Residents want principal out
A group of angry residents in the relatively tranquil Port Royal community in east Kingston yesterday staged a small protest at the gates of the Port Royal Infant and Primary School calling for the removal of the principal.
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Man loses eye in chopping incident
A man accused of using a machete to injure another man, causing him to lose his eye, was granted bail in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday. Garfield Lester, 28, a construction worker from Cassava Piece ...
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Special hearing set for death-truck driver
Resident Magistrate Marjorie Moisten yesterday set a special date for a hearing into the horrific truck accident which claimed the lives of 14 people in the Rio Grande Valley of Portland last December.
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Gunman killed in shoot-out
A 30 year-old man who engaged lawmen in a shoot-out this morning at Penwood Crescent, Olympic Gardens, Kingston 11, was fatally shot and the firearm seized.
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Gardener found dead
The body of a 53-year-old gardener employed to a villa at Tambrine Hill, Hopewell, Hanover, was found with multiple stab wounds and the throat slashed in one of the rooms on the property yesterday.
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Kern former co-accused takes the stand today
THE STRENGTH of the prosecution's case against Kern Spencer and Colleen Wright may hinge on the testimony of former co-accused, Rodney Chin, who takes the stand today.
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Man on conspiracy charge to be sentenced
A man who told the court that he was only trying to help a friend when he lent him his birth certificate, is to be sentenced on September 29. The accused, Glenroy Williams, who is charged with conspiracy to defraud...
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Illegal weapon recovered in Olympic Gardens
An illegal weapon was recovered by the Olympic Gardens Police on Monday night, during an alleged shoot-out with gunmen. One man was injured during the incident.
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Teen killed in freak accident
An 18 year-old girl from Cumberland, St Catherine, who had gone to Montego Bay, St James, with a relative to earn a living from vending along the busy Barnett Street, was killed tragically on Saturday in a freak accident.
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