St Catherine Parish Council peeved by 'paltry' sum
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: COUNCILLORS IN St Catherine are not happy with the amount of money they have received to assist persons affected by the prolonged drought in sections of the parish. At the monthly general meeting...

St Mary Fire Station in state of disrepair
PORT MARIA, St. Mary: COUNCILLORS OF the St. Mary Parish Council have expressed disbelief at the physical condition of the fire brigade in the parish. A report on the facility was presented at the council's recent monthly meeting in Port Maria.

'St Bess' Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor calls for National Water Commission (NWC) probe
BLACK RIVER, St Elizabeth: JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) Councillor for the New Market Division, Ernest Hendricks, wants the St. Elizabeth Parish Council to immediately investigate allegations that the National Water Commission (NWC) is planning to close...

National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) accused of doing sloppy job
HANOVER: COUNCILLOR OF the Cauldwell division in Hanover, Sheridan Samuels, on Thursday, accused the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) of doing "substandard work" in the parish.

Montague elected to chair Commonwealth local government group
MAYOR OF PORT Maria Robert 'Bobby' Montague has been elected chairman of the Commonwealth Local Government Forum (CLGF). He was elected at the recent meeting of the Forum in Kampala, Uganda.

Parish Council rep refuses compensation - Absence raises questions among constituents, mayor
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: JAMAICA LABOUR Party (JLP) Councillor Natalie Campbell-Rodriques says she will be not be seeking compensation for the remainder of her tenure as the parish council representative...

Mom's the word
A TEACHER gave her class of seven-year-olds a lesson on the magnet and what it does. The next day in a written test, she included this question: "My full name has six letters. The first one is M. I pick up things. What am I?"

Beating bad breath blues
BAD BREATH is a com-mon social problem that can also be an important indicator of poor health. The medical term for bad breath is halitosis, and according to the National Institute of Dental Research in the United States, over 65 million Americans...

Ken Bilby and the 'True-Born Maroons' (Part II)
DO YOU know of the blood oath, African and English cutting their skins, their blood mixing with rum, to be sucked to seal the blood covenant at the signing of the Maroon Treaty of 1739? In a book that requires two bookmarks...