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Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:46:47 -0500
Allman Town bleeding - Four dead, three injured in two gun attacks Four dead, three injured in two gun attacks
As two boys passed the scene on Prince of Wales Street in Allman Town, Kingston, where a drive-by shooting claimed the lives of three men, one was heard telling the other 'Mi nuh wah stay here, mi nuh have nuh reason fi stay here'. A long trail......

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:46:49 -0500
Another gun find at wharf
A week after a major operation at the Montego Bay Freeport Wharf in St James led to the seizure of 19 illegal firearms, and hundreds of rounds of ammunition, the Area One Contraband Enforcement Team again reaped success. This time, three high-...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:46:41 -0500
Mother killed after church service
Ellia Pascoe had just returned from church at the Power of Faith Ministries in Portmore, St Catherine, on Sunday when the lives of her and her daughter were snuffed out. Pascoe, 52, and her 32-year-old daughter, Notoya, were murdered by a coward....

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:46:34 -0500
Drama grips MoBay as man threatens to jump to his death
There is still plenty of speculation as to what caused Kemar Archer to climb atop the Scotiabank outlet in Fairview, Montego Bay, on Sunday. Archer, who defied the assistance of anyone who came near and threatened to jump, was eventually shot in.....

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:46:49 -0500
Two bike men die after head-on crash
Two residents of Somerton in St James died after the motorcycles they were driving were involved in a head-on collision in the community on Sunday. The dead men have been identified as 54-year-old Phillip White, mason, and 21-year-old Aldrae O'......

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:46:44 -0500
Retired domestic helper among two shot dead
Residents in Quarry, St James, are mourning the cold-blooded murder of two residents who were gunned down by a group of men on Sunday afternoon. The victims have been identified as 76-year-old Estriana Wilson, a retired domestic helper, and...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:46:43 -0500
Majesty Gardens youth wants to be top coder
Shamar Stewart is an enthusiast for technology and software systems. The Norman Manley High graduate said he only secured three subjects in the Caribbean Secondary Examination Certificate (CSEC) in 2016. He said his next move was enrolling at the.....

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:46:35 -0500
St Thomas farmer beaten and left for dead
The usually peaceful community of Rocky Point in St Thomas was left disturbed following news that a farmer in the area was beaten to unconsciousness and left for dead in a suspected robbery at his home. The farmer, 60, who lives alone in a remote....

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:54:08 -0500
Trump expected to issue flurry of pardons on last full day
WASHINGTON (AP) -- President Donald Trump was expected to spend his last full day in office issuing a flurry of pardons and bidding farewell to the American public from a near-deserted White House and surrounded by an extraordinary security...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 13:30:28 -0500
Oregon thief berated mom who left 4-year-old alone in SUV he stole, police say
Beaverton, Oregon (AP) -- A car thief who found a toddler in the backseat of a stolen vehicle drove back and chastised the mother for leaving the child unattended before taking off again, police in Oregon said. The woman went into a grocery...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:23:51 -0500
Healthcare workers receive packages through Food for the Poor care initiative
A total of 2,700 food and health care packages were distributed to healthcare workers under the Food For The Poor (FFP) 'Basket of Care - Frontline Healthcare Workers' initiative. The care packages that were delivered between the...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 12:12:56 -0500
Sir John Golding road temporarily closed for repairs
The National Works Agency (NWA), is reporting that the Sir John Golding Road, in St. Andrew has been closed temporarily to facilitate the completion of works on safety features along a section of the roadway which was recently reinstated. According....

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:29:08 -0500
Funeral home, bar damaged in early morning fire
An early morning fire in Mile Gully, Manchester, lead to the destruction of a funeral home, a bar, and other businesses in the area. Reports are that approximately 3 a.m., fire was seen coming from a section of the building. An alarm was made and......

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:16:58 -0500
Class-action suit to be filed against CXC over 2020 exams
Bridgetown, Barbados (CMC) - A law firm in Barbados has agreed to represent students affected by last year's controversial grading of the Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) and Caribbean Advanced Proficiency Examination (...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:12:32 -0500
Earthquake injures 3 in Argentina; tremor also felt in Chile
BUENOS AIRES, Argentina (AP) -- A 6.4-magnitude earthquake struck in northwestern Argentina near the border with central Chile, injuring at least three people, authorities said Tuesday. Two children and an adult were hospitalized in San Juan...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 11:05:01 -0500
St Vincent PM Gonsalves declares holidays, rejects lockdown measures again
Kingstown, St. Vincent, Jan. 19, CMC - Prime Minister Dr Ralph Gonsalves on Monday again rejected the imposition of curfews, a state of emergency, and outright lockdown measures in response to the COVID-19 pandemic. He, however, announced...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 10:04:45 -0500
145 new COVID cases, three deaths, 108 hospitalised
Jamaica on Monday recorded three COVID-19 deaths, increasing the death tally to 329. Meanwhile of the 911 samples tested in Jamaica in the last 24 hours, 145 have tested positive for COVID-19, pushing total confirmed cases to 14,419 with 2,...

Tue, 19 Jan 2021 05:46:30 -0500
Woman battling brain tumour longs for normal life
Last January, Susan White started suffering from excruciating headaches, nosebleeds, occasional blackouts that lasted for hours and seizures. Frightened, she got curious about her health, and after tests, found out that she had a brain tumour,......

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 05:02:13 -0500
Crash victim regrets breaking COVID curfew
Nicolus Scafe, 24, one of the four survivors of a fatal crash which killed three of his friends on the Portmore Toll Road Sunday morning, is calling himself "blessed" after only suffering minor scratches and a headache. "Me feel blessed because.....

Mon, 18 Jan 2021 05:02:15 -0500
UWI grad dedicates degree to late mother
As Shante Lewis sat intently watching her virtual graduation ceremony last Thursday from the University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona, she could not shake the feeling that her mother should be present to share in the celebratory moment. Her...



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