Cops on alert - Lawmen mobilise to crush rumoured tax protests - Government accuses JLP of taking neutral stance
THE POLICE in western Jamaica began mobilising last night amid reports of planned protests and civil unrest today against the increases in motor vehicle licensing fees and other taxes which came into effect last Wednesday.
Major ganja busts
THE POLICE seized 600 kilogrammes (more than 1,300 lb.) of ganja and arrested seven persons for breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act in separate incidents in St. Elizabeth, St. Catherine and St. Ann on the weekend.
Ballistics experts head for Scotland Yard training
TWO LOCAL police ballistics experts will be travelling to Europe soon to undergo further training, courtesy of Scotland Yard in England, Police Commissioner Francis Forbes said on Friday.
NWU warns of social unrest
MANDEVILLE: NORMAN DACOSTA, vice-president of the National Workers' Union (NWU), said he believed there would be social unrest among working class Jamaicans, particularly those at the lower end of the economic ladder...
Heavy rains, floods lash Montego Bay
WESTERN BUREAU: HEAVY RAINS lasting several hours pelted Montego Bay and its environs yesterday, resulting in flooding in sections of the 'second city'.
Cash Pot mimics thriving in MoBay
WESTERN BUREAU: THE STREETS of Montego Bay continue to buzz with the illegal sale of tickets for the game of chance, 'drop pan', despite a crackdown by the police and gaming officials last year.
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