Missing journalist case hurting Jamaica overseas
WHILE JAMAICAN tourism officials are busy trying to change the negative perception of the island as a destination, the mysterious disappearance of missing American journalist, Claudia Kirschhoch, continues to be a major...

Ritz-Carlton bids farewell to eight employees

WESTERN BUREAU: IN AN effort to express a heartfelt thank you for all they have contributed to The Ritz-Carlton Rose Hall, Jamaica, General Manager Doug Brooks hosted an elaborate going away party for eight employees last week.

Tranquillity Bay's American student died from head injuries
WESTERN BUREAU: AN AUTOPSY on the body of American student ­ Valerie-Ann Heron, who allegedly jumped to her death at the Tranquillity Bay institution, St. Elizabeth, last Friday, revealed that she died from head injuries.

AIDS cases worry Councillor
WESTERN BUREAU: FREDERICK MILLER, Council-lor of the Green Island Division of the Hanover Parish Council is concerned with the alarming number of reported AIDS cases in Hanover, and has urged health officials to implement a rescue plan for the parish...