Imported vehicles to be disinfected
MINISTER OF Agriculture, Roger Clarke, said yesterday that all vehicles imported from the United Kingdom will have to be disinfected before being allowed into Jamaica. Mr. Clarke's announcement followed a suggestion from JLP MP Mike Henry (Central...

Portmore man off murder charge
THE CASE of 21-year-old Jerome Pinnock, a graphic artist of Portmore, St. Catherine, took an unusual turn yesterday when he was freed of murder on a no-case submission after stating his defence. Attorney Bert Samuels, who represented Pinnock, sought...

Partner plan boss pleads guilty
WESTERN BUREAU: ESMIE JONES, operator of the failed Speedy Cash Partner Plan pyramid scheme, pleaded guilty in the Montego Bay Resident Magistrate's Court yesterday to several counts of fraudulent conversion.

Fugitive waives right
to extradition hearings
IT TOOK just four minutes in the Half-Way Tree Court yesterday for Canadian motorcycle gang leader Wolodumyr (Walter) Stadnik, 49, to formally waive his rights to extradition proceedings and agree to return voluntarily to Hamilton, Ontario, Canada...