A St Catherine man suspected of having illegal firearms was fatally shot during an alleged armed confrontation with police in High Mountain, Bog Walk, yesterday morning.

New laws aimed at cracking down on litterbugs and illegal dumping are expected to be tabled before the end of the year, Local Government Minister Desmond McKenzie has announced.

A Jamaica College student who was stabbed near the Rubis gas station on Constant Road in St Andrew has reportedly been treated and released from hospital.