Easy to get 'crime drug'
THE DANGEROUS AND potentially fatal chemical, chloroform, that should be sold only as a prescription drug, is being sold locally over the counter in at least two of the enterprises with which THE STAR made checks.
Massive turnout for 'Bunman's' funeral
THE CARS AND LIMOUSINES were 'flashy', the fashion was 'bashy,' but it was the hundreds (possibly thou-sands) of people at Andrew 'Bunman' Hope's funeral that made it a memorable event. As the funeral procession at the Phillipo Baptist Church...
Two cops shot in 2 days
Two police officers, a sergeant and an inspector, were shot and injured in separate incidents, in just two days. The inspector is now battling for life in hospital. In the latest incident of violence against the police...
Portland's Registrar office gets high mark from public
WHILE THE Registrar General Department's parent office in Twickenham Park, Spanish Town, is regarded by many as a place to avoid unless absolutely necessary, the organisation's Portland office has been receiving positive reviews.
Shoot-out for cows
THE SOUNDS OF gunfire rang out across Plantation Walk in Dallas Castle, St. Andrew, on Tuesday as gunmen battled police in an attempt to secure four cows they had stolen from farmers.
Woman killed leaving church
A 62-YEAR-OLD woman was killed yesterday yesterday after she was stabbed by a man while leaving the Stella Maris church compound in St. Andrew. The police report that at 1:10 p.m., the woman, Vilma Mais, was leaving the church premises...
Ex-Cop to do time for theft
A MAN WHO SAID he was an ex-policeman was on Wednesday sentenced to three days imprisonment after he pleaded guilty to simple larceny when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court.