Inner-city communities get educational boost
MORE THAN 2,000 adults and children in 10 communities in Kingston and St. Andrew are benefiting from an educational programme, designed to increase literacy levels and ultimately reduce the incidents of crime and violence in these areas...

'Hear the Children's Cry' to fight carnal abuse
SEXUAL PREDATORS can expect to come under greater pressure as at least one children's lobby group has pledged its support in the fight against carnal abuse. Betty-Ann Blaine, convenor for Hear the Children's Cry, was responding to a call by Minister...

Reinsurance fund is not the answer - Golding
WESTERN BUREAU: OPPOSITION LEADER Bruce Golding says the establishment of a regional reinsurance fund is not the answer to risk management preparedness in the Caribbean. The concept of a regional reinsurance fund was first put forward by Dr. Dennis Lalor.

Hurricane update on cellulars soon
WESTERN BUREAU: JAMAICANS MAY soon be able to benefit from hurricane watch information on their cellular phones, according to Dr. Barbara Carby, director general of the Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM).

Great Bay residents get ready for hurricane season
WESTERN BUREAU: After being devastated during Hurricane Wilma last year, residents of Great Bay in St. Elizabeth are waiting with bated breath to see what calamities this year's hurricane season will bring.

Tomorrow is World Oceans Day
TOMORROW JUNE 8 is World Oceans Day and, in an attempt to protect coral reefs in the region, the United States has listed two species of coral found in the Caribbean, elkhorn and staghorn, under the Endangered Species Act.

Citizens disarm gunman in Kingston
ONE DAY after a family of seven in Alston, Clarendon, disarmed and chopped to death a gunman who had invaded their home, a group of men in Kingston, overpowered a gunman and rescued from him, a hand gun which they handed over to the police.

Over half a billion dollars government contracts endorsed
MORE THAN half-a-billion dollars worth of government contracts were endorsed by the National Contracts Commission during April and May, according to information obtained from the Office of the Contractor-General.

Colin Fagan to replace Robertson
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: COUNCILLOR COLIN Fagan of the Edgewater division has been selected to replace Dr. Paul Robertson as PNP candidate for South East St. Catherine in the next general election.

New face on Police Federation executive
WESTERN BUREAU: THE CENTRAL executive of the Jamaica Police Federation was returned by the almost 400 delegates, with only one change, at the close of their 63rd annual conference in Trelawny last week.