Social services in UK to blame
CHRISTINE RICHARDS is a woman who has become a mere spectator in her own life - watching helplessly as the very fabric of her life threatens to unravel before her eyes.

'I cannot take this anymore'
SIMONE LEVY is grieving again. Her life has been engulfed by tragedy since Election Day October last year when her father and six other relatives were killed in an early morning shooting attack at their home.

Education Officers to determine next move
EDUCATION OFFICERS (EOs) are expected to resume work this morning, but will meet later today to determine their next move, following the Ministry of Finance's failure to respond to concerns which led to a two-day strike.

Gleaner takes three PAHO awards
THE GLEANER yesterday took home three awards in the Pan American Health Organisation (PAHO) 2003 Media Award for Excellence in Health Journalism.

Cash contributes to Jamaican charity
NASHVILLE, Tennessee (AP): OFFICIALS WITH SOS Children's Villages were surprised the family of Johnny Cash requested donations in his memory be sent to them.

Blood short at Cornwall Regional
A CHRONIC shortage of blood at the Cornwall Regional Hospital (CRH)in Montego Bay, St. James has forced health officials to launch a desperate appeal for blood donations.