Bodles demolition leaves 22 children among homeless
OLD HARBOUR, St. Catherine: A one-week-old baby is among 22 children and their parents who were left homeless in Bodles, Old Harbour, last Friday following a demolition exercise. A total of 40 persons lived in wooden structures on the property.
Malaria tally rises - Mass gatherings discouraged in affected areas
Five more cases of malaria have been confirmed by the Ministry of Health, pushing the number of infected people to 13. Among the infected are five children who have been hospitalised. The new cases were detected in persons from Kingston....
Three cops shot in St James
WESTERN BUREAU: Up to late yesterday, one police constable remained hospitalised in critical condition, following an early-morning shooting in Salt Spring, St. James. Two other police constables were treated for gunshot wounds at hospital...
PNP more united - PM
WESTERN BUREAU: Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller says the People's National Party (PNP) is "more united than ever" following its recent National Executive Council (NEC) meeting in Kingston.
'First World nations should help train Carib professionals'
The Caribbean Community's (CARICOM) Secretary-General, Dr. Edwin Carrington, says developed countries should foot a portion of the capital cost to train Caribbean professionals. He says Caribbean countries have spent billions...
Teacher, student drown
SPALDINGS, Clarendon: A schoolteacher and a student drowned in separate incidents on the weekend. In the first incident, 25-year-old Junior Reid of Christiana, Manchester, drowned early Saturday morning while swimming at the Silver Creek Hotel...
Mullings calls for parliamentary oversight for Universal Access Fund
Clive Mullings, Opposition Spokesman on Mining, Energy and Telecommunications, is suggesting that parliamentary oversight be introduced for the Universal Access Fund. The fund was established to collect a levy on incoming interna-tional calls...
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