CRIME IN ST CATHERINE - More than 300 murders yearly
EACH YEAR at least 300 persons are murdered across the towns and districts of St. Catherine, which at 483 square miles, is the country's second largest parish and home to over 500,000 residents.
Murders haunt Spanish Town
LIKE OTHER children her age, six-year-old Levanna Gordon would have been looking forward to going on summer holidays, but this was never to be. On February 31 this year young Levanna was denied this privilege...
Robbers target St Catherine South
WHILE GANG-related killings are the main concern for the police in St. Catherine North, Superintendent Terrence Bent, the commanding officer for St. Catherine South, said robberies and break-ins are his biggest concerns in that division...
The history of Old Capital
EMBRACING MANY areas of historic association with both the Spanish and English settlers, St. Catherine, with a recognised size of 483 square miles in 1867, was named after the wife of Charles II, the British monarch, when it was formed in 1660.
'Equality for GSAT students'
THERE IS a need for greater parity among students sitting the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), according to some members of the People's National Party Youth Organisation (PNPYO) Region Three. The comments were made during a PNPYO-hosted function...
More than $1m sought for UHWI
NEWLY-APPOINTED PRESIDENT of the Rotary Club of North St. Andrew, Patrick Gillings, has big plans for his tenure at the helm of the service group. His goal is to provide more than $1 million worth of medical equipment to the University Hospital...
New thrust for Regional Negotiating Machinery
BASSETERRE, St. Kitts and Nevis: THE CARIBBEAN Regional Negotiating Machinery (RNM) has drafted in several leading trade experts and academics to boost its position in international trade negotiations.
'No $30 toll' - Pickersgill hints at much higher fee
DESPITE THREATS of a boycott and the impassioned pleas from residents of Portmore for a $30-base toll for motorists using Highway 2000, indications are that the fee will likely be higher than $40.
Jamaica Public Service Company's (JPS) audit results next week
THE FATE of the $10 million audit into the Jamaica Public Service Company's (JPS) billing system will be decided next week. Audits into the system experienced a setback after auditing firm Pricewater-houseCoopers reported several concerns.
Scholarships awarded to students islandwide
RACQUEL WHYTE of Immaculate Conception Preparatory School, St. Andrew and Kevin Robinson of Mt. Alvernia Preparatory School, St. James, outperformed their peers in this year's Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT), copping the Scotia Bank...
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