Policeman turned thief?
A policeman was recently arrested and charged with breaching the Larceny Act after he allegedly took $10,000 from a home while investigating a report of housebreaking. Charged with simple larceny is 26-year-old Franz Gordon...

Man shoots himself, blames another
A 24-year-old man who reportedly shot himself while playing with his home-made gun, but told the police he was shot by someone else, was given a suspended sentence when he appeared in the Western Regional Gun Court on Wednesday.

'I don't want to waste time in jail'
WESTERN BUREAU: "I don't want to go to prison to waste time," said a man who stole several rolls of electrical wires from The Palmyra hotel construction site where he was employed. Frederick Montaque, 32, a painter and carpenter of Lilliput in St James..

Court awaits statements in fleecing case
WESTERN BUREAU: The Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court is still awaiting several outstanding statements to complete the case file on two men accused of fleecing several persons of money by promising them jobs in the Caribbean.

Beware of the 'CWJ-Ericsson free laptop' hoax
Telecommunications company, Cable and Wireless Jamaica (CWJ) is urging the public to be on the lookout for a hoax email being circulated under its name. Representatives from the company say that an email...

Ministry of Labour to improve job prospects for disabled
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is moving to improve employment opportunities for the disabled through a number of measures, including the implementation of a registry, hotline and legislation...

Correctional officers charged for drugs
Four correctional officers were arrested for breaching the Dangerous Drugs Act following the seizure of a quantity of marijuana at the Armadale Correctional Centre in Alexandria, St Ann on Tuesday.

April court date for Rockfort murder accuse
Five men accused of the murder of seven persons, including a four-month-old baby in Rockfort last October are to return to court on April 24. The five were remanded when they appeared in the Corporate Area Resident Magistrate's Court...

Business operators concern about rising crime
Several business operators in Portmore have expressed concerns about the rising crime in the municipality. President of the Portmore Chamber of Commerce and Industry, Dr Dane Levy, said the business people are fearing that the crime...