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Sat, 05 Jun 2021 17:00:10 -0500
Mini assault rifle and ammunition seized in Rockfort
The police are reporting the seizure of a mini assault rifle and several rounds of ammunition in Rockfort, Kingston. No one was arrested in connection to the recovery. It is reported that a police-military team was on an operation yesterday morning....

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 15:11:49 -0500
Suspected suicide at Flat Bridge, St Catherine
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is reporting that 49-year-old Ava Thelwell of Shortwood Drive, Kingston 8 is suspected to have committed suicide at Flat Bridge, Spanish Town in St Catherine on Friday, June 4. Reports from the Spanish Town...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 13:54:09 -0500
Jamaica gets 6,000 PCR tests to help identify COVID-19 variants
Jamaica's fight against the coronavirus pandemic received a boost in the form of 6,000 Polymerase Chain Reaction (PCR) tests to identify COVID-19 variants. The medical testing supplies were procured by the Pan American Health Organization/...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 12:41:48 -0500
Gov’t pumps $10 million into scholarships for West Kingston students
The Government will be investing $10 million in the provision of new scholarships for outstanding students from the West Kingston constituency under the Edward Seaga Scholarship Awards. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development and Member.....

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 11:18:03 -0500
Four more COVID deaths
The Ministry of Health and Wellness has revealed that four more persons have died from COVID-19 on Friday, pushing the tally to 964. The deceased are: a 79-year-old male from St Catherine, a 41-year-old male from St Catherine, a 69-year-old male...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 10:54:37 -0500
Cayman Islands starts genome sequencing of COVID-19 cases
GEORGE TOWN, Cayman Islands, CMC - The Cayman Islands has started genome sequencing of local COVID-19 cases making the territory the first in the region, outside of the Caribbean Public Health Agency (CARPHA), to do so. This was revealed by...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 10:18:54 -0500
Traffic ticketing system to update payment records in real time
The Traffic Ticketing System will soon be able to update payment and warrant records in real time, following technological support from the Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology. Upgrading of information and communications technology (ICT)...

Sat, 05 Jun 2021 10:08:35 -0500
St Kitts Nevis to welcome only vaccinated tourists
BASSETERRE, St Kitts, CMC - The government of St Kitts Nevis has introduced one of the strictest travel protocols due to COVID-19. According to the St Kitts Tourism Authority, only vaccinated travellers will be welcomed based on a new...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:02:59 -0500
Judge lashes out at curfew-breaking behaviour
A judge yesterday expressed dismay that persons are content with breaching the Disaster Risk Management Act, despite there being an abundance of evidence that the flouting of measures imposed under the legislation can lead to a spike in COVID-19......

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:00:27 -0500
Padmore’s principal wants cottage repaired
The deplorable state of the principal's cottage at Padmore Primary in rural St Andrew has forced the head teacher, Keisha Hayle, to take up accommodation elsewhere. Hayle, who occupied the cottage located in Padmore, Red Hills, said she was...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:03:21 -0500
Fraudster fails to start repaying complainant
A man was denied bail yesterday as he failed to present even one dollar to begin the compensation process when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Kenroy Granville pleaded guilty to fraudulent conversion when he last appeared....

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:03:17 -0500
ONE-MINUTE READS ... News across Jamaica
Vaccination blitz for second dose this Saturday The Ministry of Health and Wellness will host a special vaccination blitz at the National Arena this Saturday, June 5, from 10 a.m. to 4 p.m. The blitz is intended to provide the second dose of....

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:03:16 -0500
Two killed in separate shootings in St James
Two men were killed and two others injured following shootings in the neighbouring communities of Norwood and Glendevon in St James, between Wednesday afternoon and Thursday morning. Dead are 31-year-old Vernon 'Punch' Boswell, a wrecker driver......

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:03:15 -0500
Man jailed for sexually assaulting 13-y-o - Cops hunt his alleged crony
The Hanover police have vowed to come down heavily on sex offenders, as they search for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 13-year-old girl in Lucea several weeks ago. Commanding officer of the Hanover police, Superintendent Sharon Beeput,.....

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:03:12 -0500
Residents fear Central Kingston bloodletting will continue
As a deadly gang feud between the Genasyde and Darkside gangs continues to plague central Kingston, relatives of several gunshot victims told THE WEEKEND STAR that living has simply become an afterthought. "Is like wi no see the purpose of living....

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:03:10 -0500
SWEET SOUND OF PROGRESS - Jaydi-Ann making strides since getting hearing aids
A lot has happened for Jaydi-Ann Chambers over the past six months since she was fitted with hearing aids. The five-year-old, who was diagnosed as being deaf by doctors earlier last year, benefited from the gift of the hearing devices last...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:02:58 -0500
Painful blow - Father deeply hurt by son’s murder
Wayne Edwards shared an extremely close bond with his son, Yashain Edwards. The senior Edwards says they were more like twin brothers, than father and son. Yashain, 23, was brutally taken away from his family after he was murdered by unknown...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 05:02:56 -0500
Shonalee stands tall in a man’s world
Shonalee Johnson, an auto body repair specialist who hails from Duncans, Trelawny, says she has oftentimes been ridiculed for her work. But the 30-year-old, who professed to be a devout Christian woman, said she has learned how to use the...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:20:58 -0500
Westmoreland Central MP George Wright resigns from JLP
Embattled Member of Parliament for Westmoreland Central George Wright has resigned from the ruling Jamaica Labour Party (JLP). The party made the disclosure in a statement today. It said that Wright submitted his letter of resignation to JLP...

Fri, 04 Jun 2021 16:05:48 -0500
Denham Town schools renamed in honour of Seaga
The Denham Town Primary School and Denham Town Infant School, located in West Kingston, have been officially renamed in honour of late former Prime Minister and Member of Parliament for the area, Edward Seaga. They are now the Edward Seaga Primary.....



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