New community centre for Grants Pen by August
LANDS AT 35 Grants Pen Road in St. Andrew, which formerly housed the Edna Manley Health Centre, will by August be transformed into a community policing and health facility.

Lawyers ready for Info Act
SEVERAL LOCAL lawyers and international legal experts are expected to beef up support for the Access To Information (ATI) Act which came into effect in January this year.

Ministry to deduct overpayment to schools - Institutions face closure with no funds
SEVERAL SCHOOLS across the island may be forced to close their doors early, if the Ministry of Education acts on its plans to retrieve money it overpaid to the institutions under the cost-sharing exercise over a three-year period.

Children's group backs Mother in Crisis initiative
THE HEAR the Children's Cry Committee, an umbrella group of organisations which focus on the welfare of the island's children, has come out in support of the initiative being taken by the new 'Mother in Crisis' group.

Ratzinger selected as new Pope
VATICAN CITY, (Reuters): GERMAN CARDINAL Joseph Ratzinger, who was elected Pope yesterday, has played the role of doctrinal watchdog at the Vatican since 1981.