Isiah Perry, a reputed top-tier member of the Westmoreland-based King's Valley Gang, was found guilty of several charges when he appeared in the Home Circuit Court on Monday, November 29. The investigative team has been commended by the head of...

Orville Purnell, 27, of Belgium Road, Buff Bay in Portland escaped custody from the Central Police lock-up on Wednesday, December 2021. Purnell was awaiting extradition to St Lucia. Purnell was first arrested on a warrant in St Lucia for alleged...

A waitress who was caught trying to smuggle ganja into a police lock-up in the Corporate Area was ordered to serve community service when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Judith Saunders-Johnson pleaded guilty......

Sixty-year-old Joan Stephen is upbeat about life and has every reason to be. She has been living with HIV for 21 years, and is determined to live her best life. Stephen has been championing the cause for the more than 30,000 Jamaicans living with....

Constables Kenique James and Hackeem Collier have been police officers for several years, and have played the role of counsellor, mediator and mentor in the St Andrew South Police Division. But delivering a baby had never crossed their minds....

One of the 33 alleged members of the One Don Gang reportedly told the police "A suh di badness guh" before he was charged for being a member of a criminal organisation. The defendant, Rivaldo Hylton, was one of 13 defendants in the Clansman-One......

A woman who allegedly beat a child with a board made an appearance in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Nickeisha Wynter pleaded not guilty to charges of cruelty to a child and assault occasioning actual bodily harm. It was...

A beauty therapist, who spent more than $100,000 on hair and swimsuits, had to make restitution when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Charged with simple larceny is 25-year-old Rachel Bell. She has pleaded not......

A senior medical doctor has blasted Prime Minister Andrew Holness for a statement he made on October 7, where he labelled the unvaccinated as the host population for the reproduction and mutation of the novel coronavirus. Dr Wayne West, chairman....

Pregnant politician rides bicycle to hospital to give birth A politician in New Zealand cycled to hospital when she was in labour. Julie Anne Genter, who serves as a member of parliament in the country, got on her bike in the early hours of...

Charged with murder, illegal possession of firearm and ammunition is Dante Dunwell, 19-year-old, Steel Worker of Mahogany Close in Kingston 11. Dunwell was charged Wednesday, November 03. Reports from the police are that about 12:45p.m,...

Twitter has announced that it will now allow individuals to request takedowns of pictures or videos featuring them. The ban is aimed at preventing harassment or invasion of privacy. However, it does not apply to posts that are shared in the...

Jamaicans have been told not to panic in light of the emergence of Omicron, the newest COVID-19 variant. Instead, Dr Brian James, president of the Medical Association of Jamaica (MAJ), has appealed to persons to follow the infection control...

One of the alleged top shooters in the One Don Gang had reportedly told the police when he was caught that he was a musician and an associate of entertainer I-Octane. The chief investigator in the case testified yesterday that the claim was made.....

An ex-convict who spent six years in prison for illegal possession of a firearm said it would be "unnecessary" and "unfair" to sanction the death penalty on persons found guilty of the crime. John Brown*, 41, said that he was no gangster. But...

A Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) driver was slapped with charges of disobeying a constable's orders and resisting arrest after he allegedly refused to reverse one of the state-owned units because he felt it was unsafe. The incident, which......

Six engineering interns --four females and two males -- are now undergoing training with the National Water Commission (NWC) under the utility provider's engineering internship programme. The programme is facilitated through a partnership between....

Minister of Labour and Social Security Karl Samuda says there should be stiffer penalties in place for child labour and child abusers that should act as a deterrent for those who continue to abuse our children. According to Minister Samuda,...

BESSEMER, Alabama (AP): A former University of Alabama track star and Olympian was killed in a shoot-out with another man, authorities say. The Jefferson County Coroner's Office on Monday identified Emmit King and Willie Albert Wells as the two......

BRIDGETOWN, Barbados (CMC): West Indies Women's travel plans remained unclear Monday after the contingent arrived in the Gulf state of Oman from Zimbabwe, following the cancellation of the ICC World Cup Qualifiers in Zimbabwe last weekend. A...