Protruding shacks, stalls to be cleared from gorge
LINSTEAD: THE ST. Catherine Traffic Department has called for the co-operation of the St. Catherine Parish Council to have vendors removed when their shacks/stalls protrude onto the roadways, particularly along the Bog Walk Gorge.

Port Maria Primary School honours community heroes
ST. MARY: PORT MARIA Primary School saluted national and community heroes at an annual ceremony at the school Wednesday. The event showed that emphasis is placed on the cultural development of the students through a programme of activities.

Stress disorders on the increase Children especially at risk
DR. EARL Wright, Director of Mental Health and Substance Abuse in the Ministry of Health, has said that more persons are displaying symptoms of post-traumatic stress disorders (PTSD), especially children.

Over 40 murders in the west since January
WESTERN BUREAU: THE MAN accused of hacking a little girl to death in Westmoreland is to appear in the Savanna-la-Mar Resident Magistrate's Court tomorrow, to answer a charge of murder.

Strip show promoter faces court Nov 20
WESTERN BUREAU: THE TRIAL of Marie Young, the woman accused of breaches of the Foreign National Employment Act, stemming from allegations that she brought a group of male strippers to 'work' in Jamaica...

Peace deal for Mtn View area inches closer
A MEETING of political leaders representing the constituencies of St. Andrew Eastern and South Eastern and Kingston Eastern and Port Royal agreed yesterday on proposals aimed at reducing tension in the lower Mountain View Avenue area.

Military memories
I BELIEVE that to experience a happy life one must not cling to the past, but learn to 'move-on.' Clinging to the past can engulf one in bitterness, especially if it involves unhappy experiences.

Bus crushes sisters to death
TWO SISTERS on their way to school yesterday morning were crushed by a Jamaica Urban Transit Co. bus, while sitting in the rear seat of their father's sport utility vehicle in Cross Roads, St. Andrew.