Still no word on missing Lyns
It was day ten yesterday, in the search for missing Mandeville couple Richard and Julia Lyn. Nine days of agony for their children and their many friends in Mandeville who have not been able to rest easily since the two were reportedly abducted...
Government of Jamaica to pay millions - Compensation for woman shot by cops
The Supreme Court has ruled that the Government is to pay $13.5 million in damages to a woman who was shot in the head by a member of a police party six years ago, leaving her an epileptic for life.
Fatal fire mars Christmas at Children's Village
Christmas for most children and staff at the SOS Children's Village in St. Andrew may not be that merry. And it is not because they are in a home for orphaned and abandoned children. Despite being tight-lipped for the most part, officials at the SOS said.
New stroke therapy
After suffering a stroke, patients have a key three-month window in which to recover movement. After that there is a six-month period during which chances of recovery diminish. Three years ago, as a doctoral student, Dr. Felix 'Wole' Akinladejo....
New butterflies wreak havoc on citrus industry
A new species of butterfly which has been found in Jamaica is seriously threatening the citrus industry that is still recovering from the tristeza virus, according to Roger Clarke, Minister of Agriculture.
Ganja plane to be returned to owner
An aircraft belonging to a Bahamian doctor, which was forfeited to the Crown after it was used to transport ganja to Jamaica, is to be returned to its owner. The Court of Appeal revoked the forfeiture order which was made in the Santa Cruz Resident...
Suspected lepto patients released
Health officials in St. Mary have reported that seven of the eight persons who were suspected of having leptospirosis have been released from hospital. A medical doctor who spoke with The Gleaner/Power 106 News said the health department was awaiting...
Take 'em home for Christmas
WESTERN BUREAU: The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is appealing to relatives of elderly patients at the Cornwall Regional Hospital to pick up their family members, some of whom were admitted several months ago.
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