'We did not know'
HE WAS AMONG them but they never had a clue. Before Sunday neither the police nor the residents of Rock River, Clarendon, had been aware that one of Jamaica's most wanted, Donovan 'Bulbie' Bennett, had been living among them.
THE STAR A friend indeed
For years, THE STAR has lived up to its slogan as the 'People Paper', helping many persons to literally get a second chance at life. And, although life continues to be hard, those persons are indeed grateful for the second chance.
Vendor on murder charge granted bail
WESTERN BUREAU: WITH THE POLICE unable to present concrete evidence to link a vendor to the murder of another man in the Montego Bay People's Arcade, the Resident Magistrate granted him bail on Monday when the case was mentioned...
Higgler to face court on second murder rap
SPANISH TOWN: ANTHONY 'LICKLE D' Williams, 24, a higgler of Riversdale district in St. Catherine, will appear in the Spanish Town RM Court on November 8 to answer to a charge of murder.
Bail reduced for man on murder rap
WESTERN BUREAU: A CASUAL LABOURER who has been languishing in jail since May 6 this year, on a murder charge, on Monday had his $500,000 bail reduced to $400,000 in the Montego Bay RM Court.
Man accused of selling fake Baba Roots pleads not guilty
A ST.ANDREW businessman who was allegedly found selling fake Baba Roots, appeared before the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court for breaches of the Trademark Act on Wednesday.
Gov't bob and weave about hanging - Seivwright
WESTERN BUREAU: DRAWING ON THE recent spate of unrest in sections of the Corporate Area, President of the Trelawny Chamber of Commerce, Dennis Seivwright, says Government should move towards harsher penalties to rid the country of criminals...
Firearm holder charged with possessing illegal ammunition
A MAN WHO appeared before the May Pen Resident Magistrate's Court recently, to answer to a charge of illegal possession of ammunition, pleaded not guilty and returns to court on November 10.
16-year-old remanded in connection with murder
BLACK RIVER: A 16-YEAR-old youth has been taken into custody for questioning in connection with the death of Mereter Dawnkins, 63, a pensioner and returning resident of Knoxwood district in St. Elizabeth.
Brit on cocaine charge jailed
WESTERN BUREAU: A ENGLISHMAN WHO tried to leave Jamaica with 500 grammes (one pound) of cocaine in his stomach was imprisoned after he pleaded guilty in the Montego Bay RM Court on Monday. Claudius Panton, 47, pleaded guilty to possession...
Fewer female drug mules going to UK
THERE HAS BEEN a decrease in drug trafficking by Jamaican women to the United Kingdom. So says Sanya Ellis, a representative of Hibiscus, a non-government organisation, which has been helping women incarcerated in the U.K. for drug trafficking...
Suspected conman held by cops
A MAN SUSPECTED of being a conman who had swindled several job applicants out of thousands of dollars, has been caught by the Cross Roads Police. The suspect, whose correct name is Horace Haughton...
Accused drug trafficker pleads for leniency
NATALEE PATTERSON OF a King Street, Montego Bay, St. James address, failed to convince Resident Magistrate Martin Gayle that she was unaware of the fact that items she was travelling with were stuffed with marijuana.
Man pleads not guilty to stealing spoons
A MAN ACCUSED of stealing 220 soup spoons from a hotel recently, pleaded not guilty when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court. Jimmy Newland, the accused man, allegedly stole the soup spoons from the Medallion Hall Hotel...
Pear thief jailed
MAY PEN: FREDERICK RUSSELL WAS sentenced to seven days at hard labour for praedial larceny when he appeared in the May Pen Resident Magistrate's Court recently. In pleading guilty to the charge, Russell, much to his chagrin...
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