Capacity crisis at Bellevue sparks calls for expansion, specialised police training Fresh concerns are being raised about Jamaica's mental healthcare system, with Councillor Jesse James Clarke warning that Bellevue Hospital has reached its capacity and can no longer adequately meet the growing demand for psychiatric services.
Trelawny Infirmary residents to move into retrofitted container homes this month The six containerised houses being retrofitted to accommodate residents of the Trelawny Infirmary are expected to be ready for occupancy by the end of this month.
New Mediation Act will be game changer in how community disputes are resolved: Justice Minister Minister of Justice and Constitutional Affairs, Delroy Chuck, believes the new Mediation Act and the first comprehensive national policy on Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) will be game changers in how community dispute resolutions are handled, and should produce further reductions in crime.
JCF addresses how bodyguards are assigned to public officials The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has moved to address how Close Protection Officers (CPOs), or bodyguards, are assigned to public officials following concerns raised in the public domain about the process.
Trelawny father devastated after rape and murder of 10-y-o daughter Ashton Coke, the father of 10-year-old Shani Coke, who was raped and murdered in Tyre district near Troy, Trelawny on Tuesday, has been left devastated and heartbroken by the death of his daughter.
Police probing death of man following house fire in Ewarton The police are investigating the death of a man whose charred remains were found following a fire at his home in Ewarton, St Catherine, on Tuesday.
Venezuela’s Nicolás Maduro back to court for pretrial hearing in his US drug trafficking case Nicolás Maduro returns to court with his lawyers on Wednesday and is expected to continue objecting to the United States military action that snatched the Venezuelan president from power and deposited him in New York to face drug trafficking charges.
Collapsed Clarendon road reopens after emergency repairs, motorists urged to use caution - NWA The National Works Agency (NWA) is reporting that emergency works have been carried out to fix a section of the Mineral Heights to Lionel Town main road in Clarendon that collapsed on Tuesday.
Advertorial | Landmark Montego Bay commercial property offered for sale The former MegaMart property in Catherine Hall, one of Montego Bay's most recognizable commercial sites, is now on the market.
Gas prices up Motorists will pay more for gas come Thursday. The state-owned oil refinery, Petrojam, says E-10 87 is to move up by $3.06 to sell for $204.40 per litre and a litre of E-10 90 will go up by $4.50 to sell for $213.26.