Teen sentenced for kidnapping
THE TEENAGER who was involved in the kidnapping in May last year of 55-year-old social worker Christine English was sentenced to 14 years imprisonment on Friday. Mr. Justice Roy Jones imposed the sentence on 19-year-old Omar Walters, of Arnett Gardens...

Guns found, man slain in Sp Town
ONE MAN was shot and killed during an alleged shootout with the police last Friday. Three illegal guns were also recovered in separate incidents as the police stepped up operations in the St. Catherine North division

THE CLEMENT BECKFORD STORY - Perfect murder
ON MONDAY, May 21, 1979, Evelyn McKinney was murdered and her body dumped in a ditch at the end of a road in the Bahamas. Stones and bushes were thrown on her body in an attempt to conceal it.

Teacher grads warned
HUNDREDS OF family members, friends and well-wishers converged in the auditorium of the Immaculate Conception High School on Saturday to attend the graduation ceremony of students of the St. Joseph's Teachers' College (SJTC).

Jamaican tutor awarded overseas
THE SON of a former Clarendon school principal is now himself excelling as a teacher in the United States, according to The Clayton News-Star. The 25-year-old Lance Gooden, just three and a half years into his career...

New US ambassador presents credentials
ON THE morning of November 18, Ambassador Brenda LaGrange Johnson presented her credentials as the 14th U.S. Envoy to Jamaica, to Governor-General of Jamaica, Sir Howard Cooke. Mrs. Johnson, the second female U.S. Ambassador to Jamaica arrived...

Are cellphones safe?
IN THE past few years, a technological and cultural revolution called the Wireless Age has exploded worldwide. There are now more than 1.5 billion cellular telephones in use around the globe, with Jamaica boasting more than its fair share.