Massive ganja haul
THE POLICE in Manchester seized 2,000 pounds of ganja with a street value of about US$6 million (J$276 million) during an operation in Alligator Pond on Saturday, according to the Constabulary Communication Network (CCN). The CCN said that at about 1...

Mental health neglected in region - St Kitts PM

VISITING ST. Kitts & Nevis Prime Minister, Dr. Denzil Douglas, has chided health workers and policymakers for neglecting mental health in regional health care. He was speaking at the opening se ssion of the University of the West Indies' (UWI)...

Jamaican students take up overseas scholarships
CLARENDON: EIGHT STUDENTS from five community colleges left the island on Tuesday to take up scholarships in the United Kingdom under a memorandum of understanding between the Council of Community Colleges of Jamaica, the Ministry of Education and City.

Jamaica could face economic sanctions for anti-homosexual laws
WESTERN BUREAU: HUMAN RIGHTS advocate O'Hilaire Sobers has warned that Jamaica's hostility towards gays and its reluctance to repeal laws that discriminate against homosexuals could lead to an economic fallout with members of the international...