Beneath the scars - Monetary, medical woes mount for burn victims
High inflation and skyrocketing prices have hit the Jamaican population hard in 2008, but few know this better than Rayon Robinson. The burn victim, who was blinded by an acid blast in November 26 last year, struggles to weather the financial storm on wages of $8,600 a month...
Beneath the scars - 'My skin started peeling off' - Hellish pain after freak accident
WESTERN BUREAU: Three years ago, Fabian Letman was involved in a freak accident which left him scarred for life. Imagine having to live on medication, at least three times per day, seven days a week, for a minimum of seven years...
Mixed reactions to kettle drive
Despite enduring years of rude remarks and criticism, Jean Poyser has remained dedicated to collecting alms as part of the Salvation Army's annual Christmas kettle programme. "Some people not nice at all, some of them pass and make ugly remarks," said...
After begging for leg to be severed ...Portland survivor recuperating
After begging to have his leg chopped off - while pinned for more than five hours beneath a truck that had plunged over a precipice in Portland's Rio Grande Valley - survivor Linford Jackson was on Sunday responding to treatment at the St Ann's Bay Hospital...
Lawrence Tavern police fête children
The Lawrence Tavern Police Station in west rural St Andrew was transformed into a children's playground on Sunday as the police youth club's annual Christmas treat was held in fine style. Excitement filled the air as more than 500 noisy and excited children...
United Order of Mechanics gives Christmas cheer to inner-city kids
THE GRANDE Lodge on 4 Goodwin Park Road was less than half full on December 22, as children from inner-city communities gathered for the annual Christmas children's treat.The function, coordinated by the Independent United Order of Mechanics, is a charitable event...
Jamaica to introduce CARICOM passport
KINGSTON, Jamaica (CMC): Jamaica is preparing to launch the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) passport next month.Jennifer McDonald, the chief executive officer of the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA), said the document would bear ...