Porus under water
SINCE HURRICANE WILMA'S passage earlier this year residents of the Porus community in Manchester have been left with the inconvenience of dealing with water running through their yards daily. The water has been running through the community...

Three Kraal cops walk free
THREE OF THE six policemen charged with the murder of four civilians at Kraal, Clarendon, on May 7, 2003, walked out of the Home Circuit Court yesterday as free men. Freed were Constables Devon Bernard, Leford Gordon and Roderick Collier.

Pastor pleads guilty to sexual molesting charge
REVEREND ORANE ELLIS, a pastor charged with sexually molesting girls from a Children's Home, pleaded guilty to three counts of indecent assault when he appeared in the Old Harbour Resident Magistrate's Court last week.

New changes for Schools' Challenge Quiz
TELEVISION JAMAICA'S Schools' Challenge Quiz competition will undergo several important changes that will benefit Jamaican children, families and schools, TVJ's General Manager, Kay Osborne, has announced.

Morning after pills encourage STIs
THE EMERGENCY contraceptive, Postinor 2, more commonly known as the morning after pill, is once again at the centre of controversy. This time the pill is being partially blamed for the increased incidence of Sexually Transmitted Infections (STIs)...

Father and daughter before court for cursing
FAILING TO CONTROL their tempers have landed George Ingram and his daughter, Camille, before the court and has left Mr. Ingram with a $275,000 fine. Both were charged with disorderly conduct, assault at common law and using abusive language...

Man pleads guilty to death by reckless driving
BLACK RIVER: GAVYN DUNN, 20, pleaded guilty to causing death by reckless driving and was sentenced last Thursday to three years probation in the St Elizabeth Circuit Court. He will not be eligible for holding a driver's licence...

Traffic in the Yuletide season
WITH THE APPROACH of the Yuletide season, it is expected that more persons will be travelling, resulting in an increase in vehicular traffic. Historical data indicate that during the festive season, accidents and resulting fatalities increase.