New call for passport renewal
THE IMMIGRATION and Passport Division, more commonly known as the Passport Office, is encouraging Jamaicans who still possess the old blue passports to apply for renewal over the next 11 months.

Security Minister denies prison beating claim
TEMPERS FLARED during yesterday's sitting of Parliament's Standing Finance Committee as the Opposition claimed soldiers attached to the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) had engaged in secret beatings of prisoners.

Top cops seek legal advice on contract
SENIOR OFFICERS of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) are disgruntled and in the process of seeking legal advice in relation to a three-year work contract being proposed to them by the Police Service Commission (PSC).

Youthlink's CXC workshop a success
MORE THAN 600 students from high schools across the island attended The Gleaner's Youthlink magazine third annual Caribbean Examination Council (CXC) workshop yesterday at the Girl Guides' Headquarters on Waterloo Road, St. Andrew.

Woman on abuse rap to get psychiatric evaluation
WESTERN BUREAU: AN UNEMPLOYED 20-year-old woman who was arrested for what the police described as the alleged systematic abuse of a five-year-old child, was remanded for psychiatric evaluation...