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Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:57:54 -0500
Police identify person of interest in 'Tabby Diamond' murder
The police have identified a person of interest in relation to the killing of reggae legend Donald 'Tabby Diamond' Shaw. This was disclosed by Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey at a police press conference this afternoon. Bailey...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 18:51:15 -0500
Alleged scammer to be extradited
Kingston resident Greg Warren Clarke is set to be extradited to the United States, to face criminal charges relating to international money laundering. The matter was mentioned on Tuesday morning in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 15:28:02 -0500
Appeal submitted for Jah Cure's attempted murder charge acquittal
An appeal has been filed by Dutch prosecutors against the acquittal of Jamaican reggae singer Jah Cure on the charge of attempted murder. Jah Cure, whose real name is Siccature Alcock, was on March 22 convicted of the lesser offence of attempted...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:22:42 -0500
Elephant Man free from immigration charges
Elephant Man, who was accused of lying to immigration authorities, was this morning freed of breaches of the Immigration and Perjury Acts. The dancehall entertainer was accused of lying about an alleged trip to Belgium, which was one of the...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 14:00:55 -0500
Education ministry to roll out school resocialisation programmes
Programmes to facilitate the resocialisation of students as part of measures to prevent violence and other deviant behaviours in schools will be rolled out across the island shortly by the Education and Youth Ministry. Speaking in a recent...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 12:42:15 -0500
Taxi operators protest in Portmore
Earlier today taxi operators protested in the vicinity of the Portmore Mall in St Catherine over the police shooting of one of their colleagues. Eyewitnesses say the taxi operator was shot by the cop after allegedly committing a traffic violation......

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:01:36 -0500
Woman pleads with UHWI for facial surgery
Plagued by a life of pain brought on by an irregular growth in her jaw, Simone Gordon is pleading with officials at the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) to set a date for her facial reconstructive surgery. Gordon, 32, says that three....

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:01:44 -0500
Central High in mourning as student’s body found in bushes
Humble, jovial, and quiet are just some of the adjectives persons used to describe 17-year-old Jason Whyte. The bodies of the Central High School student and that of 19-year-old Lindon Brown were found in bushes by residents of the Sevens Heights....

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:01:53 -0500
Ex-cop’s murder conviction overturned
Valerie Neita-Robertson QC, one of the attorneys for former cop Lescene Edwards, whose 2013 murder conviction was overturned yesterday by the UK's Privy Council, says that their client is looking to put the past 19 years behind him. Despite his......

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:01:48 -0500
Shopkeeper killed in Annotto Bay - Suspected gunman shot dead
Residents in the farming community of Crooked River in Annotto Bay, St Mary, are on edge following the shooting death of a shopkeeper by a lone gunman on Sunday evening. Claudia Consingh, 44, was allegedly shot while serving cigarettes to a man......

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:01:47 -0500
Woman begs for DNA test as three men could be child’s father
A Kingston woman is hoping that a company that offers DNA testing will give her a free one so that she can find out who is her daughter's father. Jane* said that she caught her spouse of 10 years, who is her first child's father (they have a son.....

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:01:43 -0500
Millennials embrace ‘plant mom’ lifestyle
Owning house plants is now a hot and happening trend among millennials and Gen Z. For many, possessing and caring for verdure which includes the snake plant has become one of the newest ways that younger generations are incorporating contemporary.....

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:01:40 -0500
WEIRD STUFF: Cows letting out too much gas
Cows letting out too much gas A British company is trying to breed non-flatulent cows in a bid to save the planet. Genus is launching a genetic test to identify female calves with the least gas in their digestive systems, in the hope that...

Tue, 05 Apr 2022 05:01:39 -0500
St Catherine Municipal Corporation fêtes the less fortunate
Seventy-five-year-old Inez Coburn was a picture of contentment after getting her hair done. Coburn was among the scores of persons going through hard times who were feted at a health fair last Thursday on the grounds of the Spanish Town...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:40:21 -0500
Police seize illegal gun in Naggo Head, Portmore
The police are reporting that a firearm and several rounds of ammunition were seized this morning during an operation on White Lane in Naggo Head, Portmore, St Catherine. It is reported that between 5:30 a.m., and 8:00 a.m., several premises...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:32:40 -0500
Policeman freed from murder charge by Privy Council
Lescene Edwards, the police constable who was convicted eight years ago for the murder of his children's mother, was freed by Jamaica's final appellate court, the Privy Council earlier today. Sharp criticisms came from the Privy Council...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:19:28 -0500
St Ann farmers charged with assault, attempted robbery
Two farmers were arrested and charged following investigations into the wounding of a woman during a robbery attempt in Mines District in St Ann last month. Charged with Wounding with Intent, Illegal Possession of Firearm and Ammunition, Assault...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 18:00:34 -0500
Construction worker killed in Manchester
Twenty-eight-year-old construction worker Kimarley Bryan was shot and killed last night at a shop in Beverly District in the Mile Gully area. According to police, at approximately 7:45 pm on Sunday, Bryan was at a shop with his sister...

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 17:32:55 -0500
Crooked River residents expecting reprisals
Residents from Crooked River in Annotto Bay, St Mary say they are expecting reprisals after a shopkeeper was fatally shot by a lone gunman Sunday evening. Reports from the police say that 44-year-old shopkeeper Claudia Consingh was inside her home.....

Mon, 04 Apr 2022 15:20:21 -0500
JCF announces Champs restrictions
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is advising patrons who will be attending the Inter-Secondary School Sports Association (ISSA) Boys' and Girls' Championships that no: Firearms Knives Ice picks Machetes Aerosol...



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