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CABINET HAS granted approval for the transfer of the controversial house occupied by Transport Minister Mike Henry, for which he has not been paying rent, from the Port Authority to the commissioner of lands.

Consultant clinical psy-chologist Dr Karen Richards makes clear the distinction between parasuicide and a genuine suicide attempt. In the former, Richards told The Sunday Gleaner, "A person may flirt with the idea. It may not be as concrete as 'I want to die', 'I want to be out of this discomfort I am in', 'I can't take this anymore', 'I want to sleep and not wake up'. They may play scenarios in their heads," she said.

The National Water Commission (NWC) is currently carrying out an extensive sewerage programme in northern St Andrew, which includes Liguanea and Barbican. This was stated last week by Water and Housing Minister Horace Chang in response to an article in last week's Sunday Gleaner...

Jamaica's clergy is divided on forgiveness after death by suicide. Some of the island's theologians are unrepentant of their traditional view, but others have softened their stance on the position that committing suicide is a sure way to miss out on going through the Pearly Gates.

WOULD YOU like to live in a place where public matters are decided upon by community members, and where everyone is committed to the preservation of the environment? If you so desire, please pack your bags and head to the Source Farm Ecovillage in John's Town, St Thomas.

Opposition Spokesman on Education Basil Waite is calling on the Government to beef up security at schools across the island in the wake of a number of break-ins at public educational facilities.

BEADS OF perspiration washed the faces of members of the Wakefield-Savannah Producers Marketing Organisation (PMO), as they chopped, gathered wood and packed a large coal kiln under the scorching afternoon sun. It was one of their scheduled workdays, this time they were on Vivia Smith's nine-and-half-acre property.

Food For the Poor's "act of kindness", which secured the release of 18 inmates from three adult correctional facilities last week, cost more than $500,000.

Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett on Tuesday said although his ministry will have to contend with a slimmer budget than last year, it would not adversely affect the sector.The ministry's budget has been reduced by $700 million when compared with last year.

Minister of Youth, Sports and Culture, Olivia Grange, said yesterday that the stage is set for a rich 50th anniversary national celebrations with a $50-million injection from the national budget.Jamaica won its Independence from Britain on August 6...

THE LINES were clearly drawn among some of the attorneys at the Manatt-Dudus commission of enquiry yesterday as they made one final attempt to influence the report the commissioners will now have to produce. While People's...

Members of the public line up at the gate of the National Stadium to seek medical attention.