It has been almost four weeks since 13-year-old Camona Orgille disappeared while walking home from school and the only calls her family has received are from persons begging phone cards or money in return for information regarding her whereabout.

Joan Massop, the family member with whom Camona was staying in Mavis Bank, St. Andrew said that one person called and asked for $30,000 with the promise that if they paid the sum they will tell her where Camona is located.

Camona's story had appeared in THE STAR on October 19 under the heading 'Girl vanishes after school'. Contact information for family members and the police were published in the article which had a passionate plea from the the family for the child's return.

But Massop says they have not been getting serious responses. "(I have not heard ) ...a ting up to now. Someone called seh if wi gi dem $30,000 dem wi tell wi weh she deh. We get a few calls from some others call begging $200 and $300 phone cards," she said.

The Mavis Bank police continue to search for the child who went missing while walking home from school on October 11.

A family member with whom she was talking via cellular phone said she screamed and the phone went dead. Efforts to contact her after were unsuccessful and although police rushed to the scene immediately, no trace of Camona was found.

Once again the family and police are asking anyone with information about her disappearance to contact them at 977-8004, 414-6803, 477-9717,858-2246 or 977-8175.