Give generously, Salvation Army asks
BEFORE YOU start spending your bonus next month, you may want to consider giving some of it to the Salvation Army this Christmas. The evangelical/welfare organisation will be launching its annual Christmas kettle collection drive on Friday with a...

Commissioners tour West Kingston
THE TOUR by the Commissioners probing the July West Kingston violence began with a stop at the Lincoln Crescent, "Black Roses Corner" in South St. Andrew. This was the scene where Arnett Gardens "don" William "Willie Haggart" Moore, Albert "Blacka...

'Cellular phones hampering Crime Stop'
THE POPULARITY of cellular telephones across the island has been hampering the success of Crime Stop, says Mike Hirst, Director of the National Crime Prevention Fund (NCPF). Mr. Hirst, who was speaking at the eighth annual general meeting of the NCPF...

12 children for heart surgery
THEY WERE born with holes in their hearts but with help from the public, the lives of 12 children, ranging in ages from two months to eight years, can be drastically improved or saved. The 12 are to undergo heart surgery in mid-December and need blood...

Manslaughter victim's mother to be paid
JUSTICE DONALD McIntosh has ordered Richard Fletcher, a 21-year-old architecture student who was convicted of motor manslaughter to pay $550,000 to the deceased's mother by March 15 next year. Fletcher, was also ordered to pay $200,000 to Dermoth...