Port Antonio, PORTLAND
Food For the Poor donated four boats and other fishing equipment valued at more than US$45,000 to fishermen of Manchioneal, Portland, on March 27.
Along with the four 28-foot fibre glass fishing boats, the fishermen also received safety devices and equipment, four Yamaha horse-powered outboard engines, a variety of fishing lines and hooks, lanterns, coolers/ igloos, as well as a newly constructed beach house to store their fishing equipment.
It was the 13th fishing village to have been adopted by Food For the Poor within the past four years.
The boats and other equipment purchased locally, were handed over to the four boat captains, Marcus Francis, Clive Johnson, Ronald Smith and Orlando Smith, who were also cautioned by project manager at the Florida-based arm of Food For the Poor, Sydney Henry.
Gareth Davis
Spanish Town, ST. CATHERINE
Two men who the police said told them they were devoted Christians and coming from a church in Linstead are now behind bars, charged with illegal possession of firearm and ammunitions, as two guns were found in the car they were driving.
According to Detective Sergeant Fitz Richards of the Linstead Police Station, about 9:30 p.m. Wednesday, a police party was on patrol along Royal Avenue in Linstead, when they spotted a white Nissan motor car.
The vehicle was intercepted by the police and the occupants of the car, described as two well dressed males, came out with Bibles in hand asking why they were stopped on the way back from church. The police searched the car and two guns, one Sigsauer 9mm along with 12 live rounds and a .38 revolver along with five rounds were found. Both men were arrested and charged by the police.
Rasbert Turner
Lacovia, ST. ELIZABETH
President of the St. Elizabeth branch of the Jamaica Agricultural Society (JAS) Damian Baker is seeking answers from JAS President, Senator Norman Grant, to determine what has happened to the Central Marketing Company which was established in the parish more than two years ago.
In a release circulated this week, Mr. Baker sought to find out what has happened to $5 million of the $10 million pledged to the JAS from the Government, as well as three refrigerated trucks the JAS received from the Ministry of Agriculture in May of 2004.
Mr. Baker said Senator Grant gave the assurance then that the marketing company which was set up in Bull Savannah, St. Elizabeth, will be supplying a minimum of $50 million worth of produce in the first year.
Michael Mclean
May Pen, CLARENDON
The long-awaited opening of the new May Pen Police Station took place last week and was marked by an official service
Various dignitaries and Government officials were in attendance, along with members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force and the public.
Leopold Hylton, deputy mayor for the parish, called on the Police Civic Committee (PCC) to ensure that the building is maintained to the highest level and asked that the business community contribute to ensuring that the town maintains it.
Stephanie Elliot
