15-y-o killed in sleep
Fifteen-year-old Giovanni McKenzie, of Elletson Road in east Kingston, was shot to death by gunmen while he slept at his home early yesterday morning.

Tuesday court date for cop
THE POLICEMAN and four other persons charged in connection with the series of robberies of returned residents are scheduled to return to court on February 10. The three were remanded when they appeared in court on Friday.

The controversial Flankers shooting
NEWS THAT government has agreed on a compen-sation package for the family of 66-year-old David Bacchas, who was killed in a controversial police shooting in Flankers, St. James, two years ago, is unlikely to bring closure to the distraught family.

Spotlight on Clarendon - Illegal Haitians, squatters, guns, drugs take root
WITH ONLY seven days gone in the year, there are signs that criminal activities in Clarendon will continue unabated for the rest of the year. So far, one man has been murdered and two seriously injured in a drive-by shooting, allegedly drug-related.

Gas stations closed for licence breaches - They are not our members says JGRA
VICE-PRESIDENT OF The Jamaica Gasolene and Retailers' Association (JGRA), Errol Edwards, says some of the gas stations that the authorities say are operating without relevant licences are not members of the association.

Jamaicans urged to conduct earthquake 'hazard hunts'
THE OFFICE of Disaster Preparedness and Emergency Management (ODPEM) is imploring Jamaicans to conduct what it calls 'Hazard hunts,' as part of the preparation for earthquakes.

The link between CARICOM and UWI
IT IS not by chance that the University of the West Indies (UWI) has been chosen as the venue for the symbolic signing of the CARICOM Single Market (CSM), which will take place in late January.