National honours bestowed upon music fraternity
Twelve musicians and entertainers were given national honours yesterday, a day set aside for heroes, for their contribution to entertainment. They were honoured with the Order Of Distinction in the rank of Commander (CD) and the Order Of Distinction...

Single father jailed for drug crimes
WESTERN BUREAU: A single parent, who tried to export ganja, was sentenced to six months in prison after he pleaded guilty in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on Friday. Mark Thomas, 36, of Great Pond, Ocho Rios, St. Ann, was initially charged..

Deportee faces counterfeit charges
WESTERN BUREAU: A man who was recently sent back to Jamaica after spending two years in the Bahamas found himself in trouble almost immediately upon his arrival. Samuel Gibson of Galina, St. Mary, was arrested and charged ...

Electronic Transaction Act hailed as revolutionary
The Electronic Transaction Act has been hailed as a piece of legislation that will revolutionise the way business is conducted at the Companies of Jamaica (COJ), because it will facilitate an electronic signature....

Four killed over weekend
At least four people were killed Friday and Saturday night, police reports indicate. The Hunts Bay police are now probing the circumstances which led to the death of 23-year-old Andrew Steele, otherwise called 'Taco Bell' of Kidd Lane, Kingston 13.

Old man wants leniency
WESTERN BUREAU: After spending seven days in the Montego Freeport Police Station lock-up, 67-year-old Ishmael Thompson of Ocho Rios, St. Ann, was not looking forward to life in prison. The elderly man, who was trying to leave the island...

Trial date set for accused kidnapper
WESTERN BUREAU: A trial date has been set for November 30 in the matter against a Hanover man facing charges of robbery with aggravation, kidnapping and receiving stolen property, in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court.