Law abiding devotion
WESTERN BUREAU: IN THE small dining room of the Mannings Boys Home in Southfield, St. Elizabeth, the boys waited anxiously to start devotion.

Life after the Police Force
WESTERN BUREAU: BECAUSE OF the bees' aggression, a lot of people become turned off and will not venture into the viable honey making industry.

...followed by a rap session
WESTERN BUREAU: GROWING UP as a ward of the state doesn't mean that you can't be successful.

Cabinet aims to bypass Privy Council ruling on hanging
IN A show of its determination to resume hanging, the Cabinet has instructed the Chief Parliamentary Counsel to prepare legislation that would bypass recent rulings of the UK-based Privy Council.

Rapist loses appeal
A FORMER correctional officer, who abducted and raped a woman whom he had offered a ride in his motorcar, has lost his appeal against his convictions and seven-year prison sentence.

Simon Clarke is director of Broadcasting Commission
FORMER UNESCO director and education adviser for the Caribbean, Dr. Simon Clarke, is the new chairman of the Broadcasting Commission.

Scientific community on mission to save papaya industry
WITH THE local papaya industry plagued by the ringspot virus, the local scientific community is taking steps to address the malady, which has resulted in significant losses to the agricultural sector.

College-trained teachers to be placed in basic schools
OCHO RIOS: THE MINISTRY of Education will be assigning 35 college-trained teachers to basic schools in Region Three comprising the parish of St. Ann and sections of St. Mary and Trelawny during the upcoming Easter school term.

Councillors upset at 'small' Christmas funds
LINSTEAD, St. Catherine: SEVERAL ST. Catherine Parish Councillors said they are disgruntled at the small sum of $80,000 allocated to each of the 40 parish councillors in St. Catherine...

Clarendon Chamber of Commerce calls for special vending area
CLARENDON: THE CLARENDON Chamber of Commerce is calling for the establishment of a special vending area in May Pen to accommodate and control vending activities in the town for the Christmas season.

MoBay abattoir still closed, renovation under way
WESTERN BUREAU: THE MONTEGO Bay Abattoir that was ordered to shut down by the St. James Health Department for unsanitary conditions nearly six months ago remains closed with no indication of when business might resume there.

$40m loan for agro-processors
THE NATIONAL Export-Import (Ex-Im) Bank of Jamaica has launched a $40 million loan scheme for agro-processors, to enable them to upgrade and re-tool their factories for greater efficiency, and to become certified exporters to the United States...

Anbell back in business
ANBELL TELECOMMUNICATIONS Ltd., the newly-formed internet service provider which was barred by a Supreme Court order from operating for about two weeks last month, is back in business.

National Solid Waste to get 20 trucks
THE MINISTRY of Finance and Planning will provide a guarantee for the National Solid Waste Management Authority, to allow it to purchase 20 compactor trucks to assist with garbage collection.