Man brought back to face charges
spanish town: A 29-YEAR-OLD MAN who fled the island for The Bahamas after receiving bail on gun-related charges, was taken back into custody after police officers from Spanish Town, St. Catherine, went there to escort him back.

St. Catherine cabbies demand route licences
DOZENS OF TAXI drivers from St. Catherine gathered outside the Transport Authority on Maxfield Avenue, St. Andrew, yesterday to demand that the authorities give them routes road licenses.

Fine or jail for forging passport
western bureau: A 31-YEAR-OLD KINGSTONIAN, Orville Barker, who pleaded guilty to uttering a forged document was fined $80,000 or jail time, when he appeared in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday.

Limited jobs for graduates
EVERY WEEK THERE are a plethora of ads requesting only applicants with years of experience who have at least a Bachelor's degree to apply for the job - others need not apply. But just how many people fit into the educated-with-experience niche?

Phone thief fined
western bureau: A 28-YEAR-OLD MAN, who pleaded guilty to simple larceny during his appearance in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court last week, was fined $40,000 or 30 days jail time when he returned before RM Wilson Scott on Wednesday.

Bail denied for man on robbery, firearm charges
may pen: JERMAINE THOMAS, of Paradise Street, May Pen, Clarendon, was denied bail when he appeared before Senior Resident Magistrate, Glen Brown in the May Pen RM Court recently...

Farmer turns in pistol
spanish town: A RESIDENT WHO handed over a glock semi-automatic pistol to the Ewarton Police recently was in for high praises. According to sub-officer in charge of the Ewarton Police Station, Inspector Neville Whitely, at about 7:00 a.m.

19-year-old charged with carnal abuse
may pen: A MAN WHO appeared before the May Pen Resident Magistrate's Court recently to answer to the charge of carnal abuse, had his bail extended and his matter set for mention on September 12, 2005.

Separate fates for alleged cohorts
clarendon: A MAN WHO appeared in the May Pen Resident Magistrate's Court recently to answer to a charge of robbery with aggravation, shooting with intent and illegal possession of firearm and ammunition was denied bail...

Travel consultant granted bail
A TRAVEL CONSULTANT was granted bail in the sum of $300,000 with one or two sureties, and ordered to surrender her travel documents,when she appeared in the May Pen Resident Magistrate's Court recently, to answer to six counts of fraudulent conversions...