Cab driver accused of sexual assault
WESTERN BUREAU: ANOTHER ST. JAMES taxi operator is before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court for sexually related charges for an under aged girl. He is 21-year-old Kimani Ambersly of Glendevon in the parish...

Inmate hangs self in cell
AN INMATE AT the St. Catherine District Prison opted to sentence himself to 'Death By Hanging,' in his cell on Saturday night. Dead is 34-year-old Joel Campbell.

No bail for father accused of theft
WESTERN BUREAU-: A 26-YEAR-OLD father of three, who is accused of robbing a teenager of $550, had his bail application rejected in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday, Blannie Ruddock was remanded in custody...

Mom gave kids away?
IF ALLEGATIONS AGAINST Emily Cassie are true, then the mother of four children has a lot of explaining to do. Cassie is currently in lock-up after she reportedly gave away her children to a complete stranger living in her community which resulted in one.

Chin Loy's death ruled a suicide
THE POLICE HAVE ruled that St.Andrew businessman, Paul Chin Loy, committed suicide and has sent the case to the Coroner's Court where a final ruling will be made on the matter. According to investigators from the Half Way Tree Police station...

Man held with french fries
A MAN WHO was alleged to have been found with 61 bags of uncooked french fries that were reported missing from the Burger King warehouse on Hope Road, appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday.

St Bess brigade ill-prepared for fire season
THIS YEAR'S DRY season might turn out to be quite challenging for the St. Elizabeth Fire Brigade who are somewhat unprepared. According to Deputy Superintendent Homer Morris, the division has the manpower however their units are not up to standard.

New gastro vaccine available
THE NEW GASTROENTERITIS vaccine is expect to cut the number of cases seen in the health care system by 15 to 20 per cent. The vaccine, called rotarix, is expected to reduce the 35,000 cases that are seen annually. Rotarix is expected to protect children..

Police kill robber in shoot-out
TWO ROBBERIES WERE committed last Wednesday, leaving an 18-year-old without his vehicle and a robber dead. The first incident took place at around 1:50 p.m. at the Bashment Restaurant on Molynes Road, St. Andrew. Police say a man armed with a handgun...

Protesters want usable bridge over Yallahs River
MOTORISTS AND OTHER road users travel-ling the Yallahs thoroughfare, experienced some delays on Monday, as protesters block the roadway near the Yallahs Fording, from as early as 5:30 a.m.