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Fri, 20 May 2022 14:01:08 -0500
Mandatory mask mandate to return - PM
Prime Minister Andrew Holness says that Jamaicans will once again be required to wear masks to prevent the spread of COVID-19 and combat the current fifth wave of the pandemic the island is experiencing. Holness emphasised that...

Fri, 20 May 2022 05:02:48 -0500
Unconditional love - Seaview Gardens seniors have unbreakable union
Lloyd Brown extends his hand to his wife Joyce as she takes a seat beside him on the verandah of their Seaview Gardens, Kingston 11 home. She playfully nudges him and, for a minute or two, the elderly couple joke with each other. The Browns are.....

Fri, 20 May 2022 05:02:54 -0500
Dad not giving up hope of finding Baby Jameal
Jameal Mendez Sr says that his Father's Day wish is to be reunited with his son who went missing from their Rasta Corner home in Free Town, Clarendon, last Thursday. "Dat a mi greatest wish. Mi would a love that fi Father's Day. Mi would a love.....

Fri, 20 May 2022 05:02:49 -0500
Black X loses voice box to cancer
Local advocate Derrick 'Black X' Robinson says that although he has lost his larynx or voice box to stage four cancer, he will not be silenced and will continue on his mission to make Chief Tacky a national hero as soon as his health is stable....

Fri, 20 May 2022 05:02:43 -0500
Former ward of the State dreams of operating family business
Though she has been separated from her family most of her life, 20-year-old Sahanie Brown is motivated to succeed by the thought of bringing them together. On Wednesday, Brown, a second-year business administration student at the University of...

Fri, 20 May 2022 05:02:31 -0500
Furniture maker bemoans youths lack of interest in the trade
Herbert Williams has been making furniture since he was 15 years old and said that his decision to learn cabinetmaking more than three decades ago was one of the best he has ever made. Williams, who operates Mop Head One Stop in his home town......

Fri, 20 May 2022 05:02:58 -0500
Judge angered as complainants shun assault cases
Concerned about the number of female complainants requesting to have assault charges dropped against their aggressors, Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque stressed that she will not dispose of the matters at their request, as it sends the.....

Fri, 20 May 2022 05:02:56 -0500
Senior cop wants tougher punishment for scammers
Head of Jamaica's Lottery Scam Task Force, Inspector Luhas Daniels, is calling on the justice system to administer harsher sentences to persons who are convicted of scamming. He believes that tougher measures will only deter criminals from...

Fri, 20 May 2022 05:02:50 -0500
Chinese national allegedly tries to bribe cop with $1,000
A Chinese national who is accused of trying to bribe a policeman with $1,000 during a traffic stop will face trial in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Liu Sheng Li pleaded not guilty to bribery yesterday before Senior Parish Judge Lori-....

Fri, 20 May 2022 05:02:35 -0500
Sigh of relief as collapsed road is being rehabilitated
"At last" were the words uttered by a resident of Windsor Forest in St Thomas as he watched workmen repair sections of the roadway that had broken away due to heavy rainfall in August 2020 caused by Tropical Storm Laura. The collapsed road and......

Thu, 19 May 2022 17:32:35 -0500
Trial for man linked to church ritual killing to be set in October
Andre Ruddock, who's accused of cutting a woman's throat during a church ritual in St James last year, will know his trial date in October. Ruddock was arrested and charged following the incident at the Pathways International Kingdom...

Thu, 19 May 2022 15:27:19 -0500
Kingston man injured during Shooting in Tex Lane
Earlier today a man was shot and injured on Tex Lane in Kingston. Crime scene investigators are now in the area. Reports are that heavily armed men invaded the community and opened fire. DSP Linval Phoenix, head of Operations in the Central...

Thu, 19 May 2022 12:20:07 -0500
Infant found face down in bath pan
One-year-old Benton Cohall Jr., a resident of Bridgeport in Portmore, St Catherine, was found face down in a bath pan of water by his parents on Tuesday. The child was rushed to the hospital, where he was pronounced...

Thu, 19 May 2022 12:09:19 -0500
$200 million to repair roads in Montego Bay
Some $200 million has been allocated to improve the road conditions in Montego Bay, St James, to help ease traffic congestion in the Second City. Prime Minister Andrew Holness made the disclosure at the recently held handover ceremony for the Area.....

Thu, 19 May 2022 05:02:46 -0500
Bible study teacher convicted of rape
A church Bible study teacher has been convicted of sexually assaulting a child at least three times between 2017 and 2018, starting when she was 11 years old. The man was found guilty of rape, grievous sexual assault and two counts of indecent...

Thu, 19 May 2022 05:02:41 -0500
Thieves snatch $2 million of livestock in one night
A St Catherine farmer says that he is thinking about quitting farming after thieves raided his farm on Sunday and stole 27 goats and four of his sheep. Malica Reid, 45, said that thieves also stole eight bulls from him last September. Another...

Thu, 19 May 2022 05:02:42 -0500
Thief bawls for mercy - Crook swipes iPhone five months after leaving prison
A confessed thief shed tears and cried out to the Almighty in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday after he was ordered to remain in custody until he is sentenced. "Oh Lord have mercy! Jesus! Help me Fada God, help me," Dwight Bell....

Thu, 19 May 2022 05:02:31 -0500
Court hears dad threw hot water on teen daughter
Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque warned a Corporate Area man not to put his hand on his child. The man is accused of throwing hot water on his teenaged daughter, and beating her all over her body. "The allegations sound pretty serious.....

Thu, 19 May 2022 05:02:43 -0500
Offensive harbour odour greets officials downtown
The pungent scent of waste emanating from a section of the Kingston Harbour permeated the air on Wednesday as Prime Minister Andrew Holness and other dignitaries gathered at Breezy Castle in downtown Kingston to celebrate the completion of a major....

Thu, 19 May 2022 05:02:44 -0500
From state care to law studies - Cedar Grove top performer eyes career as a judge
Fuelled by her faith and her love for the law, Lechelle Walker wants to be remembered as the girl who loves obstacles. Walker, who has been a ward of the State since the age of two, was one of nine persons who received scholarships from the...



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