Tavares Gardens to benefit from community rebuilding
RESIDENTS OF the depressed community of Tavares Gardens, better known as 'Payne Land' in South West St. Andrew, should begin to see some new community projects in the wake of the security forces...

Gifts, games and gospel on for duration of Police Week
WESTERN BUREAU: THE BLACK River Police had its Open House activity across the parish yesterday and opened their doors to residents to share in an educational tour of the buildings and to have interaction with police personnel.

A new level of commitment - caring for the mentally ill
WESTERN BUREAU: SOMETHING UNUSUAL is happening in the Black River Police Division in St. Elizabeth. There is an officer there who is taking care of the mentally challenged people on the streets, as well as inmates at the station.

Maritime Institute broadens curriculum
CHANGES TO broaden the curriculum and improve linkages with other institutions are underway at the Caribbean Maritime Institute (CMI), Kingston, and should be implemented by April of next year.

NWA redevelopment for Black River
St. Elizabeth: THE NATIONAL Works Agency (NWA) has started a massive development of the town of Black River under the Urban Rural Township Road Rehabilitation and the Maintenance Programme (URTRRMP).

HEART TRUST gets world class certification
THE HEART Trust/NTA Hotel and Training Institute in Runaway Bay has landed an historic achievement by becoming the first educational institution in the world to receive environmental certification...

St Catherine driver on manslaughter charge
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: THE ST. ANN'S Bay police have arrested and charged a bus driver with one count of manslaughter following a fatal traffic accident on the Priory to St. Ann's Bay main road last Thursday morning.

Cuba to aid C'bean HIV/AIDS fight
HEALTH MINISTER, John Junor, has welcomed Cuban president Fidel Castro's offer to double the number of health workers stationed in Caribbean countries to help fight HIV/AIDS.

J'can scientists discover cause of pregnancy- related illness
JAMAICAN RESEARCHERS have discovered the presence of proteins that cause a life-threatening condition to develop in pregnant women.

Murder accused gets retrial on judge's oversight
A JUDGE'S failure to caution a 12-year-old witness on the importance of an oath has led to the Court of Appeal ordering a retrial for a 50-year-old St. James man who was convicted of murder.

Cracks in Bengal Bridge a danger to motorists
FALMOUTH, Trelawny: THE BENGAL Bridge spanning the river with the same name, which borders Trelawny and St. Ann, has huge cracks underneath that are dangerous to motorists, many of whom seem unaware of the problem.