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PATIENTS SUFFERING from mental health disorders and in need of inpatient care may not be admitted at the Bellevue Hospital (BVH), which is the only hospital in Jamaica dedicated to the mentally ill, because the hospital is fully booked.

The Ministry of Education has been forced to take drastic action after apprehensive parents pulled their charges out of the limping junior high school system, leaving teachers in empty...

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Discovery Bay, St Ann:THE ACTING executive director of the Social Development Commission (SDC), Dwayne Vernon, has encouraged community representatives in Noranda Bauxite's operating area in St Ann to work in partnership with Noranda to maintain mutual understanding and support between the company and the public.

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London, England: IT WAS the hottest ticket in London town and Jamaica's Governor General Sir Patrick Allen says it was an honour for him and his wife, Lady Allen, to be among the select group of people who attended yesterday's Royal Wedding of Prince William and Kate Middleton.

LONDON (AP):It was a good day for a Royal Wedding, even on one of Britain's race courses.

DONOVAN LATTIBEAUDIERE'S experience is the reason why high-level leaders met yesterday to discuss putting an end to the stigma, discrimination, and gender inequality affecting persons living with HIV/AIDS in Jamaica.

A RAFT of revenue measures aimed at stimulating growth in the economy while lending support to certain key sectors were yesterday announced by the Government. However, while the administration has introduced plans...

A Jamaican lawyer based in Florida is among five persons indicted by a federal grand jury on seven charges.Michael Samuda, who is licensed to practise law in the United States, and four co-defendants were indicted on April 19 on charges of conspiracy...

FORMER ENERGY minister Phillip Paulwell says the Jamaica Public Service Company (JPS) should be given a telecommunications licence to recover some of the revenues it is expected to lose when its monopoly ends. At the same...

THE GOVERNMENT has dismissed calls for a removal of general consumption tax (GCT) on electricity. A number of sectors and the Opposition People's National Party have urged the Government to withdraw the tax on power.