School of Hope launches fund-raising drive
WESTERN BUREAU: THE SCHOOL of Hope for mentally challenged children in Montego Bay has launched a fund-raising drive to help raise funds for the construction of additional facilities.

More focus on Ja at tourism travel show
JAMAICA AND other countries in the Caribbean have been receiving increased attention at this year's World Travel Market Trade Show being held at the ExCel Centre in the Docklands, London this week.

Man blames 'obeah' for his stealing habits
HANOVER: A MAN who appeared in the Lucea Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday on charges of house breaking and larceny and possession of ganja, told the judge that he stole from people because someone had worked obeah on him.

Permanent Secretary to manage human resources in revenue agencies
AUTHORITY FOR the management of human resources in revenue agencies will be delegated to Permanent Secretary, Shirley Tyndall, as of December 1 this year.

'St Bess' police probe illegal guns allegation
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: SUPERINTENDENT OF Police in charge of the St. Elizabeth Division, Herman Brown, says that the allegation that a number of illegal guns were being circulated in the parish was under intense probe by his office.

Youth urged to delay sex
NURSE ROSE Gaynor, Sexual Transmitted Infection (STI) Contact Investigator for St. Ann, has urged young people in the parish to focus on positive images and "leave sexual activities until you can take responsibility for yourselves and the consequences".

Diabetics more likely to suffer heart attack, says Professor
PROFESSOR ERROL Morrison, President of the Diabetes Association of Jamaica, has said that a person with diabetes were more likely to die from a heart attack, than someone with heart disease but does not have diabetes.

... Also urged to have regular eye checks
OPHTHALMOLOGIST DR. Donovan Calder has urged persons with diabetes to have their eyes checked regularly to prevent blindness. He was speaking at a lunch hour session held recently at the Ministry of Health downtown Kingston...

British woman fined for ganja
WESTERN BUREAU: A BRITISH woman, Michelle Campbell, was fined $96,000 in the Montego Bay RM court on Wednesday after she pleaded guilty to possession of, dealing in and attempting to export 17 pounds of ganja out of the island.

Dead J'can's identity baffles Toronto cops
TORONTO, Canada: POLICE IN Toronto had no answers on Monday about how a young man could arrive in Canada from Jamaica, steal someone else's identity, become involved in a series of violent crimes and be killed himself...

Family waiting 15 years for Coroner's Inquest
ALTHOUGH EDLAN Dalton Sirjue, a Kingston businessman was shot and killed 15 years ago his children and relatives are still waiting for a Coroner's Inquest to be held.