Nephew remanded for assault
WESTERN BUREAU: A 22-YEAR-old man charged with using a stone to damage his uncle's eyes and knocking out several of his teeth, was remanded in custody until January 6 when his case will be mentioned again...

Man sentenced to hard labour for embezzlement
THE MAN ACCUSED of deceiving three persons of cash amounting to more than $90,000, was sentenced in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrates' Court on Wednesday. Marlon Howard, 37, was sentenced to twelve months imprisonment at hard labour...

Psychiatric assessment for addict to stand trial
WESTERN BUREAU: IN AN EFFORT to fully convince itself that a Hanover man is fit to face a charge of arson and malicious destruction of property, the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Monday remanded him for further psychiatric assessment.

Mom charged with abusing baby
A WOMAN WHO sought the public's help in finding the mother of a baby she claimed was found locked inside a closet at her home, was instead charged for abusing the child who police say belonged to her.

Man charged with theft - Lifted cologne from shelf
A MAN WHO was caught stealing a bottle of cologne from MegaMart was sentenced to nine months imprisonment at hard labour, suspended for two years on Wednesday.

Robbers escape with $100K in tech goods
spanish town: THIEVES BROKE INTO a business place on Beckford Street in Spanish Town, St. Catherine, making off with computers, CDs, CPUs and other accessories valued at more than $100,000.

Woman held for stabbing hubby
PORTLAND: POLICE IN PORTLAND have held Elizabeth Wilberforce of a Windsor Forest address in the parish, with the stabbing death of her 40-year-old common-law husband, Selvin Lindsay, on Wednesday.

Guyanese fined for drug trafficking
A GUYANESE NATIONAL, who was caught importing cocaine into the island, was fined $250,000 when she appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday. In addition to this sum, she will have to serve 18 months imprisonment...