Seven-year-old girl shot dead by gunman
ON SUNDAY, Sherene Fraser and her two children left their Grants Pen Avenue, St. Andrew home to attend the funeral of a church colleague at the Church of God and Saints of Christ in Mountain View.

Pregnant woman killed in crash
WESTERN BUREAU: A pregnant woman was killed and 11 other persons seriously injured in an accident involving three motor vehicles, along the Pepper main road in St. Elizabeth yesterday. The woman has been identified as 42-year-old Veryle Kerlew...

Electricity, water supply restored to most areas
WATER AND electricity have been restored to most of the island following the passage of hurricanes Dennis and Emily, which both veered off the northeast and south coasts, respectively, in the past two weeks.

Mediation reducing court case backlog in Jamaica
RONALD MASON, an attorney-at-law with the Dispute Resolution Foundation (DRF), said the organisation's mediation department had had a remarkable impact since it was implemented by the Government in 2003.

Overwhelming reaction to Supreme share offer
SUPREME VENTURES Ltd. (SVL) opened its private share offer yesterday and closed it quickly after, having successfully raised $1.85 billion in less than a day. The country's gaming giant was offering 500.7 million shares at $3.70 each to 50 investors...

Guyanese scolded and discharged
WESTERN BUREAU: TWENTY-TWO-year-old Guyanese national, Eulanda Skeete, was yesterday admonished and discharged after she pleaded guilty to breaches of the Immigration Act when she appeared before the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court.

Businessman found guilty of receiving stolen generators
A KINGSTON businessman was yesterday fined $200,000 or six months imprisonment after pleading guilty to receiving two stolen heavy-duty generators belonging to Cable and Wireless and Digicel.

St Mary Parish Council to sue drain blockers
THE ST. Mary Parish Council is planning to take legal action against at least five 'prominent' citizens for allegedly blocking drains and gullies which caused flooding during the rampage by hurricanes 'Emily' and 'Dennis'.