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Thu, 07 Jul 2022 18:45:46 -0500
Clarendon husband charged for murdering wife
Sixty-nine-year-old Thadius Gregory of Toronto Terrace in Clarendon has been charged for the murder of his wife Pamelia Gregory. According to the police, about 7:00 a.m., Mrs Gregory, who is bedridden, was at home with her husband and two grandsons....

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 17:53:37 -0500
Andrew Bellamy resigns as CEO of Xaymaca
In a letter to the chairman of the Xaymaca International board, Andrew Bellamy confirmed his resignation as chief executive officer, band leader, and board member of the Xaymaca International Carnival Band. Bellamy cited a non-alignment of company.....

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:30:57 -0500
Higgler murdered in St Catherine
Donovan Monroe, a 26-year-old haggler, was shot and killed on Wednesday in Gordon Pen district in St Catherine. Residents of Love Lane reported that about 2:00 p.m. explosions were heard in the area and the police were called. Monroe,...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:21:52 -0500
Popcaan lawyers demand apology from JCF
The lawyers representing popular dancehall artiste Popcaan is demanding a retraction and an apology from the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) over what it says are false and defamatory remarks. Knight, Junor & Samuels is asserting that...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 16:05:21 -0500
One scandal too many: British PM Boris Johnson resigns
LONDON (AP) -- Prime Minister Boris Johnson announced his resignation Thursday after droves of top government officials quit over the latest scandal to engulf him, marking an end to three tumultuous years in which he tried to bluster...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 15:49:37 -0500
Student attendance back at pre-pandemic levels
Student attendance is back to pre-pandemic levels, says Minister of Education and Youth, Fayval Williams. At the end of the 2021/22 school year on July 1, the daily absentee rate was at 20 to 25 per cent, which was the case before the onset of the.....

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 05:01:42 -0500
Tufton urges calm as monkeypox detected in Jamaica
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton says that his ministry is not considering COVID-type lockdown measures to contain the spread of the monkeypox virus which he confirmed to be in Jamaica yesterday. "I am confident that given the......

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 05:01:48 -0500
J’cans not worried about monkeypox
Some small business operators and commuters in the downtown Kingston area say they are not frightened by the news that the monkeypox virus is in Jamaica. However, they say they are hoping that the Government will not look to impose similar...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 05:01:36 -0500
Slain photojournalist was hard-working family man
Two weeks ago, Dave Davis said that his son, popular video editor and photojournalist Dominic 'Domz' Davis, expressed the desire to take a week off work to spend quality time with his daughter at the family home. But that will not happen as...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 05:01:45 -0500
Man charged after dog bites 10-y-o
A Corporate Area man, who is being prosecuted under the newly enacted Dog (Liabilities for Attacks) Act, has been told that he may be liable for the injuries caused to a 10-year-old boy who was bitten by one of two mongrel dogs that were on his...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 05:01:50 -0500
Woman charged for fake kidnapping
A St Andrew woman who reportedly attempted to swindle $1 million from her family by faking her kidnapping was on Tuesday charged with extortion and creating public mischief by investigators at the Counter Terrorism and Organised Crime...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 05:01:49 -0500
Artist Bonito Thompson using augmented reality to tell stories
"Augmented reality is the future of art" is the proclamation of Bonito Thompson, one of Jamaica's forerunners of the emerging art form. Typically, art is associated with canvases, drawing pencils and paint, but Thompson has taken a modern...

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 05:01:44 -0500
Businessman charged with chopping man at bar
A 19-year-old businessman has been charged with wounding stemming from an incident in St Catherine on June 18. Charged is 19-year-old Braemar Clemetson of Discovery Bay, St Ann. Reports are that about 8:30 p.m., Clemetson went to a bar, pounced......

Thu, 07 Jul 2022 05:01:40 -0500
Chicken thief confesses to another robbery
Hanson Hill, the 40-year-old man who last month confessed to stealing more than 400 pounds of chicken meat, had additional charges laid against him yesterday in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Hill, who was to be sentenced for larceny......

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 21:23:00 -0500
Three men shot in Waterhouse
Three men were shot and injured during an alleged confrontation with the police in Waterhouse, St Andrew this evening. Head of the St Andrew South Police Division, Senior Superintendent Kirk Ricketts, says the team was attacked by armed...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 15:41:29 -0500
Popcaan released
Minister of Foreign Affairs Kamina Johnson Smith has confirmed that dancehall entertainer Andre 'Popcaan' Sutherland was released from what he described as detainment in the United Kingdom. Johnson also said that the Jamaican...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:13:27 -0500
Chief Justice Sykes tests positive for COVID
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes has tested positive for COVID-19. He is experiencing "mild symptoms", the Court Administration Division says. Sykes, who is the presiding judge in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial, will remain in isolation for...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:08:14 -0500
Remote detection of traffic offences allowed under new traffic regulations
The remote detection of traffic offences using cameras and other electronic devices will now be allowed under the new Road Traffic Regulations, which were approved in the House of Representatives on July 5. The legislation also provides for the...

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 14:02:15 -0500
Major changes coming to criminal records office
Commissioner of Police Major General Antony Anderson says major changes are underway for the Criminal Records Office (CRO), located in Downtown Kingston. Anderson, who was speaking during his monthly press briefing yesterday, said the changes will.....

Wed, 06 Jul 2022 05:01:51 -0500
Lawyer for Clarendon murder-accused saddened by backlash
Tamika Harris, the lawyer representing Rushane Barnett who has been accused of killing his cousin and her four children, has described as "sad" and "surprising" the venom that has been spewed in her direction as a result of her involvement in the.....



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