Hell in Hellshire - Drugs-for-guns trade a mainstay on the St Catherine beach, senior police officer labels it the epicentre of illicit activity
While the Hellshire Beach in St Catherine is hugely popular with patrons for its fried fish and festival, it has gained much notoriety with the police and has been tagged a major hot spot for drug and gunrunning. Deputy Superintendent of Police (DSP) Clive Blair...

Mayor Hinds has big plans
The Portmore Municipal Council has big plans for the Hellshire Beach. Keith Hinds, mayor of Portmore, wants to transform the underdeveloped but well-loved location into the Sunshine City's first tourist destination. However, there is a roadblock...

Prendy's questions motives
Donnette Prendergast, managing director of Prendy's On the Beach, located on the Hellshire Beach, has questioned the Portmore Municipal Council's motives for wanting to get control of the beach. "If they are going to take control of the beach...

Co-owner of Café Aubergine dead
Co-owner of the popular local restaurants Café Aubergine, located in Moneague, St Ann, and The Marketplace on Constant Spring Road, was found dead at his Mona Heights, St Andrew, home yesterday morning.

'Identity theft on the rise'
The chief executive officer of the Registrar General's Department, (RGD) Dr Patricia Holness, is warning Jamaicans to be more alert as identity theft is on the rise. Identity theft is the illegal acquisition of an individual's personal information for illicit pursuits....

UK gov't pushing for increased press freedom - PAJ hopes move will bolster efforts in Jamaica
The Press Association of Jamaica (PAJ) is hoping that efforts by the British government to boost press freedom in that country will impact positively on similar efforts being made locally. According to a report in the October 21 issue of The Guardian newspaper...

St Ann police get E-FIT for criminals
OCHO RIOS, St Ann: The police High Command has rolled out the Visual Identification Unit (VIU) and Electronic Facial Identification Technique (E-FIT) software in St Ann. Five officers in the parish have already received advanced training in the use of the equipment...

NEWS BRIEFS
Consultant recovering well - Minister of Industry, Investment and Commerce, Karl Samuda, says a consultant who was shot and injured by gunmen on Saturday is responding well to medical treatment. Seslyn Hamilton was shot three times by his attackers while...