JLP names seven deputy spokespersons
OPPOSITION LEADER Edward Seaga on Monday named six Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) members of the House of Representatives and a Senator as deputy spokespersons on various issues.

Report on May Pen Hospital coming soon
HEALTH MINISTER John Junor, says he will shortly release details of the recommendations made in an interim report on the operations of the May Pen Hospital...

More fires despite prevention programmes
THE FIRE Prevention Division of the Westmoreland Fire Department has raised concerns about the low level of responsiveness to fire prevention programmes, as too many fires have been reported in the parish since the start of the year.

Drug Court to get support
THE DRUG Court rehabilitation programme, a recently-introduced initiative to deal with substance abuse, will receive additional support from an association of families and friends of the drug abusers.

Chicken rearing promoted to offset cost
LINSTEAD: SEVERAL AGENCIES in St. Catherine are encouraging entrepreneurs to start producing poultry in order to stabilise the cost of chicken meat.

Flood waters recede in East Hanover
NORMALITY IS slowly returning to Pierces Village, Forest, Chigwell and Old Pen in East Hanover, as the rising flood waters, which threatened the livelihood of residents in the communities, are receding.

Regular water lock-offs for flood-drenched Manchester
MANDEVILLE: WATER LOCK-OFFS have become a daily occurrence for many residents, in spite of the heavy rains which have been drenching the town since May.

Donald Buchanan remains winner after recount
BLACK RIVER: ONLY FIVE of the 42 ballots rejected in the final count for South West St. Elizabeth were admitted during the magisterial recount, which ended at the Black River Court House on Saturday.

JEF gives Dalley early warning
THE JAMAICA Employers' Federation (JEF) gave new Minister of Labour and Social Security, Horace Dalley, an early warning last week, that all-important job creation would not be possible in a violent and inhospitable climate...

Angry mob hacks man to death
WESTERN BUREAU: A 40-YEAR-old man from Mount Salem, Montego Bay, St. James was set upon and chopped to death by an angry mob in New River, St. Elizabeth, early yesterday morning...

Baby killed by gunman
THE LIFE of a seven-month-old boy, Daniel Antonio Shirley, came to a tragic end yesterday when a bullet discharged by a gunman struck him in the head at about 5:10 p.m.