Men charged with wharf ammo find remanded until July
THREE MEN CHARGED for the large ammunition find at the Kingston Wharves in February have been remanded in custody until July 18 when the case will be mentioned. The accused, Hugh Richards, 38, customs broker clerk, of West Bay, Portmore, St. Catherine.

Deportee sentenced on drug charges
western bureau: A PORTMORE RESIDENT who was deported from the United States last year was sentenced to 15 months in jail and fined $300,000 after he pleaded guilty to trying to export just under 1Kg (2.2lbs) of cocaine to Holland...

Ganja found in wheelchair tyres
A WHEELCHAIR-BOUND man who tried to smuggle more than two pounds of ganja to Barbados in small tubes inserted into the chair's tyres, was nabbed by airport police and subsequently charged with breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act.

Elderly woman killed by motor car
A 78-YEAR-OLD woman was killed yesterday morning after she was hit by a motor car while crossing the Ewarton main road in St. Catherine. She has been identified as Beatrice Morris of Waterloo district in the parish.

Men charged with sexual assault of teen denied bail
THE TWO MEN charged with sexual assault, buggery and indecent assault of a 14-year-old girl will face a preliminary enquiry on June 24. Gadiel Sinclair and Delgado Davy, both of Kingston 20 addresses...

Rape-accused loses appeal The devil made me do it ­ defendant
A WESTMORELAND MAN who told the police that the devil got into him and caused him to rape a young woman, has lost his appeal against his 12 year prison sentence for rape. Ricardo Paulwell, 36, vendor, of Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, had pleaded guilty..