Goats spark heated debate
HANOVER: MAYOR LESTER Crooks of Lucea, chairman of the Hanover Parish Council, was taken to task by two councillors last Thursday, following his announcement during the monthly meeting of the Hanover Parish Council...

Mandeville Hotel hosts health lecture
MAY IS being observed as World Osteoporosis Month and in Jamaica, one of three major lectures planned for the month took place at the Mandeville Hotel, Manchester, last Thursday. The other two will be held in Kingston and MoBay.

Businessmen, police on drug rap remanded
THERE WAS an unusual heavy police presence on Monday at the Corporate Area Criminal Court, facilitating the appearance of the three high profile businessmen and a police corporal who were held last month during a joint international drug operation.

CRIME ROUNDUP - Taxi operator's body found
THE BODY of Calrayne Napier, 37, nicknamed 'Poison Dog', taxi operator of Torrington Park Way, Spanish Town, St. Catherine, was found with stab wounds at Job Lane, Spanish Town on Saturday.

Maroon election set for May 27
WESTERN BUREAU: THURSDAY, MAY 27, is the date set for the election of a new colonel for the Accompong Maroons in St. Elizabeth. This, following months of verbal sparring between the candidates, including over the accuracy of a voters' list.

Taxi men - predator or prey?
A RECENTLY-conducted study of 'Taxi men ­ predator or prey'?, a study of the behaviors of drivers in Jamaica, has found that school girls have been offering sex to taxi drivers in exchange for free rides.