Better care equals fewer patients at Bellevue
A BREEZY, welcoming atmosphere is the first thing that you experience when you enter the 65-acre Bellevue Hospital compound on Windward Road, Kingston. The friendly workers come next. Described by many as the 'forgotten institution'...

Unions intervene in toll issue for members
ANOTHER GROUP has stepped into standoff between Government and residents of Portmore, over the toll to be charged to use the new six-lane bridge linking Kingston with the municipality.

No reinforcement for St Ann cops - Shields
DEPUTY COMMISSIONER of Police Mark Shields says the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is unable to increase its numbers in St. Ann to fight crime. Despite this, president of the St. Ann Chamber of Commerce, Humphrey Taylor, believes there were positives...

Three on kidnapping charges remanded
FORMER TEACHER Steve McCalla, who is charged jointly with two women for the alleged kidnapping of two female life insurance agents, appeared in the Home Circuit Court last Friday. Mr. Justice Mahadev Duk-haran remanded them until this Friday...

HUNT FOR CHILD KILLERS - 'My daughter's death is painful'
THE STAR newspaper is continuing its special project, 'Hunt for Child Killer', under which members of the public are being urged to give information which could lead to the arrest of murderers. A reward totalling $100,000 is being offered...

Inadequate sewerage in Falmouth
WESTERN BUREAU: CONCERNED THAT a sewage treatment facility is not in place to meet the current spate of developments taking place in Falmouth, the town's mayor, Jonathan Bartley, is urging the National Water Commission (NWC) to act quickly...

Charter of Rights committee to wrap up meeting soon
THE JOINT Select Committee considering the Charter of Rights Bill is aiming to wrap up its deliberations in time to submit a report to Parliament by the end of this month. The committee will be meeting again on Thursday...

Agro Grace gives roses to Emancipation Park
EMANCIPATION PARK now boasts five rose beds, comprising eight varieties of roses of different colours, shapes and fragrances. The rose beds were donated by Agro Grace and its overseas partners, Jackson & Perkins, one of the world's largest...