Disappointed - Parents upset with the late start to children's activities at the Kingston waterfront
THE FEW available activities and the late start to events geared toward children left several parents disappointed with the start of planned entertainment on the Kingston Waterfront, downtown Kingston yesterday.

BREDS making a difference in Treasure Beach, 'St Bess'
BREDS. IT looks and sounds like an acronym, but is in fact the name carefully chosen for the Treasure Beach foundation, a community charity developed by locals.

Mayor, agency in dispute over clean-up payments
WESTERN BUREAU: MONTEGO BAY'S Mayor Noel Donaldson is denying claims that the St. James Parish Council owes the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) $2.8 million for the removal of waste from the Charles Gordon Market.

Ja prepares for Stockholm convention ratification
THE NATIONAL Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA) is in the process of developing a national plan which, when completed and implemented, will allow Jamaica to become party to the Stockholm Convention on Persistent Organic Pollutants (POPs).

More cops for Spanish Town streets
THE STREETS of the troubled communities in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, were flooded with additional police personnel Tuesday, following the upsurge of violence on the weekend.

NDFJ closes MoBay branch
WESTERN BUREAU: THE NATIONAL Development Foundation of Jamaica (NDFJ) has closed its Montego Branch after nearly 20 years in operation because it has become unprofitable.

MoBay's abattoir remains closed
WESTERN BUREAU: DESPITE AN assurance by the St. James Parish Council to have the Montego Bay's abattoir in full operation by mid-December, the facility is still closed and there are no indications of a new opening date.