FIX-IT - Not a smooth ride on Kew Road
AS PART of our mission to be the People Paper, THE WEEKEND STAR has been highlighting problem areas across the island. Our reporter, Carolyn Johnson, along with photographer Norman Grindley, will focus on a particular area...

'Lucky' freed of shooting charge
A man nicknamed "Lucky" was really lucky to have been a patient at the Spanish Town Hospital, St. Catherine on the night he was accused of shooting a man in St. Catherine because that led to his release from prison.

Man found with fake $1,000 remanded
A man who was found with several counterfeit notes and a scanning machine, said the money was not his when he appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court on Tuesday.

KC, Calabar students clash in bus park
A clash between students from Calabar High and Kingston College resulted in one student being injured yesterday. The fight, which occurred at the Half-Way Tree Transport Centre involved a number of boys from both schools.

Five charged with Rockfort murder
Five men charged with the murder of seven persons in Rockfort last year were denied bail when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's court on Wednesday. Steve McClarty, Marvin Blake, Germaine Currie, Kenroy Cole and Christopher..

Five held in 'ganja car' deny ownership
Five persons held in a car with 52lb of ganja denied ownership of the drugs, claiming it belonged to man who fled the scene when the police came to search the vehicle. When they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court...

Woman fined $1,000 for urinating behind car
A woman who urinated behind a car because she could not hold it in time to go to the bathroom, was fined $1000 or 10 days when she appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's court.

Painter killed by truck
A 47-year-old painter died from injuries he sustained after he was hit by a truck on the compound of the Fiesta Hotel at Point in Hanover on Wednesday. Dead is Peter Evans of Baulk district in the parish.