A special day for Manchester High
TEACHERS' DAY was observed at several schools across Manchester with students as well as parents making the educators feel special. For teachers at Manchester High School, Wednesday was a memorable day.

Three outstanding educators honoured
THREE STALWART educators were honoured on Wednesday for their service to teaching. The three - Claudia McLean, principal of Norwich Primary School in Portland; Herman Grant, principal of Ocho Rios High School; and Reverend Glen Archer...

St James to beautify Sam Sharpe Square this Labour Day
WESTERN BUREAU: THE BEAUTIFICATION of Sam Sharpe Square, which will include upgrading work on the fountain, was chosen as the parish project for Labour Day in St. James. The Ministry of Tourism, Entertainment and Culture has allocated $100,000...

Colleagues rally for injured warder
HE IS described as a 21st century miracle. Correctional officer Hartford Kerr is still a ray of sunshine to his colleagues in the correctional services, even after losing his right arm and leg in a tragic accident last June on the Stony Hill Road...

'Put more focus on youth development'
OCHO RIOS, St Ann: GOVERNOR-GENERAL Professor Kenneth Hall is calling on those in leadership at the national, parish and community levels to begin placing emphasis on youth development. "We have an obligation to engage our young people...

Court orders CoK stay of award
THE CITY of Kingston Co-operative Credit Union (CoK) on Wednesday afternoon got a stay of execution of an arbi-tration award of $5.8 million to two former customers. The Supreme Court granted the stay hours after a bailiff went to the credit union...

St Catherine prepared for hurricane season - report
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: DISASTER COORDINATOR for the parish of St. Catherine, Patricia Lewis, is reporting a 90 per cent state of readiness for the anticipated active hurricane season, which begins next month.

'St Bess' to get youth info centre
BLACK RIVER, St. Elizabeth: STATE MINISTER in the Ministry of Science and Tech-nology, Senator Kern Spencer, says that within the next three months a youth information centre would be ready to assist some 20,000 young persons in St. Elizabeth.

Race horse groom murdered
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: KEVIN 'RAY' Nation, a 29-year-old race horse groom of Lime Tree Grove, Spanish Town, was found dead about 2:30 p.m. on Tuesday, May 9, after residents reportedly heard explosions and later found his body in a pool of blood.

Spanish Town electors rush to reverify
SPANISH TOWN, St Catherine: HUNDREDS OF persons converged on the electoral offices in Spanish Town trying to meet the last-minute extension by the Electoral Office of Jamaica (EoJ) to have their names added on the 2006 voters' list.

Man killed, girlfriend injured in gun attack
FOR THE third time in less than a week, gunmen have attacked and shot a common-law couple. The most recent incident took place in Braeton, St. Catherine, Tuesday night, when 28-year-old Nehemiah Hall was killed and his 19-year-old...