Wanted: Rapid response team for schools
OCHO RIOS: A PROPOSAL for the establishment of a Rapid Response Unit to deal with trauma cases in the school system has been made by university lecturer Dr. Claudette Crawford-Brown.

Melville firm on not seeking second term

MEMBER OF Parliament for North East St. Ann, Danny Melville, who was reported to have changed his mind about leaving representational politics, has said definitively that he will not be seeking re-election at the end of his current tenure.

UHWI to boost pharmacy
THE UNIVERSITY Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) has announced plans to make its pharmacy more competitive in order to boost revenue. The pharmacy, which recently upgraded its physical infrastructure and the range of services it offers, will offer low..

Mico lecturer to pursue Fulbright programme
MR. PHILBERT CROSSFIELD, lecturer in Industrial Arts at Mico Teachers' College, has been selected to pursue a Master's degree in Technology Education at Illinois State University, beginning this month. His studies are sponsored by the US Embassy's...

Councillors crotose Gov'ts tardiness
THE ST. CATHERINE Parish Council, having labelled the Causeway entrance into Portmore as ugly, was critical of what it said was Government's tardiness in addressing the problem. Councillor for the Edgewater Division, Collin Fagan, told the August...