Women tried to get cocaine onto London-bound flight from Jamaica, court told

HAVANA (AFP) - Hurricane Gustav rapidly gained strength Saturday as it bore down on western Cuba after ripping through the Cayman Islands, Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica, leaving 85 people dead.

Gustav moved out to sea again, leaving behind a tattered Jamaica before regaining its hurricane strength winds.

KINGSTON (AFP) - Deadly Tropical Storm Gustav thrashed Jamaica Friday and was on track to crash into Cuba as a hurricane, after leaving up to 78 people dead in the Dominican Republic, Haiti and Jamaica.

The tropical storm continued to pound Jamaica and is predicted to intensify before hitting Cuba on Saturday.

KINGSTON (AFP) - Tropical Storm Gustav battered Jamaica on Friday, dumping rain and ripping roofs off homes and threatened to grow into a hurricane after leaving 59 people dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

The spinning core of Gustav bore down on southern Jamaica after leaving 67 people dead in Hispaniola.

KINGSTON (AFP) - Tropical Storm Gustav battered Jamaica on Friday, dumping rain and ripping roofs off homes and threatened to grow into a hurricane after leaving 59 people dead in Haiti and the Dominican Republic.

KINGSTON (Reuters) - Tropical Storm Gustav hit Jamaica with near hurricane-force winds on Thursday after killing at least 59 people elsewhere in the Caribbean, and was on a path to reach New Orleans and the Gulf of Mexico oil fields as potentially a powerful hurricane.

Tropical Storm Gustav strengthens as it nears Jamaica, while the US city of New Orleans makes evacuation plans.