Suspended sentence for stealing car parts
PATRICK JAMES IS a grateful man because he received a suspended sentence for allegedly stealing some car parts from a garage along Maxfield Avenue recently. James, 40 and a labourer of Chisholm Avenue pleaded guilty to simple larceny...

Tension increases in Jones Town
WHILE MANY MAY be against a curfew, the residents of Jones Town see it as their only hope. They say they still live in fear because after only two days, the curfew put in place for their area was lifted Monday morning.

Woman faces trial for fake will
ELAIRE ANDERSON IS to face trial on September 27 for producing an alleged fake will that bequeathed most of her children's deceased father's belongings to herself and her children. Anderson appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court...

Man to face court for wife's death
MICHAEL ANTHONY LAOE, the man charged in connection with the dousing of his wife with acid at the Constant Spring Tax Office in St Andrew, is to face preliminary enquiry on August 24.

Jail rather than bail
TROY FISHER CHOSE the comfort of Harman Barracks over his own home when he refused bail for an offensive weapon charge. Fisher served only five days of a usual 10-day sentence or $1,000 fine after he failed to take up his bail offer.

Man shot at shop
A 21-YEAR-OLD MAN was shot dead while at a shop in east Kingston on Monday. He has been identified as Omar Smith of a Kingston 16 address.