Sticking to a promise to clean up its image, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is in the process of establishing a central vetting unit that will screen members who are up for promotion or appointment to sensitive posts.

THE CITRUS Growers Association (CGA) on Thursday rejected an offer from a Trinidad-based company for the outright purchase of the Juciful brand, opting instead for a deal with local company Trade Winds Citrus Limited under which it will retain ownership of the brand.

It was a near mob scene outside the Lennox Road Baptist Church in the Flatbush area of Brooklyn, New York, on Wednesday as Jamaicans there lined up for more than three hours to hear from Prime Minister Portia Simpson Miller, who was visiting the area for the first time since she took office.

ON THURSDAY, April 19, the Area II Police Sports Club gave ACP Derrick Shand, area officer for St Mary, a plaque for his sterling contribution to the community. The beautifully designed trophy was the latest of the many awards and honours the long-serving lawman has received over the years for policing and community service.

SEVENTY-THREE YEAR-old Caleb Watson of Connors, a deep rural community in west central St Catherine, suffers from high blood pressure. So he relies greatly on getting regular blood pressure and other medical checks at the Connors Health Centre. However, he said the absence of a doctor at the facility - built in the early 1970s - since 2007, has been posing a challenge.

Today we look at some of Jamaica's rotten roads.