Police superintendent promises to reduce crime in 'St Bess'
Superintendent of police for the St. Elizabeth Division, Howard Francis, is promising he will continue to reduce crime and to recover more guns than his predecessor, Superintendent Maurice Robinson, in his short tenure in the parish.

Men charged with trafficking drugs denied bail
Lacovia: Two of the men charged with breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act, after they were caught by narcotics police in St Elizabeth last Thursday, were denied bail when they appeared in the Santa Cruz RM Court.

Three on conspiracy charge offered bail
WESTERN BUREAU: Three room-mates charged with conspiracy to defraud after a list containing names, addresses and telephone numbers for United States citizens was found at their Bogue Village home in Montego Bay, were offered bail on Wednesday.

Alleged 'light thief' to face the court
WESTERN BUREAU: A man charged with trespassing on the works of the Jamaica Public Service (JPS) will be tried in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on April 2. When Oniel Sterling of Somerton, St. James, appeared before the court on Wednesday...

Two killed in separate incidents
A teenage boy and a 26-year-old man were shot dead in separate incidents across the island on Saturday night and Sunday morning. Dead are Kemar Noble, 15 years old, otherwise called 'Kemp' of Hudson Street in Westmoreland and Kevin Smith otherwise...

Unidentified body found in Plantation Heights
The decomposing body of an unidentified man believed to be in his late twenties was found in Plantation Heights, St. Andrew, on Saturday. Police reports are that at 7:50 a.m., residents discovered the body in a gully and alerted the police.

Students zoom in on photography
Spanish Town: Several students from schools throughout St. Catherine were given valuable lessons on how to take photographs depicting newsworthy events. The students, who convened at the Dinthill Technical High School in St Catherine...

Guard on stabbing charge stays in jail
WESTERN BUREAU: A security guard accused of stabbing a patron at a nightclub where he worked, causing the victim's intestines to protrude, will remain behind bars until April 10. When Nigel Wallace appeared before the Montego Bay Resident...