Anglican Bishop blasts Church - Says it fails to provide moral leadership to troubled society
THE RT. Rev. Dr. Alfred Reid, Anglican Bishop of Jamaica and the Cayman Islands, yesterday launched a blistering broadside against the Church in general for what he said was its failure to provide moral leadership to a troubled society.
Abolish corporal punishment UNICEF
GEORGETOWN, Guyana, (CMC): AMID A growing international campaign to protect the rights of children, Caribbean countries are coming under increased pressure to abolish flogging and other forms of corporal punishment.
Pennicook calls for Ocho Rios clean-up
OCHO RIOS: PAUL PENNICOOK, Director of Tourism, expressed 'deep concern' on Saturday, about the dirty state of the resort town of Ocho Rios, saying that it was discouraging to future tourism growth.
'Be a blood donor today'
TODAY IS 'World Blood Donor Day' and to commemorate the event, Dr. Lundie Richards, director of the National Blood Bank in Kingston, is encouraging more citizens to come forward and donate blood to help persons who are badly in need.
Porteous under pressure
MANDEVILLE: COUNCILLOR SALLY Porteous of the Mandeville division is coming under pressure from the town's municipal police, who have accused her of heavy-handedness.
Bad roads, no street lights hampering St James cops
WESTERN BUREAU: THE ST. JAMES police are demanding that the Government put what they call the 'necessary infrastructure' in place to assist in the fight against crime in the problem-plagued community of Rose Heights.
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