USAID relief supplies arrive
A cargo plane with relief supplies valuing US$398,000 (J$27.86 million) arrived in the island yesterday from the United States to assist persons affected by Hurricane Dean. The relief supplies, which were donated by the United States Agency for International Development...
Blocked drainage system leaves Brooks Pen under murky water
IMAGINE being forced to elevate your bed and other furniture whenever there is the threat of thunderstorms.Add to that the injustice of having to walk through murky water in order to enter or leave the confines of your home. Well, this is the regular fear of persons...
Cops threaten to pull plug on campaigning in WC St James
Western Bureau: Supt.Steve McGregor, the head of the St. James Police Division, has threatened to pull the plug on political campaigning in West Central St. James, should there be a repeat of Monday's ugly face-off between People's National Party and Jamaica Labour Party...
Be grateful, Portland Cottage - Walker - Residents of Relocation Boulevard complain about substandard houses
Danville Walker, head of the Office of National Reconstruction (ONR), says residents of Shearer' in Portland Cottage, Clarendon, who recently accused his organisation of providing substandard houses, need to be more grateful for what they received...
Registration centres open for 'Dean' victims
The Office of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has advised that the parish welfare committees have established registration centres for persons who have suffered damage as a result of Hurricane Dean. Registration is from 10:00 a.m.-2:00 p.m.
Life dims for Redlight residents
The mountains were not enough to protect some residents of Redlight district in rural St. Andrew as some houses received a lashing during the passage of Hurricane Dean on the weekend. As our news team travelled to the community, just above Irish Town, on Tuesday, the ravages...
HIV/AIDS interventions with commercial sex workers on track
The St. James Health Department and Jamaica AIDS Support for Life (JASL) are reporting that their HIV prevention programmes are achieving success. Christopher Fogo, regional behaviour change communication coordinator for western Jamaica, said the interventions with commercial sex...
HIV, AIDS cases down in western Jamaica - Persons living with HIV are being more cautious.
Western Jamaica has been experiencing a drop in the rate of HIV infection and the number of reported AIDS cases over the past two years. Christopher Fogo, regional behaviour change communication coordinator for Trelawny, St. James, Westmoreland and Hanover, believes this is because...
Montegonians still underestimating HIV
HIV/AIDS prevention programmes in western Jamaica are being well received by members of the public, but they are still being hampered by a "casual" attitude towards sex.According to Cheryl Belcher-Peart, regional HIV prevention technical officer....
Murder on the increase in St Bess
BLACK RIVER: The St. Elizabeth police are reporting an increase in criminal activities in the parish this year. A breakdown of all major crimes reported in the St. Elizabeth police division for the period January to July 2007 has shown an increase in murder and break-ins...
The Jamaica Red Cross (JRC) responds to 'Dean'
ST.THOMAS: The Jamaica Red Cross (JRC) is stepping up its efforts to ensure persons receive the necessary assistance in the wake of Hurricane Dean, which impacted the island on Sunday. Since Monday, Red Cross volunteers have been in the field conducting damage assessments...
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