A Christmas miracle
As investigators work to determine what caused an American Airlines plane to overshoot the runway near the Norman Manley International Airport on Tuesday night, one local aviation official is calling it a 'Christmas miracle'...
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FAKE CALLS USED TO TRICK COPS
Criminals are using phone calls to trick the police into responding to false alarms in order to commit crimes in other areas. The practice has been used in several cases recently, the WEEKEND STAR checks have revealed.
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Tax roll back announced
Prime Minister Bruce Golding last night dramatically changed course as he roundly rescinded the general consumption tax (GCT) on a list of items announced by Finance Minister Audley Shaw a week ago.
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Constable remanded for attempting to pervert the course of justice
A policeman who appeared before the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate for attempting to pervert the course of justice, was remanded until January 12 next year.
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Woman fined for fraudulent police record
A woman who pleaded guilty to having a fraudulent police record certificate, to say she had a clean record, was fined $70,000 in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.
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Missing 5-y-o's body found
The search for a five-year-old girl who went missing following Monday night's accident where a minibus plunged into a pond at Hope Bay, Portland, ended yesterday, after her body was found in the district, confirming...
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Higgler stabbed to death
FALMOUTH, Trelawny: While preparation was on in earnest to hold grand market in the Falmouth Square, a higgler was stabbed to death in the market by two assailants around 8:30 yesterday morning....
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SAFETY TIPS TO NOTE DURING THE HOLIDAYS
It's the season to be jolly, even for thieves and robbers. It is known that during the festive season, the unscrupulous persons among us tend to get wild. Here are some tips that can help you to protect.
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Protecting the peace this Christmas
Vendors downtown were still bragging this week about the wonderful time they had last week Wednesday during 'Christmas in the City, Downtown Comes Alive' and are hoping it will be an annual affair.
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