Morris, Orane receive Martin Luther King Jr awards
SIR WILLIAM Morris, O.J., and Douglas Orane, C.D., two outstanding Jamaicans, were on Saturday night awarded the Martin Luther King, Jr. humanitarian award for their demonstration of the firm ideals espoused by the African-American civil rights leader...

Pipe dreams - Mango Valley, St. Mary ... in desperate need of water
WHAT'S NOT WORKING: Residents of Mango Valley in St. Mary said that they have not seen a consistent flow of water from their pipes for more than two years. Residents told The Gleaner that some years ago their informal setting was disrupted...

Tufton to attend leadership seminar
OPPOSITION SENATOR, Dr. Christopher Tufton, has been selected to travel to Washington DC to participate in the annual Georgetown University Leader-ship Seminar. It is organised by the Edmond Walsh School of Foreign Service at Georgetown University...

Support base for crime victims
WITH CRIME and violence identified as the country's most pressing problem, Government has introduced a programme to ease the burden on victims of crime or their relatives.

Wolfe is Jamaica's Permanent Representative to United Nations
AMBASSADOR RAYMOND Wolfe has been named Jamaica's Permanent Representative to the United Nations, New York. A career diplomat and currently undersecretary for multilateral affairs in the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade, Ambassador Wolfe...

Port Antonio lock-up ordered shut down - Cells in deplorable state
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: THE MINISTRY of Health has ordered the immediate closure of all five jail cells at the Port Antonio Police Station lock-up in Portland due to poor sanitation and the deplorable state of that facility.