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Thu, 17 Mar 2022 09:36:58 -0500
Seven shot, three fatally in Hanover
The Hanover police are hunting for clues into last night's triple murder in Santoy district, Logwood in the parish. Four other men were injured when gunmen posing as customers opened fire at them at a supermarket. The murdered men have been...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:01:38 -0500
Men killed while installing cameras in Hanover
Police in Hanover have commenced an investigation surrounding the shooting death of three men and the wounding of four others in Santoy district, Logwood, Hanover, last night. The victims were reportedly in the process of installing surveillance.....

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:01:38 -0500
Chang ducks Shenseea’s album launch questions
National Security Minister Dr Horace Chang yesterday refused to take any question from the media on whether he was in breach of the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) when he attended the launch party for Shenseea's album, Alpha, on Tuesday night....

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:01:37 -0500
A passion for Service - Jones Town experience fuels superintendent’s devotion to law and order
For most of her childhood, Superintendent of Police Sherika Service witnessed the crippling effects of gang warfare in Jones Town, St Andrew. Although her parents tried their best to shield her, she could not escape the echoes of gunfire in the...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:00:30 -0500
Young mother needs help to beat crippling illness
Could an underwear left overnight on a clothes line be the cause for 25-year-old Shelice Campbell's illness? Her mother is convinced that this is the case. Campbell is being treated for hyperthyroidism, which occurs when the thyroid gland does......

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:01:35 -0500
One Don Gang trial paused to study phone reports
The prosecution in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial yesterday revealed that it is now in possession of a report from the Communication Forensic Cybercrimes Department, which is expected to shed light on alleged telephone conversation between the men....

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:01:32 -0500


Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:01:27 -0500
Evicted sugar worker gets a house at last
Vincent Richards, a retired sugar worker, was evicted from the sugar estate that he called home for years. After years of driving tractor in Long Pond, Trelawny, Richards , 73, thought that he would have been able to live out his days in his...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:01:25 -0500
WEIRD STUFF: Dumped sex doll mistaken for dead body
Dumped sex doll mistaken for dead body A 'dead body' dumped in a rubbish bin turned out to be a sex doll. Police were called out to a property in Big Wave Bay, Hong Kong, after the 'corpse' was discovered in a bin bag wrapped up with gaffer...

Thu, 17 Mar 2022 05:01:22 -0500
Prison bird cries in court
A six-time convict wept in court on Tuesday after being accused of robbing a woman at knifepoint. The habitual offender, Osaka Gillespie, who returned from prison in April, 2021 after serving a 30-month prison term, said that he has been wrongly......

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 15:02:09 -0500
Deliveryman arrested after getting food for sick partner
Colin Bailey, a food-delivery driver from the corporate area, pleaded guilty to breaching islandwide curfew measures, noting he was trying to purchase food for his sick girlfriend. "When me lef and ting, she say she want some food. So me say...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:31:33 -0500
"In the name of the Lord!" Man begs judge for bail
Richard Cunningham yesterday pleaded with Senior Parish Judge Lori-Ann Cole-Montague “in the name of the Lord” not to be remanded after he was brought before the court for assaulting a man in the presence of the police. The cops say...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 12:11:19 -0500
Judge orders man to replace damaged phone
Jamal Francis yesterday pleaded guilty before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court to malicious destruction of property, after he reportedly damaged his child's mother's phone during an altercation. Senior Parish Judge Lori-Ann Cole-...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:01:45 -0500
Shenseea dazzles at Alpha launch party
Interscope Records-signed recording artiste Shenseea has hosted back-to-back launch parties in New York, Los Angeles, and Miami for her debut album, Alpha, but last night's celebration was very special. The event, which was held at Romeich's...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:01:22 -0500
Grounded farm worker wants end to vaccine mandate
For more than a decade, Marcus* has been a participant of the Canadian Overseas Employment Programme. At this time of the year, the 37-year-old would be making preparations to depart Jamaica for the North American country, where he would work on.....

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:01:44 -0500
Diamonds for the princess
Shenseea was dripping in ice after she was gifted with a most eye-popping piece of jewellery by London Tyler Holmes, American record producer, rapper and songwriter,at the local launch of her new album 'Alpha' at Romeich's headquarters on Campbell....

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:01:40 -0500
Blackman fans off police witness
Reputed leader of the One Don faction of the Clansman Gang, Andre 'Blackman' Bryan, yesterday flashed off the retired inspector whose work was pivotal in getting him and his 32 co-accused charged with gang-related offences. Blackman's flashing......

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:01:40 -0500
‘Mommy, mi ago dead young, enuh’ - Youth who fell from bus step and was run over felt his time on Earth was short
Around 5 p.m. on Monday, Simone Nembhard-Green had just finished cooking a meal for her children when she received a disturbing call. Her son, Amael Clarke, had fallen off the steps of a bus and was ran over by another along the Portmore leg of...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:01:39 -0500
Robbery victim fined for breaching curfew
A Corporate Area man said that he had to run for his life, after being attacked by a group of cross-dressers after he stopped with one of them, thinking the person was a female. The man, who was brought before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish...

Wed, 16 Mar 2022 05:01:34 -0500
Despite second straight loss, Matthews says no pressure on Windies
West Indies all-rounder Hayley Matthews says the team is not under any pressure to qualify for the semi-finals of the Women's Cricket World Cup, despite the regional side losing their second straight match at the global showpiece. After securing.....



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