English soldier faces cocaine charges
TARIK MERCURIOUS, AN English soldier facing cocaine charges, will return to the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court today. He appeared on Tuesday. Mercurious is charged jointly with countrywoman Rosemarie Blake, 20, who pleaded guilty.

Racehorse groom remanded
SPANISH TOWN: DERRICK MCLEOD, 40, a groom at Caymanas Park, St. Catherine, was remanded in the Spanish Town RM court on Thursday, on a charge of carnal abuse. He will return to court on August 18.

$5,000 fine for indecent language
A 20-YEAR-old New York resident was fined $5,000 or 30 days for using indecent language when she appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday. Tarisha Alicius, the accused was charged with indecent language...

Heavy fine for hurting crocodiles
THERE IS A heavy fine and/or imprisonment associated with messing with crocodiles which under Jamaican law is an endangered species. According to the National Environment and Planning Agency (NEPA), there is a $100,000 or 12 month fine...

Man fined $7,000 for cursing cop
A MAN WHO had cursed a police officer must have left the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday feeling sorry he had not bitten his tongue. Milton Pitt of Tredegar Park, Spanish Town, St Catherine, was fined $7,000 or 30 days...

Things fall apart - Family struggles after Mount Rosser freak accident
THE MOUNT ROSSER wall in St. Catherine, which was torn away by a truck two months ago, has been repaired. But, for the Hinds family, getting their lives back together is still afar off.