COPS CRACK CREDIT CARD FRAUD
A British woman who allegedly used fictitious credit cards to pay for her accommodations at several hotels in Portland and St Ann is to appear in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court tomorrow....
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No motive for patron's murder
The St Ann's Bay police say they have no motive for the Monday night murder of a 36-year-old man by two gunmen while at a club. The dead man has been identified as Courtney Radcliffe of Davis Town in St Ann.
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Cops hunt for killers
The police in Westmoreland are trying to identify two men believed to be responsible for the murder and suspected robbery of two men in a ganja field in the parish on Sunday.
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Man 'hangs out' in court
What began as an attempt to get a man to return to the holding area after he appeared in court yesterday, ended in an exchange of words between a police inspector and an attorney-at-law.
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Men charged with engine theft
Two men alleged to have stolen a boat engine valued at about $600,000 had their day in court yesterday. The accused, Ziggy Ellis and André Clarke, pleaded not guilty to simple larceny ...
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CON MAN PRETENDS TO BE CHILD, COLLECTS MONEY
A 19-year-old 'professional fraudster' who managed to trick people into thinking that he was a child in order to con them out of their money, appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday....
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36-y-o mason gunned down
Courtney Radcliff, a 36-year-old mason of Davis Town, St. Ann was gunned down at a club in the area Monday night. Information received from the St. Ann's Bay CIB is that, about 9:30 p.m...
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Cold front affects island
A strong cold front is affecting the island. According to a release from the Meteorological Service of Jamaica it is currently just west of the island...
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Chain thief sentenced
Six months in prison at hard labour was the court's sentence for a man who stole a chain from a lady's neck.
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Ontario to celebrate Jamaica's independence
The Legislative Assembly of Ontario unanimously passed a resolution brought by a Member of Provincial Parliament (MPP) to recognise August 6, each year, as Jamaican Independence Day throughout the Canadian...
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34-y-o killed
A 34-year-old man was shot and killed at Plantation Village, St Ann yesterday. Police have identified the dead man as Clayon Gordon, a labourer of New Bank, St Ann.
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ADR helping justice - McCalla
Chief Justice, Zaila McCalla, has recognised Alternative Dispute Resolution (ADR) as an indispensible tool in the administration of justice.
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Minister Tufton urges police to focus on praedial larceny
Agriculture and Fisheries Minister, Dr Christopher Tufton, has urged members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) and the Island Special Constable Force (ISCF) to give greater attention to eliminating the problem of praedial larceny.
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