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Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:56:20 -0500
Five men in custody, firearm & ammunition seized in Grants Pen
The Jamaica Constabulary Force reports that a team of officers assigned to the St. Andrew South Division seized a 9mm pistol with a magazine containing eleven 9mm rounds of ammunition during an operation on St. Joseph's Road in Kingston...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:26:33 -0500
UK authorises Merck antiviral pill, 1st shown to treat COVID
LONDON (AP) -- Britain granted conditional authorisation on Thursday to the first pill shown to successfully treat COVID-19 so far. It also is the first country to OK the treatment from drugmaker Merck, although it wasn't immediately...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 13:03:13 -0500
Frontier Airlines begins non-stop flights from Orlando to Montego Bay
Frontier Airlines' inaugural flight from Orlando, Florida, to Montego Bay, St. James, landed at the Sangster International Airport on Tuesday (November 2). A total of 68 passengers arrived on the plane to mark the start of three weekly non-...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 11:41:40 -0500
Popcaan fined $10,000 for road traffic breaches
Popular dancehall entertainer Popcaan, whose given name is Andre Sutherland, was this morning fined a total of $10,000 after pleading guilty to breaches of the Road Traffic Act in the Yallahs Traffic Court in St Thomas The entertainer...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 09:34:10 -0500
Late November roll out for pilot of electronic traffic ticketing system
The Ministry of National Security will be rolling out the pilot of its electronic traffic ticketing system in late November. The e-ticketing application is expected to replace the existing manual traffic ticketing system used by the Jamaica...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:55:29 -0500
Wi-Fi hotspots for Bethel Town, Darliston and Whitehouse
The communities of Bethel Town, Darliston and Whitehouse in the Westmoreland Eastern constituency are to benefit from the installation of Wi-Fi hotspots. This was disclosed by Member of Parliament for the area, Daniel Lawrence, who said that the...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:09:52 -0500
HOURS OF HORROR - Family recounts nerve-wracking wait for abducted teacher’s return
A relative of one of the women who was abducted on Monday by thugs in a Toyota Probox is giving thanks after all the women were found alive. Two of the females were released about 7:30 a.m. on Tuesday, in the vicinity of the Kingston Public...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:09:44 -0500
Determined children access free Wi-Fi from truck top
From as early as 7 a.m. three August Town children are atop an old truck readying themselves for school. These children, ages five, 8 and 11, make their way to the top via a broken ladder. At a higher altitude they are at one with nature, being...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:09:55 -0500
Motorist allegedly poses as cop to avoid ticket
A man who is accused of posing as a cop to avoid getting a traffic ticket made an appearance before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Charged with impersonating the police is Andrew Brown. He has pleaded not guilty. The...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:09:47 -0500
Nicole is a woman for all seasons
Her pair of blue pants are tucked into her water boots, Nicole McFarlane flashed a bright smile at the news team and grabbed her bicycle. This hard-working 40-year-old woman is heading to her callaloo farm, and she is taking her two-year-old...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:09:53 -0500
Mystery surrounds death of 3-month-old
A Trelawny mother is refuting claims that her three-month-old son died because of incense that was burning in her home. The newborn, who has been identified as Ian Scott, otherwise called 'Omari', died last Thursday in his home. When THE STAR...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:09:49 -0500
‘She is a goat’ - Kevin Smith wanted to cut off woman’s head as sacrifice
After presiding over the slitting of one of his church member's throat, cult pastor Kevin O. Smith reportedly gave instructions for her head to be cut off, stating that she is a goat and a sacrifice. Tanika Gardener, a member of the Pathways...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:09:58 -0500
Witness says gang members had personal firearms
The prosecution's second star witness yesterday disclosed that four alleged gangsters in the One Don Gang had their own personal firearms. The ex-member told the Home Circuit Court that the alleged members, who are among the 33 defendants on...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:09:57 -0500
Judge upset about eight-year assault case
A judge described it as peculiar that a matter that has been before the courts for eight years has not yet been disposed of. Dalbert Bryan, a police sergeant, is charged with assault occasioning actual bodily harm. He has pleaded not guilty...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:09:56 -0500
Man accuses sister of being a cult member
A man who alleges that his sister is part of a cult and is posing a danger to him was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Giovanni Wilson pleaded not guilty to assault occasioning actual...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:09:41 -0500
Ex-con facing new drug charges
A man who has been in custody for more than a year while facing drug charges was denied bail when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday. Horace Harris is charged with conspiracy to possess and conspiracy to import...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:09:40 -0500
Judge chided Jamaicans who continue to breach DRMA
A judge on Tuesday chided Jamaicans for their disregard of measures that have been put in place to curb the spread of the novel coronavirus. Senior Parish judge Lori-Ann Cole-Montague, while presiding over matters concerning breaches of the...

Thu, 04 Nov 2021 08:09:39 -0500
Pregnant woman facing cocaine charges
A woman found herself before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court answering to drug-related charges. Georgia Brown was charged with possession of, dealing in, conspiracy to export and attempting to export cocaine. She was charged along with......

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 17:23:30 -0500
PAHO reports decline in COVID infections, deaths across Americas
Pan American Health Organization (PAHO) member countries, including several Caribbean states, have been recording declines in coronavirus (COVID-19) infections and deaths. Assistant Director, Dr. Jarbas Barbosa da Silva Jr., said that more than 745....

Wed, 03 Nov 2021 13:08:00 -0500
Alleged Pathways killer confessed, court orders psychiatric evaluation
Pathways killer, Andre Ruddock, reportedly confessed to the murder of Taneka Gardener. Ruddock is charged with the murder of the 39-year-old woman during an alleged sacrificial ritual at Pathways International Restoration Ministries on October 17......



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