Loving Miss Lou
Remember: "Clap Dem! Clap Dem! Clap Dem!", or, "Jackmandora, mi nuh choose none"? It's undeniable that Jamaican theatre and music have been shaped and moulded by the work of 'Miss Lou'.
Pastor pleads guilty
A pastor who pleaded guilty to slapping his daughter in the face will be sentenced on August 18 in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court. Sylvester Ogilvie, the pastor of Living Word Christian Fellowship, had his bail extended...
'Blakka' remembers Miss Lou
"Ring Ding"? "What's that? The noise a bell makes?" some 21st century babies will ask. Most will never be able to experience the growing excitement that Miss Lou's popular show 'Ring Ding' brought to children of the pre-cable era...
Meat thief gets fine
western bureau: One of two men who tried to steal $140,000 worth of meat products from the Holiday Inn Sunspree resort was given two weeks to pay a fine of $100,000, after he pleaded guilty to simple larceny in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's...
Man granted bail after creating public mischief
Ajani Barrett may have found himself in serious trouble with the law after he allegedly reported his car stolen; a claim which the police say is a lie. Barrett was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court...
Businessman freed in Gun Court
Kingston businessman, 35-year-old Klaus Heitman, was freed in the Gun Court of illegal possession of a firearm which he had used to shoot and kill 31-year-old Raymond Parkes, son of musician Lloyd Parkes..
Child burnt to death
A one-year-old child was burnt to death when fire destroyed her home along Sunlight Terrace, Kingston 13, on Tuesday evening. Reports from the Denham Town CIB are that at about 3:45 p.m. on Tuesday, the child was left with her grandmother...
$1.5M bail for accused police drug dealer
Phillip Boothe, the policeman arrested for ganja possession on Sunday was granted $1.5 million bail with one or two sureties when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.