Hurricane Gustav kills 22 in Haiti and the Dominican Republic One News Tropical Storm Gustav has drifted away from Haiti and the Dominican Republic after killing 22 people and was set to become a dangerously powerful hurricane in the Gulf of Mexico oil fields.
Tropical storm lashes Caribbean Al Jazeera At least 22 people have been killed in Haiti and the Dominican Republic after tropical storm Gustav lashed parts of the Caribbean. The storm, which was downgraded from a hurricane after it passed...
Deadly Gustav churns toward Cuba, Gulf of Mexico Inquirer ... - Tropical Storm Gustav gathered punch as it churned toward Cuba and the United States Wednesday after lashing Haiti and the Dominican Republic with hurricane force winds and rain...
Getting ready for Jamaica Star Just as the winds will speed up for Hurricane Gustav, so will the rush to get hurricane supplies at the supermarkets and other food stores.When the STAR visited Super Food Store on Half-Way Tree...
Police ready to offer their support Jamaica Star The police say they have implemented all necessary measures to effectively carry out their duties during the passage of Hurricane Gustav. In a release issued by the Constabulary Communication...
Dissident files criminal complaint against Cuba Miami Herald A Cuban opposition leader said Tuesday she has filed a criminal complaint against the communist government for airing on state television evidence it collected by bugging her phone, going through her...
Robin Levy new JUTC chairman Jamaica Star R obin Levy, deputy general manager of the Jamaica Stock Exchange and general manager of the JSE subsidiary, the Jamaica Central Securities Depository, has been appointed chairman of the...
Fireman receives suspended sentence Jamaica Star Rasbert Turner, Star Writer Spanish Town A 32-year-old fireman attached to the Franklyn Town Fire Station was given a one-year suspended sentence for assault when he appeared in the Spanish Town...
Mother and son accused lottery scam return to court Jamaica Star A mother and son, accused of fleecing over US$600,000 (J$42.6 million) from American citizens in a lottery scam, are to return to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court today. Yowo Senhi...
Clarendon on the alert Jamaica Star Dwight Nelson, Star writer The effects of Hurricane Gustav might not be felt in Clarendon, but the parish's local authority is taking no chances. The Clarendon Parish Council is on full alert for...
Sabrina dunchie still missing Jamaica Star On Sabrina Dunchie went missing. Three months later, the 11-year-old girl has still not returned home, and her mother Veronica Scott is worried. "All now I don't hear anything about her or...
Hurricane heads toward Cuba International Herald Tribune A hurricane called Gustav swirled toward Cuba on Wednesday after causing floods and landslides that killed at least 11 people in the Caribbean. Its track pointed toward the U.S. Gulf coast, including...
Tropical Storm weakens after 5 killed in Haiti Daily Star Tropical Storm Gustav stalled over Haiti yesterday, lashing the impoverished island with heavy rain after striking it with hurricane force and killing five people.The US National Hurricane Center...
Gustav heads for Cuba, leaving trail of death CNN Fears of Gustav hitting Gulf partially to blame for oil price increase Gustav kills 14 people in Haiti, eight in Dominican Republic, officials say 180 people seek shelter in mayor's office...
Dalai Lama unwell, cancels trips to Mexico, Dominican Republic Earth Times New Delhi - Tibetan spiritual leader the Dalai Lama has cancelled all travel engagements for the next three weeks because he is feeling unwell, a statement from his office in the northern India town...
Storm Gustav drenches Haiti, still aims for Gulf The Star Tropical Storm Gustav weakened and stalled over Haiti on Wednesday, dumping torrential rains on the flood-prone country, but forecasters warned it may still become a...
Weakened Gustav Treks Toward Cuba, Sets Sights On Gulf TBO.com After spending most of Tuesday and early this morning flogging Haiti, Hurricane Gustav has started a slow movement away from the island and across the Windward Passage toward Cuba. ...
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