Plans to create a casino in Lancaster are being discussed by councillors. The developer says about 30 jobs could be created by the conversion of two floors of Riversway House, a vacant office block on Morecambe Road. Our Lady's Catholic college is among 10 objectors to the scheme, with governors claiming the casino would be too close to the school. Residents have also raised concerns about the plans, but planners are recommending that approval is granted.

A compulsive gambling counsellor from the United States is raising the red flag about the possible harmful impact of the introduction of casino gambling to Jamaica. Arnie Wexler, who served for eight years in New Jersey as the executive director of the Council on Compulsive Gambling, is not opposed to the Government's decision to give the green light for casinos, but he is imploring the authorities to put in place measures to tackle a major danger. Wexler fears more Jamaicans could become hooked on gambling.