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JA Election Update
Due to the recent ban on campaigning in Kingston and St. Andrew, and St. Catherine the JLP & PNP yesterday began seeking new venues to stage their respective final public meetings before the general elections on Monday September 3rd. This decision came after recommendations were made to Police Commissioner Lucius Thomas that a ban be placed on all rallies and motorcades due to the level of violent acts that are being linked to politics.

Hurricane Dean Highlights
Hurricane Dean victims have seeked shelter in incomplete houses built for victims of Hurricane Ivan by the Venezuelan Government in Old Harbour Bay, St. Catherine.  The 75 houses are now being occupied by several residents, all of whom said their homes were destroyed in hurricane Dean.  All are willing to leave if the government finds somewhere else to put them until their homes are repaired and rebuilt. 

In more Dean news the government has aborted its plans to distribute vouchers for food supplies for persons who were affected by Hurricane Dean.  Instead they will be handing out vouchers for house building materials after a assessment of homes island wide are conducted.

JA Prisoner Tracking Devices
The Government of Jamaica recently signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) with Dilieu Technology for the acquisition of an electronic monitoring system for the Department of Correctional Services.  The monitoring system will be used for the tracking of prisoners, including parolees and inmates, who qualify for the Jamaica Conditional Release Work Programs.  Each prisoner will be required to wear an ankle bracelet with a personal tracking unit.  Reporting requirements and restrictions will be programmed into each device based on each of the offender's case management criteria.

Grace Kennedy Bank Website Hacked
The website of First Global Financial Services was hacked yesterday by an unknown entity calling itself the Ayyildiz Team.  Nothing much is known about the hacking other than the hackers location was apparently not Jamaica.  Visitors to the site were being redirected to the Hackers page.

 Business News

Jamaica's bauxite sector lost atleast 4 days of production as a result of Hurricane Dean, but Dr. Paris Lyew-Ayee assures that with the extensive pre hurricane planning, export targets are unlikely to be disrupted. "Overall, we fared well," said Lyew-Ayee, director general of the Jamaica Bauxite Institute. "We had prepared well to minimise the damage." Jamalco, which is co-owned by Jamaica's Clarendon Alumina Partners and Alcoa, was the only sector player whose shipments remained on hold, even though its plant was up and running.

Jamaican Banks will be closed at noon on Election day Monday September 3rd. This will allow their employees to complete business day transactions and still be able to facilitate their civil right to vote.

 

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