'Spoilers' protests man's murder
RESIDENTS OF SPOILERS in Central Kingston on Monday blocked the Wildman and Charles Street intersection protesting Sunday night's murder of Delano Ducasse. The residents say Ducasse, 16, was killed while coming from a peace meeting...

Three persons killed in gruesome car accident
TRAFFIC ALONG THE busy Mandela Highway was reduced to a crawl yesterday, following a gruesome motor vehicle accident which killed three persons and injured another. Motorists, some of whom turned back, were caught in traffic...

Man sentenced for chopping sister
ST. THOMAS: JUNIOR BYLES OF Hampton Court, St. Thomas, was last Thursday sentenced to 18 months in prison for chopping his sister with a machete after she chided him for being too friendly with a 15-year-old school girl.

Crazy animal killer hangs self
KEMAR WILLIAMS, A prisoner at the Santa Cruz police lock-up, hanged himself yesterday. About 8:30 a.m. Williams, from Quick Step District, St. Elizabeth, wrapped a foot of his pants around his neck...

Unlawful possession case dismissed Investigating officer never showed
WESTERN BUREAU: THREE MEN WHO were charged with unlawful possession of property had the case against them dismissed after the investigating officer failed to show when the case was mentioned in the Montego Bay RM court last Wednesday.

'Brain drain' from Ja rises
A RECENT WORLD bank study revealed that more educated Jamaicans are going overseas to seek better opportunities. The study which is to be released next year stated that more than 80 per cent of highly skilled Jamaicans were emigrating...

Fibre-optic link between Jamaica, Dominican Republic
santo domingo, dominican republic (ap) TELECOMMUNICATIONS WILL BE easier between Jamaica and the Dominican Republic after a deal signed between Verizon Dominicana and a Barbados telecom company, officials said yesterday.

Crime heats up Santa Cruz heats
DESPITE HAVING A police station and several 24-hour-response security companies the small town of Santa Cruz, St. Elizabeth, has been experiencing an increase in crime.