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THE MONTHLY GLEANER | OCTOBER 11 - NOVEMBER 10, 2021 | www.jamaica-gleaner.com | NEWS 3 [ NEWSYOU MAY HAVE MISSED ] Juliet Cuthbert- Flynn, state minister in the Ministry of Health and Wellness, accepts the key to a new Toyota Hiace bus from Ian Stein (centre), PAHO/WHO representative to Jamaica, and John McIntyre, chief of mission of the United States Embassy, during a handover ceremony at the PAHO office at The University of the West Indies, Mona, on Thursday, October 7. KENYON HEMANS/ PHOTOGRAPHER US fugitive fined AMERICAN FUGITIVE Garfield Sewell Jr was, on Tuesday, October 5 fined $8,000 or face the threat of one month’s imprisonment for overstaying his time in Jamaica. He was sentenced in the St Ann Parish Court. Sewell arrived in Jamaica on a cruise ship on September 13 under the name Eric Lott. He was held in Brown’s Town, St Ann, on September 25. In court Tuesday, it was established that his real name is Garfield Antonio Michael Sewell Jr and not Eric Lott. Sewell, who was born in Rochester, NewYork, told the court that he wished to return to the US and was expected to pay the fine. The 20-year-old, who lives in Atlanta, Georgia, is to remain in custody until he is able to return to the US where authorities say he is wanted for murder. 109 clinics up for adoption THE MINISTRY of Health and Wellness’ (MOHW) Adopt-a-Clinic pro- gramme is gaining traction, particularly among the diaspora in the United States, which has adopted several clinics across the island. Data from the MOHW noted that there are 109 clinics up for adoption, and, of that total, 36 are now fully adopted. Members of the Jamaican diaspora in the United States have, so far, adopted 15 of these clinics and have spent a total of $43 million upgrading and providing various equipment for these primary-care institutions. Among the clinics adopted are Cascade in Hanover, Adelphi in St James, Steer Town in St Ann, Ulster Spring in Trelawny, Islington in St Mary and Lambs River in Westmoreland. Cops monitor 32 major gangs NATIONAL SECURITY Minister Dr Horace Chang, in mak- ing the disclosure in Parliament lastWednesday, said that, given the nature of gangs in Jamaica, these 32 gangs, with their various alliances, are likely to have spawned anywhere from 64 to 120 sub-gangs, or even more. Based on statistics from the Jamaica Constabulary Force, 1,078 murders were recorded as of Sunday, which represents a 10 per cent increase when compared with last year. Chang announced further that the Protective Services Division, the largest formation in the Jamaica Constabulary Force, with more than 500 members, will be reorganised and the policemen deployed to take on crime-fighting work. Tourism school to honour ‘Butch’ Stewart’s legacy HAVING REDEFINED the all-inclusive concept globally, Sandals Resorts International’s (SRI) founder, the late Gordon‘Butch’ Stewart, will have his name etched on the walls of an international hospitality and tourism school. In conjunction withThe University of theWest Indies (UWI) and Florida International University (FIU), construction is set to commence on the cutting-edge, research-led facility, tagged the Gordon ‘Butch’ Stewart International School for Hospitality and Tourism. The institution is one of several initiatives announced by the Jamaican resort chain as it kick-starts its 40th anniver- sary celebrations. THE WEEK