Residents turn out to clean Hellshire beach
HUNDREDS OF CIVIC-MINDED individuals turned out at the Hellshire beach in Portmore on Saturday, to clean up the beach area.

Murder accused charged with false declaration
FABIAN 'GUN SMOKE' McDermot, the person charged with the murder of a teacher in Manley Meadows was yesterday sentenced to 12 months imprison-ment at hard labour for a different crime.

Taxi driver gets slap on wrist for bribery
A TAXI DRIVER who arrived in court on Thursday said she had no alternative but to attempt to bribe a police officer in order to keep her car.

Who is responsible for open lot's upkeep?
THE BUSHES BORDERING the Bellevue Hospital in East Kingston, harbour criminals; but exactly whose problem is this?

'We can't move yet'
AT LEAST ONE set of squatters in Portmore will be required to find a new home soon as they have been given notice to vacate the lands they are occupying.

Man charged for Caymanas guard killing
MCKAY SECURITY LIMITED and the St. Catherine South police have a suspect behind bars and are hunting for at least one other man allegedly involved in the fatal shooting of security officer Edward Green.

Ricardo Edwards tops 'Draw a Kiss Character"
ELEVEN YEAR-OLD RICARDO Edwards continued the great artistic tradition of Portmore's Independence City Primary by copping the Kiss Cake 'Draw a Kiss Character' competition recently.

Taxi-operator sentenced
FIFTY NINE-YEAR-OLD taxi-operator Thelbert Mitchell, of Bridgeport, Portmorel, was sentenced to three months imprisonment at hard labour for attempting to bribe a police corporal, earlier this year.