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Published:Monday | September 1, 2008 | 1:23 PM

The Jamaica Public Service (JPS) said power has been restored to about 92 percent of its customers.

Published:Monday | September 1, 2008 | 1:22 PM

The National Water Commission (NWC) said service has been restored to all major plants across the island.

Published:Monday | September 1, 2008 | 12:59 PM

Today is the last day for taxpayers to benefit from the 90 percent waiver on penalties and interest under the Tax Amnesty.

Published:Monday | September 1, 2008 | 12:57 PM

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) will today try to further reduce the number of people in shelters.

Published:Monday | September 1, 2008 | 12:56 PM

The ODPEM said preliminary estimates indicate that the damage to the agriculture sector is $1.7 billion.

Published:Sunday | August 31, 2008 | 2:04 AM

Look out for the Gleaner\'s Special Post-Olympic Supplement on Monday morning.

Published:Saturday | August 30, 2008 | 11:49 PM

The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management, ODPEM is imploring persons not to cross the collapsed Hope River Bridge in Harbour View.

Published:Saturday | August 30, 2008 | 11:48 PM

The National Water Commission, (NWC) says it hopes to restore service to some of its systems which were damaged during the storm, over the within the next three days.

Published:Saturday | August 30, 2008 | 11:47 PM

The lifeless body of a nine year old girl was removed from a tank by the Cross Keys police in Manchester.

Published:Saturday | August 30, 2008 | 11:45 PM

The Ministry of Education has pushed back the opening of schools to next week Wednesday, September 3.

Published:Saturday | August 30, 2008 | 11:44 PM

The University of the West Indies, UWI Mona is advising that normal operations will resume at the campus on Monday.

Published:Saturday | August 30, 2008 | 11:43 PM

The National Works Agency, (NWA) says it has cleared 140 of the 360 roadways it says were blocked by landslides or flood waters during the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav.

Published:Saturday | August 30, 2008 | 11:41 PM

The Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) says approximately 80,000 of its customers are currently without service.

Published:Saturday | August 30, 2008 | 11:39 PM

Agriculture Minister Dr. Christopher Tufton is reporting that the banana sector in the parishes of St. Thomas, St. Mary and Portland suffered approximately 80 percent damage in the wake of the storm.

Published:Saturday | August 30, 2008 | 10:00 AM

The Jamaica Public Service Company, (JPS) says it has begun restoration of electrical power to customers who were affected during the storm.

Published:Saturday | August 30, 2008 | 9:59 AM

The National Works Agency, NWA says at least 30 of the 180 roadways which were blocked following the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav have been reopened.

Published:Friday | August 29, 2008 | 6:01 PM

The national airline today cancelled all flights out of Montego Bay, St James.

Published:Friday | August 29, 2008 | 5:56 PM

The Jamaica Public Service Company, JPS says it expects to complete its assessment of damage to its systems by the end of today.

Published:Friday | August 29, 2008 | 5:54 PM

The Jamaican authorities are yet to confirm the number of deaths resulting from the passage of Tropical Storm Gustav this morning.

Published:Friday | August 29, 2008 | 4:56 PM

Both international airports are scheduled to re-open this afternoon.

Published:Friday | August 29, 2008 | 4:25 PM

From all accounts, The St James Parish Council was ready for Tropical Storm Gustav, which made landfall in Jamaica yesterday afternoon.

Published:Friday | August 29, 2008 | 4:09 PM

Cries for food supplies, shelter and a dry place to sleep echoed throughout several communities in St Catherine after Tropical Storm Gustav caused severe flooding

Published:Friday | August 29, 2008 | 3:58 PM

Fire fighters of the Hanover Fire Department and members of the Bull Bay community rescued two seamen shortly before 10 o\'clock last night

Published:Friday | August 29, 2008 | 3:57 PM

Trelawny must be counted among the very few parishes which were spared the wrath of Tropical Storm Gustav.

Published:Friday | August 29, 2008 | 2:32 PM

Several residents from the McGreggor and Burgher Gully communities in St. Andrew, Jamaica are now homeless

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