Forum community, hotel in need of upgrading work
SEVERAL YEARS AFTER the divestment of the Forum Hotel in Bayside, Portmore, residents are still asking what is happening to the once great landmark of the municipality.

Man charged with forgery
LIFE WAS GOOD for Sydney Brown. He had two identities, could vote twice and if he lived until retirement he would be able to collect two separate pensions.

Two missionaries shot dead
THURSDAY NIGHT, A bullet robbed two foreign missionaries of their lives. The bullet flew threw a window at The Missionaries of the Poor's monastery, hitting both men in the head and killing them on the spot.

Student murdered on his way home
A 13-YEAR-OLD student of Innswood High School was shot and killed by gunmen while at his home on William Lane off Old Harbour Road in St. Catherine yesterday.

Mechanic must repay money or serve jailtime
A MECHANIC WHO promised to fix a woman's car in three weeks and kept the vehicle for almost three months could be facing time in prison if he does not repay the money he collected to effect the repairs.

Man held with fake ID
A man who tried to leave the island with a fake United States visa will be sentenced on Monday in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court after pleading guilty to uttering a fraudulent document.

Agriculture suffers from Hurricane Wilma
HURRICANE WILMA tore through Jamaican sugar cane and cabbage fields as it crossed this Caribbean island nation, the agri-culture minister said yester-day.

SAFETY BREACH Patrons face danger at some P'more clubs
INVESTIGATIONS BY THE PORTMORE STAR have uncovered that there are breaches of the safety regulations at some of Portmore's popular entertainment venues.

Men charged with extortion
TWO PORTMORE MEN, who were reportedly caught by police demanding money from motorists to pass through the flooded area of Christian Pen...