Fire guts Portmore market
SPANISH TOWN, St. Catherine: FIRE OF unknown origin destroyed several stalls at the Portmore municipal temporary market near the Portmore Mall yesterday afternoon.

ACROSS THE NATION
May Pen, CLARENDON The absence of forensic evidence to cement the case against Larry Richards, the man implicated in the murder of 24-year-old Keisha Harvey, has resulted in him being offered bail at $2 million with one to four sureties.

Repeat offender gets life
A JUVENILE, who was convicted three times for murder before he was 18 years old, was yesterday sentenced to life imprisonment.

Inter-faith dialogue the key for religious freedom
THE BIGGEST challenge facing the 21st century will be 'The clash of civilisations' and there is going to be need for inter-faith dialogue to defuse the conflicts that will threaten religious freedoms.

Jamalco donates dialysis machines
The renal unit of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) now has 19 additional dialysis machines. The machines were donated by Jamalco, one of the country's bauxite/ alumina companies.

'Ideas are still on my mind'
IF MAYOR Desmond McKenzie has his way, the Reverend Stewart, Custos of St. Andrew and bishop of the Pentecostal Gospel Temple, may soon get the keys of Kingston . The mayor stated his intentions last Sunday during a service held at Reverend Stewart's...

Wheelchairs from US charity group
AMERICAN-BASED Hope Haven International Ministries (HHIM), this week donated 250 specialised wheelchairs worth US$600,000 to the local disability sector. Donations were made to three health facilities ­ St. Joseph's Hospital, Mustard Seed...

Community policing in Grants Pen
THE ST. ANDREW community of Grants Pen is soon to have its own non-governmental organisation ­ Community Policing Management Committee ­ dedicated solely to police-community relations.