Thriving rural trade in girls
IT LOOKED simply like an overcrowded, subdued country bar and shop. But the curious would have been struck by the crowd of close to 35 men and women huddled in small groups all around the yard, inside the bar and at the front of the shop.
Leaders warned to be prepared for hurricanes
WESTERN BUREAU: THE CARIBBEAN Disaster Emergency Reponse Agency (CDERA) has warned CARICOM leaders to take precautionary steps to ensure that they do not suffer any adverse effect in what promises to be busy hurricane season. Speaking against the...
More farmlands targeted for housing
THERE IS renewed concerns that an increased demand for residential houses is forcing Government to use up farm lands for construction purposes. According to housing industry experts the country has nearly exhausted even these available lands...
Three murders in five days
WESTERN BUREAU: DETECTIVES FROM the Area One Flying Squad have joined forces with the Westmoreland police to probe three murders in the parish in one week. Fisherman, Everton Cottrel, 51, was found hacked to death at his home in Belmont district on Mond
Regional integration still a weak point
ONE OF the main issues to have emerged from last week's 24th meeting of CARICOM heads in Montego Bay was the failure of regional leaders to implement decisions they have taken to strengthen regional integration.
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