Port Antonio, PORTLAND
When Lynnette Hunter awoke and discovered the body of her husband on the living room floor, with a cup beside him
containing Gramoxone, she realised he had kept his promise of committing suicide.
The Manchioneal police, in Portland, said the discovery was made about 12:20 a.m., Thursday, after the woman went in search of her husband, who was missing from the bed in their home at Kensington district in the parish.
The dead man has been identified as 70-year-old Melvin Hunter, a farmer. Hunter had been diagnosed with prostate cancer and an ulcer, and was finding it extremely difficult to carry on his farming activities.
Gareth Davis
Morant Bay, ST. THOMAS
Paul Bogle High School in St. Thomas is set to get a major facelift. Extensive refurbishing under the School Improvement Programme is to start and should be completed by September.
This was revealed by Beryl Jengelly, director of the Ministry of Education and Youth's Region Two. Mrs. Jengelly made the
disclosure at a function on Wednesday to launch the initiative.
"Paul Bogle High School will be on par with the other high schools as construction will be done in keeping with its new status," she said.
Marlene McPherson
Morant Bay, ST. THOMAS
Supporters of Rosemarie Shaw, the local government representative for Morant Bay and the - People's National Party (PNP)-nominated candidate for Western St. Thomas, are now expressing relief and satisfaction at her decision to not quit the party.
Ms. Shaw, who is the deputy chairman for the PNP's
Region Two, had recently been involved in a fracas with party member, Jennifer Edwards,
who is believed to be a staunch supporter of incumbent party president Portia Simpson Miller. Shaw was an open supporter of Dr. Peter Phillips in the February PNP presidential race.
Arthur Green
Sav-la-Mar, WESTMORELAND
Mayor of Savanna-la-Mar, Councillor Delford Morgan, has said he is heartened by the news that the Government has acquired new fire trucks which are to be allocated to the parishes soon.
These units, he said, would improve the capacity of the fire services to effectively respond to fires. The mayor also urged the authorities to repair malfunctioning fire hydrants.
Speaking at the monthly meeting of the Westmoreland Parish Council on July 13, Councillor Morgan pointed out that, of the estimated 130 fire hydrants in the parish, only about 36 were in working condition.
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Middle Quarters, ST. ELIZABETH
Work on the expansion of the Middle Quarters All-Age School in St. Elizabeth is advanced and should be completed in time for the start of the new school year in September, according to Operations Manager at the Jamaica Social Investment Fund, Omar Sweeney.
He told JIS News, "The expansion project began in April, expansion work on the school is about 60 per cent complete and that it should be completed around mid-August."
The $16.1 million project will entail the addition of a three-classroom block complete with kitchen and sanitary facilities and a canteen area. Howard Construction Company is the project contractor.
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Ocho Rios, ST. ANN
Managers of early childhood education resource centres and their assistants recently benefited from a workshop organised by the Dudley Grant Memorial Trust, to equip them with new ideas for effective teaching and learning at the early childhood level. The three-day workshop, which was held at the Sunset Jamaica Grande Resort in Ocho Rios, saw participants sharing information about their respective resource centres while gaining knowledge from the expert presentations.
Project Director for the Dudley Grant Memorial Trust, Cecile Minott, told JIS News that the workshop was part of the Trust's Resource Centre Upgrading Project, which involved close collaboration with the Enhancement of Basic Schools Project and the Early Childhood Commission.
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Denbigh, CLARENDON
With the annual Denbigh Agricultural Show about two weeks away, the Portland planning committee is putting plans in place to ensure a good showing by the parish at the three-day event, to be held from August 5 to August 7.
The planning committee comprises representatives of the Jamaica Agricultural Society, Rural Agricultural Development Authority, the Buff Bay Development Action Committee, the Portland Business Committee, and the Portland Bee Farmers Association.
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Ocho Rios, ST. ANN
Professor Ian Boxhill, head of the Department of Psychology, Sociology and Social Work at the University of the West Indies, says the Jamaican tourist industry has performed well despite the increase in crime.
While crime impacts negatively on tourist arrivals from the American and European markets, its impact in both markets is relatively small, Boxhill said. This he explained was due to the fact that the impact of crime has been mitigated by increased advertising and promotion and by the growth of
all-inclusive hotels.
Boxhill was speaking at the Planning Institute of Jamaica's , 'Dialogue for Development' forum, held last Wednesday at the Hibiscus Lodge Hotel in Ocho Rios, St. Ann. The forum focused on the topic of 'Globalisation and Tourism'.
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