New measures to combat domestic crime
THE GOVERNMENT has proposed additional measures to reduce the country's high incidence of domestic murders. According to K.D. Knight, Minister of National Security and Justice, the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF) will be intensifying its programme...

Secured police post for KPH
THE GOVERNMENT has proposed to build a special secure police post at the Kingston Public Hospital (KPH), for high-risk prisoners and inmates who go to the hospital for treatment. This is one of several measures being considered to better secure the...

New home for Rural Family Support Centre
A NEW Rural Family Support Centre is to be built on 1.5 acres of land at 2 Brooks Avenue in May Pen, Clarendon. Speaking at a ground breaking ceremony on January 11, 2001, Ms. Scarlette Gillings, managing director of the Jamaica Social Investment Fund...

Rape conviction, sentence overturned
A 29-YEAR-OLD man who was sentenced to nine years' imprisonment at hard labour for raping a 16-year-old girl was yesterday freed by the Court of Appeal which found that because of weaknesses in the Crown's case the judge should have withdrawn the case...