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Saturday | June 7, 2008
54-year-old man found murdered in St Ann
OCHO RIOS, ST ANN:
A 54-year-old man was found murdered in bushes near Main Street, Ocho Rios, on Thursday.
He has since been identified as Ewann Henry, unemployed of Fern Grove district in the parish. Henry was found with what appeared to be multiple stab wounds to his chest and neck and was covered with a piece of cardboard.
A red Suzuki Swift allegedly owned by Henry was found on nearby premises.
In the meantime, the St Ann's Bay police say they are continuing their investigation and have not yet established any motive for the killing.
- Nedburn Thaffe
Good Shepherd to restructure
MONTEGO BAY, ST JAMES:
The Montego Bay-based Good Shepherd Foundation, which has a mandate to protect the poor and needy, has announced plans to restructure its board of directors with a view to generating fresh insight and new ideas.
Head of the foundation, renowned clergyman, Bishop Charles Dufour, made the announcement at a press conference in Montego Bay, last Monday.
In explaining the steps, Dufour expressed a hope that more people will become familiar with its outreach efforts and it will be able to raise more funds to assist with the projects it operates, as well as those to which it makes contributions.
The most recent initiative of which the foundation is involved is the Mustard Seed Apostolate (Blessed Assurance) which was founded in March 2007. It is home to 36 children with severe disabilities or aids.
The Blessed Assurance facility is not yet complete and currently, money has to be borrowed to maintain the programme. It costs US$500 (J$35,500) monthly to provide medicine for the children with HIV/AIDS.
On June 11, the Good Shepherd Foundation will host an annual fundraiser in the form of a cocktail party at the residence of Mr and Mrs Kishin Samtani in Montego Bay.
- Denise Reid
Trelawny's finest strut their stuff
FALMOUTH, TRELAWNY:
Dubbed, 'An Evening of Excellence', the créme de la créme of the 42 gold medals Trelawny merited in the Festival of the Performing Arts were presented to the public at the Starfish Resort, last Saturday.
While there were no poor performances, there were some which stood out.
William Knibb High School's Christina Campbell's rendition of It's All Coming Back was just brilliant. Roy Lawrence's poignant social commentary pieces dealing with issues from crime to interpersonal family relationships, spliced with humour, were world class.
The Deeside Youth Club, doing some traditional performances choreographed for stage presentation, was very entertaining. When small children master the performing arts, it is always a thrill, and Crystal Cooke of Salt Marsh Primary School did that in presenting a Miss Lou poem.
William Knibb Memorial High School won the 'Music, Speech and Dance' trophies, while the Deeside Youth Club won the 'Traditional Folk Form' trophy. Tyane Robinson and Shannoy Murray won the 'Most Outstanding Performing Arts Student' male and female trophies.
