Partner operator from Black River murdered
WESTERN BUREAU: THE SAGA of the get-rich-quick schemes that cropped up in several western parishes last year took a sinister turn yesterday when the police identified the decomposing body of a man as Christopher Malcolm, 32, operator of "Black River...

Teachers ­ the backbone of education system
ONE WANTED to be a nurse. The other a journalist or psychologist. Yet, more than 25 years after they started teaching, Violet Johnson and acting vice-principal of Mona High, Evangeline Martin were wrapped in the warm approval of their peers and touted...

Missing girl's mother offers reward
WINSOME WILSON, the mother of Nordia Madden, the 12-year-old girl allegedly kidnapped by an obeahman, is offering an $80,000 reward for her daughter's return. Miss Wilson who works at a day care centre in Queens, New York in the United States, told...

Clarendon prepares for hurricanes
MAY PEN, Clarendon: THE CLARENDON Parish Council has declared more than 90 per cent of the buildings designated as hurricane shelters in Clarendon ready and in good condition.