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Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:21 -0500
Alleged goat thief chopped to death
An alleged goat thief was hacked to death in Pedro River, St Ann, on Tuesday after he and two other men were cornered by citizens. The deceased has been identified as Victor Walker of a Rosemount address in Linstead, St Catherine. Deputy...

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:16 -0500
Clarendon crash leaves boy orphaned
A three-year-old is now an orphan following the death of his father, Renford 'Hector' Mowen, on Tuesday. Mowen, who died in a multi-vehicle crash along the Chapelton main road in Clarendon, was his son's only surviving parent. The child lost his......

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:02:54 -0500
Funeral crier bawls about COVID lockdown
Dalkeith 'Kingtson 11' Wright has been to more than 4,000 funerals and he has no intentions of stopping any time soon. For Wright, attending funerals is not only a hobby but his job. The 40-year-old is a 'funeral crier'. "Me go the 14 parishes go....

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:02:57 -0500
Local dancers create ‘scorching’ moves for Sean Paul single
Jamaican dancers Kimiko Versatile and Inspire are excited to have both done choreography for the music video of Sean Paul's new track, Scorcher. "I was contacted by Jay Will, a director that I have worked with a few times before. He had seen my....

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:07 -0500
Man overcomes bullying to become a teacher
For years, Leon Baker, 37, says he was "crippled" by degrading taunts that his peers would hurl at him because of his appearance. "I associate my complexion to that of carrot. I was walking in Port Antonio and a lady asked me if she could touch......

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:18 -0500
Tiler gunned down while doing chores
As the number of gun murders within St James continues to rise, detectives attached to the Freeport Police Station were summoned to yet another scene on Wednesday afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Marvin Allen, 37, a tiler, from Cart....

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:17 -0500
Co-workers salute ‘second mother’ Elsada Turner
Elsada Turner, 60, may be the biological mother to two boys, but is considered to be mother to several of her co-workers at Facey Commodity Co. Ltd. Turner, a devout Christian, works as a warehouse and delivery supervisor at Facey. Many of the...

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:14 -0500
Wanted man killed in Westmoreland
One man who the Westmoreland police say was being sought for murder was fatally shot after he allegedly challenged members of a police patrol in Savanna-la-Mar on Thursday afternoon. The incident happened minutes after members of the security...

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:13 -0500
Man pays dearly for injuring boy
A 13-year-old male who sprayed water on an man ended up in hospital for seven days. The incident happened on March 25, in a area where a water party was being held. The boy was reportedly stabbed in his side after he splashed water on the man....

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:11 -0500
Teen denies stealing from her employer
A teen on Thursday pleaded not guilty to the charge of larceny as a public servant when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. But her father, anxious to put the matter to bed, decided to give her former employers the money...

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:10 -0500
Stone-throwing incident lands woman in hot water
A woman pleaded guilty to assault occasioning bodily harm, and stone throwing in a public place when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday. The court heard that Latifah Gordon threw two stones, one of which hit the.....

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:03:03 -0500
Praying for a miracle ... Hoping for help - 22-y-o battles kidney failure
What started out as a normal day for 22-year-old Tashieka Johnson turned into weeks of agonising pain, days without sight and a need for a kidney transplant. After an elevated blood-pressure reading in February, her mother Charmaine Turner, said....

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:02:52 -0500
Mystery surrounds how Murray Gut Corner got its name
Murray Gut Corner in Trelawny is part of the long, hilly terrain route through the parish that has recently emerged as a small farming community with one of the parish's weirdest names. There are many stories about how the small community that......

Fri, 07 May 2021 05:02:48 -0500
University graduate takes on car wash job
Cecelia Campbell-Livingston Scot Bamburry graduated from the Caribbean Maritime University (CMU) in 2008 with a diploma in international shipping and logistics. Filled with dreams of getting a foothold in the burgeoning logistics industry, he...

Fri, 07 May 2021 17:28:02 -0500
California bar owner charged for selling fake COVID-19 vaccination cards
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP) -- The owner of a Northern California bar where authorities say made-to-order fake COVID-19 vaccination cards were sold, to undercover state agents for $20 each, was arrested in what officials call the first such foiled...

Fri, 07 May 2021 14:50:24 -0500
Five charged in buggery case involving 13-y-o girl remanded
The five men charged in connection with the case of buggery involving a 13-year-old girl were remanded when they appeared in the St Ann Parish Court today. The matter was set to be heard this morning but could not proceed. The case was subsequently...

Fri, 07 May 2021 15:48:25 -0500
Gift shops, florists and pharmacies allowed to operate beyond curfew hours on Mother's Day
Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie, has announced that florists, gift shops and pharmacies will be allowed to operate for two hours beyond this coming Sunday’s 2pm curfew. Persons employed to those...

Fri, 07 May 2021 15:01:05 -0500
UK warns citizens against travel to Jamaica
Kingston, Jamaica (CMC) - Less than a week after Jamaica lifted its travel ban on the United Kingdom due mainly to the coronavirus pandemic, Britain's Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office has advised nationals against travel to...

Fri, 07 May 2021 11:56:16 -0500
WHO panel okays emergency use of China’s Sinopharm vaccine
GENEVA (AP) -- The World Health Organization gave emergency use authorisation Friday to a COVID-19 vaccine manufactured by China's Sinopharm, potentially paving the way for millions of the doses to reach needy countries through a U.N.-...

Fri, 07 May 2021 11:49:05 -0500
Antigua shelves plans to allow simultaneous production of marijuana, hemp
St John's, Antigua (CMC) -- The Antigua and Barbuda government has shelved plans to introduce legislation that would have allowed for the production and cultivation of hemp and marijuana on the island at the same time. Attorney General and...



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