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Mon, 30 May 2022 11:41:40 -0500
Shocked and overjoyed - Man freed in One Don trial glad for second chance
For 30 long months, Owen Ormsby found himself facing the perils of prison having been locked up by police and accused of being part of the infamous One Don faction in the Clansman gang. Ormsby, who hails from Lauriston in Spanish Town, St...

Mon, 30 May 2022 05:02:50 -0500
Ganja smuggler begs for bail to see newborn
A man who pleaded guilty to ganja charges in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday begged a judge to grant him bail as he wished to be present for his child's birth. "Your Honour, my fiancee is eight months pregnant and I really......

Mon, 30 May 2022 11:42:11 -0500
Senior cop vows to investigate corruption claims
Head of the St Andrew South police, Senior Superintendent Kirk Ricketts, says he takes the allegation of corruption that has been levelled by a 'person of interest' against cops under his command seriously. Last week, Syron Clarke, 28, of West...

Mon, 30 May 2022 11:41:59 -0500
SWEET AND SPICY - Beekeeper spices up honey market
What started out as an experiment for Lennox Deane and his wife, Mercedes, has transformed into a profitable business that is already spicing up the honey market. Lennox started beekeeping almost eight years ago, just as a hobby, while...

Mon, 30 May 2022 11:41:53 -0500
Emotional send-off for murdered schoolboy - Father pledges to give up smoking to honour memory
Tear-filled eyes and sombre faces conveyed the enormous sadness being experienced by Khamal Hall's loved ones as they gathered at the New Testament Church of God in Deeside, Trelawny, on Saturday to pay their last respects. Hall, 16, was stabbed....

Mon, 30 May 2022 05:03:38 -0500
Senior citizen sings Lennox Hines’ praises
A Portmore, St Catherine senior says she may now struggle to purchase medication following Thursday's killing of Lennox Hines, the Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor/caretaker for the Southboro division. Elfreda Miller, 76, said that the news.....

Mon, 30 May 2022 05:03:27 -0500
Heartache in Duncans as two men are murdered
Andrea Melbourne was at her home in Duncans, Trelawny, on Saturday night when the sounds of gunshots echoed violently through the air. Unknown to her, Andre Dennis, 26, her son, was among four persons hit by cowards who drove into the community...

Mon, 30 May 2022 05:03:21 -0500
Understanding personal injury awards
Personal injury is an area of law that allows an injured person to claim damages against a third party for his or her negligence. The aim of the law in relation to this area is to allow the injured person to be compensated financially or made...

Mon, 30 May 2022 05:02:56 -0500
Scammers fleece nearly $50 million from bank
Investigators are seeking to bring 31 persons before the courts for their participation in a multimillion-dollar fraud scheme that fleeced a local bank of almost $50 million. This was revealed by prosecutors in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish.....

Fri, 27 May 2022 05:05:14 -0500
Politician gunned down in his car
Commanding Officer of the St Andrew South Police Division Senior Superintendent Kirk Ricketts is promising swift action as the police search for the killers of businessman and politician Lennox Hines, who was shot dead on Thursday by unknown...

Fri, 27 May 2022 05:04:51 -0500
BPO worker thriving despite numerous illnesses
At age 17, Oraine Simpson was eager to move from being a high school student to a full-time entrepreneur when he enrolled in sixth form at a Clarendon-based institution. But those dreams were prematurely shelved after he contracted influenza and....

Fri, 27 May 2022 05:05:08 -0500
Fight breaks out after sex mishap
Persons inside the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court were left stunned yesterday after a defendant said that he and his now ex-girlfriend got into a fight shortly after they had sex. Marvin Dickens told the court that after having intercourse.....

Fri, 27 May 2022 05:04:39 -0500
Paralysed crash victims face future with determination
February 17, 2017 is a date Mikail Jackson and Tamara Noble will never forget. The two children, both residents of Coopers Pen near Falmouth, Trelawny, have been left paralysed as a result of injuries sustained in a two-vehicle collision on the...

Fri, 27 May 2022 05:05:03 -0500
Jubilation as four freed in Clansman-One Don trial
Cheers erupted outside the Supreme Court yesterday as relatives and friends got wind of the news that their kins were among four persons in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial who were freed. Damaine Elliston, Rivaldo Hylton, Rushane Williams and...

Fri, 27 May 2022 05:03:39 -0500
Mother and daughter die eight days apart
Over the past two weeks, Rodney Warsop has been forced to begin adjusting to life without his mother and sister, who died eight days apart. Though his mother Audrey Powell, 51, had been ill for the past four years, Warsop said things took a turn....

Fri, 27 May 2022 05:03:15 -0500
Bank worker skims more than $9 million from client
A customer service representative at one of the island's local banks confessed to swindling almost US$60,000 [approximately J$9.2 million] from a client's bank account. Shevon Mitchell, 31, of a Manchester address, pleaded guilty to...

Fri, 27 May 2022 05:03:56 -0500
Gay link-up goes sour
After spending more than J$700,000 on his online gay boyfriend, Tom* is warning other foreigners against long distance relationships. The 28-year-old who lives in the US said that he had been talking to Joe* who lives in Jamaica via phone calls......

Fri, 27 May 2022 05:02:57 -0500
Disabled senior seeking assistance after multiple setbacks
In March 2021, 76-year-old Blandie Edwards-Rodney's world turned upside down after her husband Anthony Rodney was gunned down in Lionel Town, Clarendon. She said Anthony, who was a farmer, was her provider and since his passing, she has fallen......

Thu, 26 May 2022 05:02:33 -0500
Kids forced to kneel on bottle corks
The Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court heard yesterday that a Corporate Area man forced three of his stepchildren to kneel on metal bottle corks before beating them in their heads with a knife handle. Ossel Smith pleaded not guilty to one...

Thu, 26 May 2022 05:02:30 -0500
Downtown Kingston excited about filming of int’l crime series
Persons with business interests in downtown Kingston say they are looking beyond the traffic congestion associated with the production of the international series Get Millie Black as it will boost the capital city's commercial appeal in the long......



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