Ministry tackles 'lepto' outbreak
THE RECENT OUTBREAK of leptospirosis has been keeping officials at the Ministry of Health extremely busy. Almost a month after the first reported case, the threat of the disease is still as real as ever.

New fraud charges put on 37-y-o
western bureau: A WOMAN WHO is in custody on three counts of fraudulent conversion was slapped with two additional charges last week when her case was again mentioned in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court.

Traffic blocking - Church Pen residents 'war' against bad roads
SEVERAL DISGRUNTLED RESIDENTS of Church Pen, Old Harbour, St. Catherine blocked a section of the main road leading to Old Habour yesterday, bringing traffic to a standstill for several hours.

Mark Thwaites' trial delayed
THE TRIAL OF business tycoon Mark Thwaites has been delayed. The case is to be mentioned in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on January 17. Thwaites' $1.5 million bail was extended...

Witness given suspended sentence
MICHAEL FRANCIS CLAIMED he was placed under stress when he changed his version of his original statement given to the police. Francis, 41, a marble stone sculptor of a Gold Street address, was given a nine month suspended sentence...

Driving home a lie
WHAT HARDLEY GARICK thought was a simple lie, may end up costing him more than he bargained for. Garick, 38, a taxi operator from Greenwich Town, St. Andrew, is charged with attempting to pervert the course of justice.

Police seek killers in chef's death
THE ST. ANDREW South Homicide Unit are investigating the death of a 41-year-old Bahamian chef who was shot dead by gunmen in the Kingston 20 area on Sunday night. The dead man has been identified as Devon Anthony Brown...

Fake gun robbers on trial
A WOMAN AND two men who are charged with attempting to rob a taxi driver with a fake gun will be tried today at the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court. Andromeda Allen, 26, was granted bail of $100,000 with surety...

Seaforth rocked by shooting
BARELY A MONTH after the shooting death of Winston McQueen, the community of Seaforth, St. Thomas, has again been rocked by another shooting.The latest victim is 22-year-old Delano Rankine, a labourer of Moodie Lane in Seaforth.