Cops in search of man after stabbing death
SANTA CRUZ: The St. Elizabeth police are in search of a man who stabbed to death another man in Santa Cruz on Saturday morning.

Mandeville residents predict bright, peaceful Christmas
MANDEVILLE: WITH ONLY one week left before Christmas, both vendors and shoppers in Mandeville are out in force on the streets of the town.

Woman disputes police report of brother's killing
WESTERN BUREAU: PATRICIA MCFARLANE, the sister of a man who police shot dead in St. James last Saturday, has disputed police reports that her brother had attacked the lawmen with a machete.

Violence flares-up in Central Village
IT WILL not be a happy Christmas for Georgia Boyd and her seven-year-old twin sons, whose father was shot dead Monday night and their cousin hospitalised with gunshot wounds, following an eruption of violence in Central Village...

Man electrocuted in Claremont
CLAREMONT: PATRICK ALEXANDER, a 23-year-old gardener of Claremont was electrocuted when he attempted to illegally extract current from a Jamaica Public Service Company (JPSCo) line during an unscheduled power cut on December 10.

Removal of vendors in Portmore postponed
THE REMOVAL of vendors from the streets of Portmore that was scheduled to take place on Saturday, was postponed.

Problem of stray animals continues in St Elizabeth
ST. ELIZABETH: The problem of stray animals continues to plague streets of major towns in St. Elizabeth. The Parish Council is yet to give a deadline when the long-awaited animal pound will be established.