WESTERN BUREAU:
The Chances Rehabilitation Centre, which operates two separate compounds in Eastern Hanover, has been given a two-week lifeline by authorities as the debate rages as to whether or not they will be allowed to continue operating.
The centre, which accommodates four mentally challenged persons, which includes four females, formerly operated in St James but was ordered closed by the St James Health Department, which was, among other things, concerned about the health situation.
Without the knowledge and consent of the Hanover municipal authorities and the parish health department, the owners of the facilities pulled out of St James and started operating from three buildings in the districts of Chigwell, and Rejoin, in the eastern section of Hanover.