Weekend toll discount

TransJamaican Highway, the operator of the toll network, has agreed to discount the applicable rates for the coming weekend.

The discounts will see the rates essentially returning to the levels they were prior to the recent increases, with the applicable discount period being from midnight on Friday, September 25, to midnight on Sunday, September 27.

Transport and Works Minister Mike Henry, in a meeting held with TransJamaican Highway last week, sought and got a public apology from the company, plus a commitment for a discount or rebate for toll users. The meeting also established a number of conditions to guide any future changes in the toll rates.

British man missing

Just two weeks after a British national was found murdered at his home in St James, police in the parish are now investigating the mysterious disappearance of a British citizen.

Police have identified the man as 71-year-old Elisha Jones, a retiree of Eastham in East London, England. The senior citizen arrived in the island last Monday, September 14, and was staying at a house, which The Gleaner understands is shared between him and another family member in Bogue Heights, Montego Bay.

Three days later, Jones left home for downtown Montego Bay and has not been seen or heard from since.

Investigators have confirmed that they have received a missing report and are probing the matter.

More questioned in Terry case

Senior police investigators have questioned and released two men in connection with the murder of British national John Terry.

The two men were picked up during a police raid in Orange district, St James, between late Saturday night and early Sunday morning.

The men, believed to be acquaintances of John Terry, were grilled up to Monday before being released later that night.

Since his death, several persons have been questioned by the police but no arrest has yet been made.

The gardener employed to Terry was one of those questioned.

Terry, an honorary consul to Jamaica, was discovered dead at his home in Mount Carey, near Anchovy, on Wednesday, September 9, around 1:30 p.m. A piece of cord was found tied around his neck.

A thanksgiving service was held for his life at the St Mary's Anglican Church in Montpelier, St James, last Saturday.

McKenzie heads St Patrick's Foundation

Mckenzie

Mark McKenzie, former managing director at Red Stripe, is now the chairman of the St Patrick's Foundation.

McKenzie, who has been on the board of directors for four years, took over from former Chairman Christopher Chin Loy, who is migrating to Canada.

The foundation was started in Kingston in 1994 by Monsignor Richard Albert. On its website, www.stpatricksfoundation.org, it describes itself as a non-profit, human and community organisation.

The organisation serves communities in west Kingston, such as Olympic Gardens, Waterhouse, Seaview Gardens, Riverton and Callaloo Mews.