School, taxi men mend relationship
IN AN initiative hailed as the 'first of its kind', the St. Catherine High School yesterday met with St. John's Road taxi operators to cultivate and foster a healthier relationship between operators and the school community.

'Leave now' - ODPEM orders 'St Bess' community to evacuate
SANTA CRUZ, St. Elizabeth: THE OFFICE of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) has issued an order for residents living in the flood-prone community of New River near Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, to evacuate the area.

Reece starts inmate review
MAJOR RICHARD Reece, head of the Correctional Services, yesterday said his department had commenced the review process of more than 70 inmates who have been languishing behind bars, having been declared unfit to plead.

Bureau of Standards to test meters
THE BUREAU of Standards Jamaica (BSJ) and the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) have indicated that they have reached an agreement on a framework that will guide the testing of meters.

Cop's alleged attacker caught
ANDRE PHILLIPS, 22-year-old labourer of Tower Street, Central Kingston, was yesterday charged for the recent attack on Detective Sergeant Gladys Brown-Campbell, the first police woman to become an attorney-at-law.

PATH, health fund under scrutiny
THE LEVEL of assistance given to senior citizens through the Programme of Advancement through Health and Education (PATH) and the National Health Fund (NHF)...

Lawyers blamed for Canterbury ID delays
WESTERN BUREAU: ONE OF the men detained in the Canterbury shootings has been positively identified in connection with crimes in the Montego Bay area, but another 15 are yet to face any police line-ups after more than a week in jail.