No change to voter ID system

At a meeting with the Hanover Lay Magistrates Association last week, a suggestion was made to the Minister of National Security, Peter Bunting, that a national identification card should be developed for all adults, which would carry biographic and biometric data.

As part of his response, the minister said that the elector registration identification cards, issued by the Electoral Office of Jamaica, was such a system, but that it could only be used for electoral purposes and not criminal investigation purposes because of commitments made at the time of its establishment.

Seniors treated to day at Milk River Hotel and Spa

Forty-four members of the Caribbean Community of Retired Persons (CCRP) had an enjoyable and refreshing outing to the Milk River Hotel and Spa in Clarendon on Sunday.

Arriving at 11 a.m., they wasted no time before plunging into the mineral pool. The seniors toured the hotel, enjoyed private pools, had brunch, and were also entertained by the Rockstone Mento Band. CCRP's Angela Foote who, along with Dorett Linton, coordinated the event, had special thanks for the hotel's hospitable manager, Diane Sommerville.

J Wray & Nephew staff leads blood drive Initiative for 190th anniversary

Eighty-five staff members of J Wray & Nephew Limited donated blood on September 24 at its Spanish Town Road location, as part of the company's 190th anniversary initiative to donate 190 pints of blood to the local blood bank.

The event is the first in a series of three blood drives to be held at the company's three locations: Spanish Town Road, Appleton Estate and New Yarmouth.

The remaining blood drives will take place on October 20 at New Yarmouth in Clarendon and November 17 at Appleton Estate in St Elizabeth.