery TOA BAJA, Puerto Rico (AP) — City worker Carmen Medina walked purposefully through the working-class community of Tranquility Village under a brutal sun, with clipboard, survey forms and pen in hand — part of a small army of officials... - 2022-09-25 15:48:43 Canada struggles to restore power, clear roads after storm TORONTO (AP) — Hundreds of thousands of people in Atlantic Canada remained without power Sunday and officials tried to assess the scope of devastation from former Hurricane Fiona, which swept away houses, stripped off roofs, and blocked roads... - 2022-09-25 14:11:04
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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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Two alleged robbers were fatally shot in a shootout with the police in Above Rocks, St Catherine early this morning. A third alleged male robber is currently in custody. It is reported that residents became suspicious after seeing the men in a...
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The National Works Agency says the Bog Walk Gorge in St. Catherine remains closed. On...
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Three ways the Caribbean can strengthen financing for private companies
by Therese Turner-Jones Growing up in The Bahamas, I remember my grandmother's asue. There weren't any banks where she lived on the island of Inagua, and even if there had been, it wasn't customary for women to frequent them. To adapt, women (and sometimes men) formed their own informal savings groups, known as asues. As her […]
Learning about Jamaica's Forests by Hiking the Blue Mountains
by Anaitée Mills Panoramic view of the Blue & John Crow Mountains, Jamaica. Xaymaca is the Taino name for Jamaica which translates into "land of wood and water" but how much wood and how much water does Jamaica have today? The Forestry Department figured out a way to teach enthusiastic hikers about the state of […]
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PM to answer questions about 'deterioration' of Vale Royal
At the expiration of 21 days, Prime Minister Andrew Holness is expected to divulge the short-term plans for the preservation and restoration of Vale Royal. Given the "visible deterioration" of Vale Royal, Holness is also expected to...
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