Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer
Commissioner of Corrections, Major Richard Reese (left) discusses information from a document with Superintendent Sylvester Lindo (centre), who is in charge of the St. Catherine District Prison. Looking on is Dr. Marjorie Vassell (right), prison doctor. The occasion was a tour yesterday of the refurbished psychiatric wing of the prison. |
Firemen from the Portmore Fire Sation put out a bush fire on the Old Harbour Bay main road. |
Norman Grindley/Deputy Chief Photographer
A tractor uses marl to raise the height of the bank at the red mud lake belonging to West Indies Alumina Company (WINDALCO). On Thursday, the mud lake with bauxite waste, at Kendall in Manchester, overflowed its banks. |
Firefighters cool down burnt-out vending stalls at the back of the Portmore Mall in St, Catherine on March 03, 2005. |
Ian Allen Staff/Photographer
Portia Simpson Miller left, Minister of Local Government and Sports gets a hug and kiss from former leader of the National Democratic Movement (NDM) Hyacinth Bennett after a dedication church service at the Kingston Parish Church. |
Rudolph Brown/Chief Photographer.
CARICOM prime ministers assemble at the official launch of the CSM at the University of the West Indies Mona on Monday January 30. From left are Owen Authur, Barbados; Patrick Manning, Trinidad and Tobago; Sam Hinds, Guyana; P.J. Patterson (standing), Jamaica; Dr. Denzil Douglas, St. Kitts and Nevis, and Dr. Kenny Anthony, St. Lucia. |
Workers prepare a cement mixture on the Brighton Housing project in October 2005. |
Junior Dowie: Staff Photographer
Minister of Agriculture Roger Clarke (left) examines exhibits at the press launch of the Rural Agriclutural Development Authority (RADA) 15th anniversary expo at the Terra Nova Hotel on Tuesday. With him are Albert Shand (centre), head of RADA, and Jamaica Agricultural Society president, Senator Norman Grant. |
Norman Grindley: Deputy Chief Photographer
Workmen emptying the cesspool at the Old Harbour police station yesterday. |
Norman Grindley: Deputy Chief Photographer
Maintenance crews from Highway 2000 fight a bush fire near the highway that caused poor visibility for motorists using the toll road in St. Catherine yesterday. |
Norman Grindley: Deputy Chief Photographer
Prime Minister P.J. Patterson (foreground) heads the touring party at the construction site for the Half-Way Tree Transportation Centre. At left, Chris Cotterell, deputy project manager of BESIX Jamaica Tours Ltd., consults with the visiting group. BESIX is the building contractor on the project. According to Prime Minister Patterson, construction work on the $49 million euro transportation centre is running on schedule and the project will be completed by September 2007. |
Norman Grindley: Deputy Chief Photographer
A section of the West Indies Alumina Company (Windalco) red mud lake with bauxite waste overflowing its bank on this property in Kendall, Manchester, yesterday. The huge mud lake, used to store red mud effluent containing caustic soda, covers approximately 90-100 acres and is estimated to contain about 4.5 billion gallons of red mud. Kayon Headley, communications officer at Windalco, said yesterday that the bauxite company has already launched an investigation to determine the cause of the overflow. The company is looking at the possibility of sabotage or heavy rainfall and may also summon the police. |
