Port Antonio Infirmary repaired
PORT ANTONIO, Portland: THREE DORMITORIES at the Port Antonio Infirmary, which were ordered closed due to their deplorable conditions by the local Public Health Department more than four months ago, have been renovated by a regiment from the Bermuda Army.

Residents call for urgent fix to sewage problems
OCHO RIOS, St. Ann: RESIDENTS OF Discovery Bay are calling for the immediate intervention of the Ministry of Health to rid their community of a "serious health hazard". Raw sewage, they claim, from a malfunctioning sewage treatment plant...

Guy's Hill High staff shortage eases
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: THE STAFF shortage at the Guy's Hill High School in St Catherine, which resulted in a disruption of classes on Tuesday, has been eased, with four specialised teachers identified.

Boy gets probation for setting cousin ablaze
A SCHOOLBOY who doused one of his cousins with gasolene and then set him ablaze has been put on probation for three years. He is to have two years of police supervision after the probation period has ended.

Scientific Research Council (SRC) shares technical info with farmers
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: THE SCIENTIFIC Research Council (SRC) shared vital technical information on crop production and value-added diversification with farmers recently. The meeting, which facilitated cultivators from Comma Pen...

Contracts awarded from PetroCaribe fund
THE NATIONAL Contracts Commission (NCC) has endorsed numerous projects through the National Works Agency (NWA), to be undertaken with funds secured through the Venezuela's PetroCaribe Initiative, for a value of more than $206 million.

Bermudan soldiers arrested on return from Jamaica
HAMILTON, Bermuda (CMC): THREE BERMUDA Regiment soldiers have been arrested on suspicion of importing drugs after coming back from an annual training camp in Jamaica, police said yesterday.

Residents block road in Litchfield
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: THE LITCHFIELD main road was blocked by angry residents demanding that the water tank in their community be repaired. According to the residents, the tank that served the community fell into disrepair more than three years ago...