Assaulted teen rejects mediation
WESTERN BUREAU: A 16-YEAR-old girl who was allegedly physically assaulted by her boyfriend, told Resident Magistrate Winsome Henry on Monday in the Montego Bay RM Court that she was not interested in going to mediation.

Woman charged for weapons possession
SPANISH TOWN: A 37-YEAR-old woman is now behind bars, charged with breaches of the Firearms Act after a police party conducted a raid on a house she occupied and a home-made shotgun found.

Cops tackle policing tall buildings
THE POLICE HAVE often complained about the difficulty of policing high-rise buildings, however they continue to develop strategies to deal with this issue. According to Mark Shields, Deputy Commissioner of Police in charge of crime...

Police investigate Finnish man's death
THE FALMOUTH POLICE have commenced a probe into the circumstances surrounding the death of a Finnish national at the Harmony Hall main road in the parish on Saturday night. Dead is 53-year-old Timo Juhane Pellinen of Helsinki, Finland.

Accessing benefits from the NIS
SINCE THE NATIONAL Insurance Scheme (NIS) was launched , thousands of Jamaicans have signed up for the programme and have been making contributions. However not everyone knows how to access their benefits or how to get on the programme.

Shoemaker killed during dispute
A 29-YEAR-OLD shoemaker, Nicholas Vassell of East Miranda Court in South Borough, St. Catherine, was fatally stabbed in the community on Saturday. Reports from the Constabulary Communication Network, CCN...