Half-Weed Tree?
EDITOR's NOTE: Today the STAR starts a short series on simple breaches of public order which are taking place in the centre of Half-Way Tree. The breaking of the law is obvious. Our reporter found them without any difficulty...

Man pleads guilty to ganja charge
SPANISH TOWN: THERE WAS SHEER laughter in the Spanish Town Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday after a man, charged with possession and dealing ganja, told the court that 20 ounces make up a pound of his ganja.

Policeman killed
A POLICEMAN WAS killed near his home in Thompson Town, Clarendon, Saturday night. Constable Buele Oxford, 22, from the Rock River Police Station, was found by police early Sunday morning lying near his car, just a few metres from his home.

Investigation launched into double murder
THE DENHAM TOWn Police have launched investigations into a double murder that occurred in Arnett Gardens, St. Andrew on Saturday night. The dead men have been identified as Moses Grant, 35, of Chambers Pen, Hanover and his 28-year-old nephew...

Elderly woman shot and injured
BLACK RIVER: A 68-YEAR-OLD housewife, Estreanna Jones of Cuffes Pen District in Lacovia, St. Elizabeth, was shot and injured at her home on Wednesday morning. It is reported that the elderly woman was sweeping up her yard...

Car crashes into house - Two injured, furniture damaged
ST. THOMAS: FIVE MEMBERS OF an East Prospect, St. Thomas family, are thanking their lucky stars after narrowly escaping death recently one early morning when a car crashed into their two-bedroom house.