Carnival Horizon makes maiden voyage to Jamaica

C arnival Cruise Line’s newest ship, Carnival Horizon, will make its maiden voyage to Jamaica today.

A high-level team of Jamaican officials, including Tourism Minister Edmund Bartlett; and Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic Growth and Job Creation, Karl Samuda, are expected to be on hand in Ocho Rios, St Ann, for the official welcome.

The 3,936-passenger ship, a sister to Carnival Vista, made its ocean debut in April earlier this year with a series of Mediterranean sailings, following its departure from Barcelona, Spain.

Suspect in fatal accident turns himself in

A man who is suspected of mowing down a group of persons on Regent Street turned himself in at the Central Police Station about noon, yesterday.

Reports are that about 11:20 p.m. last Friday, a group of persons were standing along the roadway when the driver of a motor car allegedly lost control of the motor vehicle and crashed into them. They were taken to hospital where two died while being treated, three were admitted in serious but stable condition and one was treated and released.

Dead are: 17-year-old Shanedee Farquharson and 29-year-old Tarick Dawkins, both of Kingston addresses.

The suspect will be questioned in the presence of his lawyer. State Minister in the Ministry of Education, Youth and Information Floyd Green says Parent Places are needed at early-childhood institutions (ECIs) in an effort to provide parents with the necessary tools to offer psychosocial stimulation and educational support to their children.

The minister said that parental involvement at an early age is critical, noting that it ensures positive learning outcomes beyond the early-childhood years.

In this regard, Green said that the Early Childhood Commission (ECC) has been mandated to get Parent Places instituted at ECIs in order to foster proactive parenting education and support.

Green says early-childhood institutions need Parent Places

These male students who were seen loitering along North Street, Kingston, last week were ordered into this police vehicle. They were taken to the police station for processing and their parents contacted. As one officer reported, the boys should have been in school at the time they were out on the road.