Cleric decries increase in vulgarity
WESTMORELAND: THE JAMAICA Cultural Development Commission's (JCDC) Westmoreland Parish Office and the Westmoreland Parish Council jointly hosted a Heritage Week ecumenical service at the Wesleyan Methodist Church Savanna-la-Mar on Sunday...

Heavy rains result in scarcity of ground provisions
LINSTEAD, St. Catherine: THERE IS a scarcity of vegetables and ground provisions in the three main markets of St. Catherine - Linstead, Spanish Town and Old Harbour.

No real surprises in election results, says Burke
CHAIRMAN OF THE People's National Party's (PNP) Region Three organisation, Paul Burke, says that there were no real surprises in terms of the results of the recent general election in the the Region's 15 Corporate Area constituencies.

Opposition party assesses Westmoreland West loss
WESTERN BUREAU: THE JAMAICA Labour Party (JLP) has been assessing how it failed to take home the only seat in Westmoreland which the party stood a strong chance of winning - Westmoreland West.

PNP supporters arrested
CLAREMONT: TWO SUPPORTERS of the People's National Party (PNP) were arrested after an altercation with police personnel near the Brown's Town Courthouse on Friday morning.

'St Bess' 13 honoured at Heroes Day ceremony
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: THIRTEEN PERSONS from St. Elizabeth were honoured at the Heroes Day Ceremony held at the St. Elizabeth Technical High School (STETHS) yesterday.

Teacher lauded for faithful service
SHEILA EVANGELINE James has been a beacon of light to her blind and visually impaired students at the Salvation Army for the Blind for almost, 40 years. As such, she is one of the recipients of the Badge of Honour for Long and Faithful service...

PNP committed to Local Gov't, says ex-Mayor
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: FORMER MAYOR of Black River, J.A.G Myers, says he believes that the People's National Party (PNP) is committed to Local Government as a means by which people can participate in building their communities...

JLP convoy attacked
CLARENDON: JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) candidate for Clarendon North, Laurence Broderick and 25 of his supporters were ambushed in front of the People's National Party (PNP) office in Kellits on Saturday.

Blythe wins electoral recount
WESTMORELAND: THE CONSTITUENCY of Westmoreland Central which has a total of 28,295 voters recorded only a little over a 50 per cent turn out on election day, as only 16,042 persons voted.

McKenzie, Burke deny gunman confab
IN A joint statement yesterday both Paul Burke, chairman of the People's National Party's (PNP) Region Three, and Desmond McKenzie, Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) Councillor for Tivoli Gardens, have denied that they will be meeting gunmen...