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Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:30:37 -0500
Two persons shot in Manley Meadows, one fatally
The police are investigating a crime scene in Manley Meadows, central Kingston where a man and a woman shopkeeper were shot earlier today. The man died on the spot. The injured woman was rushed to the hospital. Police investigators have cordoned...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 18:24:22 -0500
Defective hand-held metal detectors in schools to be replaced
The Ministry of Education and Youth is in the process of implementing a programme to replace defective hand-held metal detectors in schools. Portfolio Minister Fayval Williams, made the announcement during her contribution to the 2022/23 Sectoral......

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 17:58:51 -0500
Police probing robbery, rape, double murder in St Elizabeth 
The police are on the hunt for a group of men who robbed a bar, raped the bartender, and killed two men in Malvern, St Elizabeth early this morning.

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:54:24 -0500
COVID travel pre-testing, mask mandate expire on April 15
The Office of the Prime Minister has announced that the COVID-19 pre-test requirement for entry into the country will expire on Friday, April 15, 2022. Similarly, the rule for persons to wear masks in an enclosed place to which the public has...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 13:51:21 -0500
Alleged St Thomas abductor charged
Davion Bryan, the St Thomas native who allegedly abducted two young girls in the parish last year has been charged. He was charged on Monday with rape, forcible abduction, and forcible imprisonment. Bryan is booked to appear before the St Thomas......

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 14:01:45 -0500
Taxi man gunned down in Portmore
The police are now investigating the shooting murder of a taxi operator at the intersection of Cumberland Boulevard and Passage Fort Drive in Portmore, St Catherine. The attack happened about 9:20 a.m. It is reported that the cabbie was at a taxi......

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:01:56 -0500
Man beats woman with baby stroller
A Corporate Area man who reportedly used a baby stroller to hit a woman is expected to be sentenced when he next appears in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Ramone Hemmans pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:01:54 -0500
Woman arrested after accusing cop of giving oral sex
A woman who reportedly told a female cop on the grounds of the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court that she ‘s**k h**d like dog’ spent last night in jail. Jannette Cain, a construction worker, was arrested and charged with use of indecent...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:01:52 -0500
More than 25,500 missing from school
An average of 25,500 students have been missing from the school system since the restart of face-to-face classes. Fayval Williams, the minister of education, in her contribution to the Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives yesterday,...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:01:42 -0500
Real Helping Hands looks to revolutionise fund-raising online
Local software engineer Sadikie Williams says he was moved to create the crowdfunding platform, Real Helping Hands (RHH), after seeing a picture of a young person from the community of his youth, McGreggor Gully in Kingston, looking at other...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:01:59 -0500
Outrage as NWC worker killed while on duty
Scores of persons took to social media to condemn the murder of Kamar Davis, a National Water Commission (NWC) worker who was shot and killed last Saturday while on duty in Waterford, St Catherine. Davis, 35, was clearing a blocked sewer in the......

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:01:58 -0500
Transport Authority investigating attack involving employee
The Transport Authority says it is undertaking an internal investigation into the conduct of an employee who attacked a security guard at the Corinaldi Primary School in St James on Monday. In full view of students, the parent, who is about a...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:01:55 -0500
Assault victim donating part of compensation money
An employee of the Transport Authority, who was assaulted by a taxi operator while he was conducting his duties, asked that half of the money that he receives as compensation be handed over to the Maxfield Park Children's Home. The complainant.....

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:01:55 -0500
Programme to help youth in Flanker launched
Using agriculture and land-based therapy to disrupt violence and criminal behaviour among young people is the aim of the Positive Pathways Initiative's social agriculture programme,which was officially launched in the community of Flanker, St...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:01:48 -0500
Paulwell renews calls to take some communities off the grid
Bemoaning the fact that a whopping 33 per cent of electricity bills in Jamaica is due to taxation and electricity theft, opposition lawmaker Phillip Paulwell has yet again called on the Government to install solar electric systems in certain...

Wed, 13 Apr 2022 05:01:39 -0500
Tek-A-Hike tours open in Dunn’s River
Yet another feature has been added to the world-famous Dunn's River Falls and Park in Ocho Rios, St Ann. Persons can now get a mixture of ecological tourism, health and wellness, and cultural heritage experience as part of the Tek-A-Hike tour,...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 16:47:17 -0500
Police seize 20 vehicles for illegal lights
Over the weekend, members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) seized approximately 20 vehicles for having light fixtures that breach the Road Traffic Act. The police note that some of these cars have lights that mimic emergency vehicles. Head......

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 13:57:13 -0500
St James resident is second lotto winner of 2022
One lucky St James resident will walk away with $53 million after winning the Supreme Ventures Lotto jackpot draw on Saturday, April 9. This is the second Lotto jackpot winner for 2022. This is the first winning ticket purchased at the latest...

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:40:58 -0500
Police and citizen relations need to improve – PM
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that interactions between the public and members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) need to improve.

Tue, 12 Apr 2022 12:33:45 -0500
NWC saddened by worker’s murder
The National Water Commission (NWC) says it is saddened by the murder of one of its employees who was gunned down while conducting duties in Waterford, Portmore, St Catherine. Kamar Davis, 35, was clearing a blocked sewer in Waterford on Saturday......



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