Elders benefit from Labour Day project
Two elderly residents of Canarvon Street in Rollington Town benefited from the generosity of several community-based organisations on Labour Day. The women, 83-year-old Elmina Wan, and Louise Crawford, who will turn 99 next month...

Jamaicans arrested in drug smuggling crackdown
Fourteen persons, including 13 Jamaicans and a man of Middle Eastern descent, were last Thursday arrested by Dutch police and local authorities on the Dutch Antillean island of Sint Maarten in connection with a drug smuggling ring.

Alleged rapist found dead
Spanish Town, St. Catherine: The police say that the search is now over for a man who lost a piece of his tongue while attempting to rape a woman in April, as he was killed on Tuesday night. The man, identified as Gary Arboine of Old Harbour Road...

Morant Bay Infirmary gets new female ward
A new female ward has been opened at the Morant Bay Infirmary in St. Thomas. Built at a cost of $10.5 million, the ward was officially opened recently by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Local Government and Environment, Harry Douglas.

Teen on murder charge remanded
Black River, St. Elizabeth: A 15-year-old teenager who is charged with murder appeared in the Santa Cruz Juvenile Court last Friday and was remanded to a place of safety until June 16, when he should return.