Boy kills self over busted radio?
The body of a 14-year-old boy was found hanging by a length of electrical wire at his home in Cedar Valley district, Red Hills, St. Andrew. He has been identified as Alex Reid.

Portmore to get modern market
Residents of the Portmore municipality will receive a long awaited infrastructure that they have been calling for, for the past couple of years, a commercial market. The Portmore Municipal Council and the Urban Development Corporation...

Farmer sentenced for murder
A 23-year-old farmer was on Monday sentenced to 15 years in prison in the St. Elizabeth Circuit Court for chopping a man to death in July 2006. Fitzroy Salmon of Knoxwood district, Burnt Savannah, was convicted of the murder ....

Teen in maximum lockdown
16-year-old boy who was allegedly caught with an AK 47 rifle in Portmore was remanded to maximum security when he appeared in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. According to Detective Corporal Eucklin Mendez...

Braeton Parkway to be renamed George Lee Boulevard
Portmore Mayor, Keith Hinds said as a mark of respect for his predecessor, George Lee, he will embark on renaming Braeton Parkway, George Lee Boulevard. Hinds, who was speaking at his swearing-in ceremony at the HEART Academy recently...

Supervisor on drug charges
western bureau: A construction supervisor who was charged with breaches of the Dangerous Drug Act was granted bail and his case set for trial when he appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

Man fined for stamps in passport
A man who recently presented a passport with two forged stamps was fined and the incident was not recorded against him. Selvin McKay, 21, of a Kingston address pleaded guilty to uttering forged documents when he appeared....

New commish to make force 'work'
Newly appointed Commissioner of Police, Rear Admiral Hardley Lewin, says one of his major thrusts will be to "fix the police". Admiral Lewin, speaking at a press conference at the Police Officers' Club, said community rights....

Man drowns, another shot
The decomposing body of a 65-year-old man was found in a swamp near East Road, Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11, on Friday morning. Dead is Lascelles 'Western' Scott of Phase One, Seaview Gardens.

Minister Grange announces $160m transport centre
Minister of Information, Culture, Youth and Sports, Olivia Grange, has announced the construction of a $160 million transportation centre on Water Lane, downtown Kingston. The minister was speaking at the Kingston....