Christine is dead!
THE POLICE LAST night confirmed that the body that was found in a burnt out Toyota Hiace van is that of former talk show host and public relations practitioner, Christine Hewitt. According to the police, at about 6:45 p.m., residents of an area...
Coke advert angers Rastas
BASED ON COMPLAINTS received from Rastafarians locally, the WISYNCO company will be temporarily pulling a popular 'Coca-Cola' com-mercial off the air. The animated advertisement, which had an underlying theme of 'unity' because of the World Cup...
'I was boxed by my boss'
EMPLOYERS AND THEIR workers don't always get along. But Dorothy Davis, a chef, says her boss took it one step too far. Their rocky professional relationship ended on a sour note on June 3, when, according to Davis, she was slapped in the face.
Herbal answers
IF HERBALIST MICHAEL Johnson is right, the cure to many of the diseases afflicting us may be growing right in our backyards. Johnson has been a herbalist for the last 10 years and is a member of the British Jamaica Association of Integrated Medicine.
Accused thief's bail extended
WESTERN BUREAU: A 19-YEAR-OLD store manager accused of stealing more than $116,000 from her employer, had her $200,000 bail extended with conditions, during her appearance in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Wednesday.
Changing buses: A dangerous intent
A MAN WHO was loading a bus, assaulted a woman after she attempted to leave the vehicle because she was waiting too long. On June 21, Donette Robinson, 43, a domestic helper, was in a bus at the Manor Park bus stop when she saw other buses...
An unmarked grave
SPANISH TOWN: THE BODY OF a male, about 35 years old, which was found near Windalco in Ewarton, St. Catherine, had to be buried without the police getting an identification. According to Detective Sergeant Paul Campbell...
Fraud felon faces court again
WESTERN BUREAU: A MAN, WHO was convicted in another parish for fraudulent conversion in relation to a motor vehicle, has again found himself in a similar position. Bryan Brown, 42, a technician and carpenter of Barrett Town, St. James....
Guns seized in Kingston and 'Second City'
TWO GUNS WERE recovered by the police in separate incidents in Kingston and St. James between Wednesday night and Thursday morning. The guns, a .38 revolver and a .380 pistol, were found during police operations carried out in both parishes.