gardenpath (Free subscription) | 21/11/2008
Here are a couple of trees from my photo files done up with the emboss filter in GIMP. The one with the blue background was shot looking straight up into the sky. The other was just a piece out of a sunrise shot. I love the way trees look in winter, and also like playing [...]
Jamaia Star (Free subscription) | 02/12/2008
... and an Intra-Tec sub-machine gun, serial number 63273 and four 9mm rounds, found inside. The Half-Way Tree police, who are investigating, say that one of the men is known and is being sought.
Jamaica Gleaner (Free subscription) | 19/11/2008
A bizarre case came to an end when an African man who was lost in the prison system for eight years was last Friday taken from the Half-Way Tree lock-up to a Missionaries of the Poor residence in Kingston. Ikoeo Charles, 28, was convicted in 2000 of illegal entry...
Jamaica Gleaner (Free subscription) | 20/11/2008
... get one delivery rather than two," Azan says.President of the Jamaica Employers' Federation (JEF), Wayne Chen, says while congestion and road traffic accidents have done little to impede production in his own company, an improvement of Jamaica's road network could lessen the impact.Our downfall"In other countries with a similar level of development - yes we have expanded with the North coast and...
Jamaia Star (Free subscription) | 17/11/2008
Three men, including a teenager, were arrested following the seizure of an illegal firearm and ammunition during a spot check on Spur Tree main road, Manchester, yesterday.
Jamaica Gleaner (Free subscription) | 11/11/2008
Authorised taxi operators in the St Andrew capital, Half-Way Tree, say their source of livelihood is being stifled since recent reports that women are being abducted and raped, in some cases, by illegal taxi operators...
Jamaica Gleaner :: Business (Free subscription) | 18/11/2008
... that will not stop most people from having a merry Christmas. We will just have to find creative ways to get those extras without breaking the bank. For the weeks leading to December 17, Lifestyle will share some ideas on: decorating the home on a low budget and where and how to shop for cheaper, but high-quality clothes. This week, we look at ways to get beautiful bed spreads, curtains,...
Jamaia Star (Free subscription) | 14/11/2008
... illegal taxis were also seized. The police have vowed to continue their operations in the Half-Way Tree, Cross Roads and Papine areas of St Andrew, following concerns over the number of incidents involving abductions, rapes and murders within those areas. The police have inceased spot checks and patrols. "The recent incidents of abduction and rape have raised a number of concerns, especially...
Nice Up (Free subscription) | 15/11/2008
... Damian deejays the third verse.Damian Marley leaped into prominence with a surprise hit album Half-Way Tree in 2001. He gained even more fame with his gold selling 2005, Welcome to Jamrock. Damian's first album was released in 1996 entitled Mr Marley but garnered little acclaim. He is currently the most famous dancehall musician after Sean Paul and Shaggy based on record sales and Internet...
Jamaia Star (Free subscription) | 07/11/2008
Vendors in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, just can't stop talking about a bizarre incident that took place there last week. Tongues have been wagging about a self-pleasuring instrument that fell from under a woman's skirt when she collapsed...
Jamaia Star (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
The St Andrew North police say they have held a suspect in the abduction and murder of pharmacist, Terri-Ann Thompson. Crime chief for the division, Deputy Superintendent Altermoth 'Parro' Campbell, told THE STAR that the suspect was held some time last week in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, and subsequently questioned. "The suspect was positively identified and was held and questioned last week,"...
Jamaia Star (Free subscription) | 05/11/2008
... being sought in connection with several robberies and frequented the Stony Hill, Red Hills, Half-Way Tree, Papine, Meadowbrook, Whitehall Avenue, and Long Lane areas of St Andrew. He also frequented Greater Portmore in St Catherine, Port Maria, Tower Isle, Oracabessa in St Mary and Ocho Rios in St Ann. A reward of $150,000 was being offered for information leading to his arrest and charge....
Jamaia Star (Free subscription) | 03/11/2008
The Major Investigation Task Force yesterday arrested and charged another man in connection with the triple murder at Elgin Road, Kingston 5, on August 14. Charged for three counts of murder is Wayne Ricardo...
Jamaica Gleaner (Free subscription) | 04/11/2008
... have tried to capture criminals who have been abducting women and schoolchildren in the Half-Way Tree area.Coordinated approachJust Saturday, two men and a woman were abducted in Mona - a community in which many tertiary students board.Subsequent to this incident, that same day, it was reported that gunmen tried to abduct three students from one of the universities.Warren Newby, parliamentary...
Jamaia Star (Free subscription) | 31/10/2008
... "Some of these girls are acting like cowboys," Detective Sergeant Carlton Urquhart of the Half-Way Tree police told THE WEEKEND STAR yesterday. He revealed a recent incident during which a security guard from a popular strip club in Kingston was shot and injured following an altercation in which he was reportedly not involved. The police are in search of a woman known only as 'Candy' in...
