Gunmen went on a spree in Georges Plain, Westmoreland, early Saturday Morning, robbing at least two residents, threatening to shoot another and shot after a woman who barely missed being shot while hiding under a bed.

One resident, still shaken by the ordeal said that at about 3 a.m., men with guns threw a concrete block into the door of his one bedroom home and entered. Upon entering, the gunmen held a gun to his nine year-old stepson’s head and demanded to know the whereabouts of his mother, who at the time was hiding under the bed.

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It is said lightening never strikes twice in the same place but for 36 year-old Constance Barnaby, the saying is not for her as for the second time in three years her house has been destroyed by fire.

Ms. Barnaby, who lives in Grange Hill, Westmoreland, along with her children and others family members, watched in horror as fire from an unknowned origin devastated their five apartment house, leaving only ruin and smoldering debris in its wake. She said it all deja vu for her.

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Talented, inspirational,superb, unique and focus are just the least of words to describe new reggae sensation Gransonn. A name given to him by his grandmother, he believes in differentiating himself from all negative forces in life. Creating quality musical entertainment for all people regardless of colour, class, creed or religion. His music will energize, rejuvenate and relax your mind.

Born Christopher Wallace, on the 19th day of November 1976, in Savannalamar, Westmoreland, on the beautiful Island of Jamaica. The birth parish of legendary reggae super star Peter Tosh. Gransonn attended Sir Clifford Campbell Primary School, then move on to Godfrey Stewart High School. During his school years Gransonn was a excellent footballer (soccer) scoring many goals and winning championships. Gransonn can recall music being a part of his life as far as he can remember, he always remember going to the shop singing the items his parent ask him to buy as a means of remembering.

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Reno played arguably their best match of the season on Sunday after battling to an exciting two-all draw with league leaders Harbour View at the Frome Sports Complex in the Digicel Premier League.

The tie was even more impressive for the luckless Reno who fell behind early in the fixture when Kevin Wooley fired home the opener after a mix-up in the midfield by two Reno players. And with home fan’s verbal assault lingering, Harbour View’s mercurial midfielder, Jermaine Hue made it a quick 2-nil, easily slotting home the ball past the deflated Dennis Taylor in goal for Reno.

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The Westmoreland Police and a team comprising members of the narcotics division, recovered approximately 2,247 pounds of ganja in the hills of Achingdom, in the parish on Wednesday.

Police investigators said that the drug had a street value of $2.4 million and could have fetched up to $10,000 per pound.
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Acting deputy superintendent of police in charge of crime in the Westmoreland Police Division, Paul Simms is asking anyone with information on the whereabouts or identity of four armed men who attempted to hijack a cigarette vendor in this community on Tuesday to speak up.

“Call me at 918-0214, or the Savanna-la-Mar CIB office at 955-2758.

The senior policeman’s plea follows efforts by the four armed men to abduct the vendor at about 11:45 am on Tuesday.

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Two popular lotto scammers received injuries following their involvement recently in a number of bloody traffic accidents which occurred at nine separate locations around the parish of St. James.

The accidents occurred along several roadways such as the Orange main road, Gloucester Avenue, Queen’s Drive, Reading, Lilliput and Howard Cooke Boulevard. Both alleged scammers, who said that their lives were only saved by a miracle, were said to be aboard a Toyota Corolla motor car which had a brake failure along a section of the Lilliput main road and crashed on several large rocks in a ditch.

According to one of the men, recently there has been a streak of strange happenings occuring in the lives of several alleged lotto scammers in the parish of St. James, and he has been one such person who has witnessed some odd occurences in his everyday life. After spending two days under medication from the doctor, he took a bold step on Monday by telephoning one of his scam victims in the USA whom he had fleeced out of large sums of money and made arrangements with her to return US$ 10,000 to her.

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He’s a smooth talker, with an angelic face, said to be on a mission for God. This is the description police give for 41-year-old Lerron Carlton Heslop, the latest Jamaican to be placed on the America’s Most Wanted (AMW) list.

Heslop is being sought by the United States (US) police on several counts of organised fraud. The AMW website lists Jamaica as one of his possible locations.

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Born Janel Jackson is what you would call a disciple of music. Hailing from New Hope Westmoreland, she grew up with her and grandparents and uncles who all encouraged her to be diverse and go into music. She was introduced to different instruments, such as: the trumpet, the flute, piano & recorder. She was attending Mannings High School, she continued music through song writing and poetry.

In early 2008, got acquainted with Tomi Trouble, now manager, a selector from Equlibrium Sound in Portmore, Jamaica. “Fresh To Death” which had an old school Hip Hop feel to it captured Tomi’s attention. By this time, she knew the basics of mixing down a song since all the tracks that she had made thus far were recorded by herself at home. So far, so good , her future in music took a turn for the best when she was introduced to Waiting In Vain riddim created by the versatile Smokeshop from Smokeshop Studios in Canada. “Got Me Saying (Uh Oh)” was the first track that got recognition and airplay on radio stations such as Linkz FM by DJ Sani Ranks (in Savanna La Mar, Jamaica) and 876radio.com on the internet. She definately plans to set Jamaica on fire.

Check Out her Myspace Page at http://www.myspace.com/nelliemusicworld

Mt. Pelier FC continued their good run of form by defeating Grange Hill 1-0, in the rescheduled Captain’s Bakery Sponsored Western Confed Football Competitions at the Mt. Pelier Sports complex on Wednesday.

Mt. Pelier entered the game brimming with confidence having defeated Violet Kickers 3-1 in their previous game. Playing before a large partisan crowd, Mt. Pelier started attacking from the opening whistle led by Oliver Bright, Iton Scott and Kirk Ellis. They pierced numerous stops in the Grange Hill backline. With faulty shooing plaguing Mt. Pelier, Scion McNeish scored what would prove to be the winning goal in the 41st minute when he knocked in an Iton Scott cross from close range.

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