166 murdered since Jan 1
UP TO yesterday, 166 people had been murdered in Jamaica in the 74 days since January 1, 2001, with another 37 being shot dead by the security forces in separate incidents, police records show. The latest victim, a 20-year-old man, was gunned down...

Another slain youth identified
ANOTHER OF the seven young men who were shot dead by the police in Braeton, St. Catherine, on Wednesday morning, was identified yesterday morning by his sister. He was identified as Dane Whyte, 19, labourer, of 1013 Seal Way, Phase III, Braeton, St...

Smooth transition for JUTC service

THE JAMAICA Urban Transit Company's bus service into the Greater Portmore area of St. Catherine got off to a smooth start yesterday, Sterling Suarez, the company's president, said. Commuters travelling between Greater Portmore and Half-Way Tree...

Legal terms stump St Mary jurors
PORT MARIA, St. Mary: MORE THAN half of the 19 jurors who served in the St. Mary Circuit Court this month have complained that they were not familiar with most of the legal terms used in court and they were not explained to them.