Hotels fear boycott
The Jamaica Hotel and Tourist Association (JHTA), is concerned about the possibility that some Canadians may boycott the island as a tourist destination because of the present buggery laws and general attitude towards gays and lesbians.
Gunshot body found
The body of an unidentified man believed to be in his late twenties was found in the Calvary Cemetery on Lyndhurst Road in the Kingston 5 area yesterday morning. The body is of dark complexion, slim build and was dressed in white and black shirt...
$2M worth of CWJ cables stolen
SPANISH TOWN: A man who reportedly stole approximately $2 million worth of Cable and Wireless telephone cables and then sold them for $30,000, is now in police custody. The purchaser of the 'tainted' commodity, was also arrested and charged.
9-year-old electrocuted in Clarendon
A nine-year-old student of the Beulah All-Age School in New Longsville, Clarendon, was electrocuted yesterday evening by an unauthorised electrical connection in the community. Danieel Ann Powell, the student, was killed at about 1 p.m.
Heart patient seeks aid
Shortly after losing his home in a fire in 2001, Craig Vacciana learnt that he had a hole in his heart. The 31-year-old resident of Old Harbour Bay, St Catherine, is scheduled to do open heart surgery in Alabama next month, but needs an additional $30,000
Alleged stabbing victim forgives
WESTERN BUREAU: A woman who allegedly suffered multiple stab wounds at the hands of a man with whom she had a relationship said she is willing to talk to him about her medical bills. The complainant told the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court...
Credit union fraud case adjourned
WESTERN BUREAU: The case against four of five persons accused of defrauding the St. James branch of the City of Kingston Cooperative Credit Union (COK) was adjourned sine die when the matter was mentioned in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court on