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Fri, 31 Dec 2021 13:16:58 -0500
Wanted men listed in Kingston Western Division
Four men have been listed as wanted by the Kingston Western Division. They are: 1. Kearon Angus, otherwise called ‘Kadulla’ 2. Damanie Taylor, otherwise called ‘Hitchi Pang’ 3. Mario Mowatt, otherwise called ‘Mario...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 13:23:52 -0500
Warning issued against celebratory gun salutes
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is warning persons to desist from carrying out the illegal practice of using their weapons to do celebratory 'gun salutes' during New Year celebrations. Where illegal activities are observed or are...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:01:28 -0500
Sex at funeral - Horny couple crashes thanksgiving service
A grieving St Elizabeth family has been left feeling disrespected after a horny couple entered an online room -- that was set up for persons to attend the funeral of their 80-year-old patriarch -- and began having sex. As has become customary...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:01:33 -0500
‘Dem tek weh my baby just like that’ - 10-y-o killed in Central Kingston
The wails that echoed from Dahlia Spence's home on Fleet Street in Kingston yesterday were an earnest cry for violence to end in their community. The latest victim was her 10-year-old daughter, Jezariah Tyrell, affectionately called Kisses, who.....

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:01:36 -0500
Ex-gangster urges criminals to seek the Lord
A self-proclaimed former gangster who got baptised recently says that he is determined to make amends for his past transgressions and to help win souls for Christ in 2022. John Brown*, 51, said that he did not spare targets during a ruthless...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:01:45 -0500
Naggo Head fire victims want out of the area
Members of three families who were victims of Monday night's fire that destroyed their homes in Naggo Head, Portmore, St Catherine, say they will not rebuild there due to ongoing violence. The fire was allegedly started by arsonists. A fourth...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:01:39 -0500
St Andrew Central cops look to strengthen link with public
Residents in the St Andrew Central Police Division saw a different side to the police who spent time over the Christmas weekend to hand out care packages to the less fortunate, according to Senior Superintendent Marlon Nesbeth. Nesbeth, the...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:01:37 -0500
Lifelong friends working on murals to uplift youth
Two men who have been friends for more than 50 years are currently decorating walls in Majesty Gardens, St Andrew, with the hope of steering youth in the often-volatile community from a life of crime and violence. The murals, which are being...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 15:51:36 -0500
Dog Paw laid to rest
Two months after his death, the body of reputed gang leader Christopher 'Dog Paw' Linton has now been laid to rest. Linton, 35, was buried at the Dovecot Memorial Park in St Catherine today. His body arrived at Dovecot...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:01:50 -0500
Central Kingston under curfew
A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in Kingston Central as of 6 p.m. on Thursday, December 30, as the police seek to stem the flow of violence within the division in recent weeks. Since December 25, 2021 the Kingston Central Police Division has...

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:01:46 -0500
Still keeping the faith - Faith’s Pen vendors still hopeful despite hard times
Eighty per cent of vendors operating at the Faith's Pen food arcade in St Ann have locked shop since the north-south leg of Highway 2000 opened around five years ago. But the few remaining ones are determined to keep their doors open, despite a......

Fri, 31 Dec 2021 05:01:31 -0500
Prime Minister Romeich, Education Minister Bounty
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says he intends to reshuffle his Cabinet early in the new year. Pundits and political watchers have been busy putting together the team which they believe is the best able to take Jamaica forward. But the...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 10:59:19 -0500
10-year-old girl killed in Kingston
Jezariah Tyrell, a 10-year-old student of Fleet Street in Downtown Kingston was shot and killed by unknown assailants at her home early this morning. Reports from the Central Police are that about 2:50 a.m., Jezariah and her relatives were asleep.....

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 05:01:35 -0500
Serial robber killed during attempted bank heist
Several business operators in downtown Montego Bay believe that the man who was fatally shot while trying to rob the Scotiabank outlet in Sam Sharp Square yesterday was behind a series of knife robberies carried out in the city over the past two......

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 05:01:37 -0500
Disappointment as fireworks show cancelled again
For years, scores of Jamaicans flocked to Ocean Boulevard in downtown Kingston on New Year's Eve to marvel at the alluring display of fireworks. However, for the second consecutive year, the event has been cancelled by the organisers, the Urban.....

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 05:01:34 -0500
Dad says dream led to finding daughter alive
Kitson Evans, father of Chaleen Evans, who went missing from a Hopewell, Hanover community on Christmas Day, says a male relative's dream is what led to his daughter being reunited with her family. The five-day search ended joyfully yesterday...

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 05:01:28 -0500
Furious residents protest recorder producer’s killing - But cops said Tadmar was a known criminal
Two pots with rice and curried chicken sat on the stove in Mabreco 'Tadmar' Watson's kitchen at Grants Pen, St Andrew. The recorder producer, according to his girlfriend, was helping to prepare dinner for his family when he was shot and killed by.....

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 05:01:29 -0500
Boys play ‘gun war’ near murder scene
The sight of a group of young boys playing 'gun war' along Rosemary Lane in central Kingston yesterday while detectives processed a murder scene betrayed the extent to which the gun culture has permeated the society. As scene of crime detectives.....

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 05:01:38 -0500
MoBay Metro workers strike after non-payment of salaries
Hundreds of commuters who use the Montego Bay Metro buses were left stranded yesterday morning after disgruntled drivers and conductors employed to the company went on a sick out over outstanding salaries and retroactive monies. The workers say.....

Thu, 30 Dec 2021 05:01:38 -0500
The gifted shipbuilder - Alvin Lewis ready to set sail
Sixty-seven-year-old Alvin Lewis is a skilled artisan who makes his living creating and selling miniature ships and other water-craft items. "Mi can build anything weh yuh bring come gi me, but mi mostly build barge, submarine, tub, aircraft...



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