RECLAIMING AGRICULTURE - Tax records lost?
DESPITE CRIES from agricul-tural stakeholders that the high level of taxation is stunting the growth of the fragile sector, the Government has no records of the amounts collected from General Consumption Tax (GCT), duties on agricultural..

Mental illness drives man to commit suicide
MAY PEN, Clarendon: APPARENTLY DEPRESSED by his mental illness, 28-year-old Rickman Stewart, of Chateau district, Clarendon, took his own life on January 9, leaving his entire family distraught. According to relatives, Stewart became somewhat of a loner..

Portmore welcomes hospital proposal
SPANISH TOWN: ORGANISERS OF Cayjam Development, which is expected to build a state-of-the-art private hospital for the residents of Portmore, won wide approval during a meeting held at the Portmore Municipal Council office on January 14.

Doctor shortage in St Thomas
YALLAHS, St. Thomas: A CALL has been made by Councillor Beresford Steel of the Dalvey division of the St. Thomas Parish Council for something to be done to have more doctors assigned to the parish.

Water woes trouble 'St Bess' farmers
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: WATER WOES continue to be the order of the day for farmers of south St. Elizabeth, especially for those living in Comma Pen and Baseda districts. The farmers, who were attending a Jamaica Agricultural (JAS) meeting...

Officials: Atlanta fire an accident, but probe continues
ATLANTA, Georgia: DEKALB COUNTY Fire investigators in Atlanta, Georgia, say the fire that claimed the lives of three Jamaicans - Tracy Ann, Delia and Dijon Plummer III - just before Christmas, was an accident.

Black River lock-up repairs begin
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth:: LESS THAN two weeks after the holding cells at the Black River Police Station in St. Elizabeth were closed for emergency repairs, work to restore the facility started on January1.