CROOKS TARGET SCHOOLS - Cops concerned about the latest trend
In what police describe as an emerging trend, criminals in the Half-Way Tree area have been robbing schools in recent times. In two recent cases, the schools were robbed of food items, used to prepare meals for the students, along with other items.
Hit-and-hide suspect charged with manslaughter
A Hanover resident, who was allegedly involved in a 'hit-and-hide' accident, is now in police custody and slapped with a charge of manslaughter. Charged is 55-year-old mechanic Lansford Evans of Copperwood in Lucea...
Police car recovered
The Flying Squad has recovered a motor vehicle belonging to the Jamaica Constabulary Force while arresting two men in the process. According to police reports, the men were caught on Lady Huggins Avenue in Kingston 8 during a police operation.
Illegal gun seized
Thanks to the police in Westmoreland, another illegal weapon is out of the hands of criminal elements. The police reported that about 11 p.m. on Thursday, a special police team from Savanna-la-Mar was on patrol....
Suspect held in double murder
The police have reportedly nabbed a suspect in the abduction and murder of a couple who were found with their throats slashed in Mount Salus, St. Andrew on Friday. The suspect is said to be related to a popular dancehall artiste but the police...
CVSS hosts anti-violence forum
As part of efforts to tackle the problem of violence in the society, the Council for Voluntary Social Services (CVSS) will host a forum titled: 'The Role of the Women in Breaking the Cycle of Gender-based Violence ...
Major player in Haitian gun, drug racket busted
A man believed to be a major player in the illicit guns for drugs trade between Jamaica and Haiti was among five persons nabbed by personnel from Operation Kingfish in Hopewell, Hanover, over the weekend.
New regulations for scrap metal industry
Ministry of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, recently tabled a ministry paper in the House of Representatives, paving the way for new trade regulations to be introduced for the scrap metal industry.
Safer drinking water for Jamaica
Minister of Health and Environment, Rudyard Spencer, has said that the ministry is moving swiftly to finalise National Drinking Water Regulations under the Public Health Act, to ensure that all Jamaicans have access...
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