Blood unit collection below int'l standards
THE NUMBER of units of blood being collected annually by the local Blood Bank is five times lower than standards recommended by organisations such as the World Health Organisation (WHO) and the Red Cross, health officials revealed yesterday.
Lawmen searching for clues in 'Pansy' probe
HEAD OF the Manchester Police Division, Superintendent George Quallo, says that the police are probing the mysterious disappearance of 'Baby Pansy' from the Mandeville Regional Hospital.
CVM-TV appealing libel award
CVM TELEVISION is appealing the jury's award of $20 million in damages for libel to Detective Sergeant Fabian Tewari.
Fear stalks school in Central Village
FEAR HAS gripped the White Marl Primary and Junior High School in Central Village, St. Catherine, after a number of gunmen invaded the premises, over a week ago, in search of a student who reportedly witnessed the killing of her father by gunmen.
Cops on trail of missing provident society funds
WESTERN BUREAU: THE AREA One Police Fraud Squad has launched intensive investigations into the disappearance of nearly $30 million from the Retirement Phase Two Provident Society Fund in St. James.
Ja fingered among human traffickers
WASHINGTON (AP): JAMAICA HAS been listed among 89 countries which the United States State Department accuses of being involved in the trafficking of humans.
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