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Sun, 10 Jul 2022 22:39:53 -0500
Soca veterans welcome back Jamaica's road march
"This is what 50 looks like," declared Marilyn Morrison, as she danced to one of Machel Montano's hits being blasted from one of the trailers on Bacchanal Jamaica's road march route. Morrison as well as her 60-plus-year-old friend, Sheryl March....

Sat, 09 Jul 2022 17:52:02 -0500
Update | Monkeypox patient back in May Pen Hospital
The chief executive officer of the May Pen Hospital, Eugena Clarke-James has confirmed that the monkeypox patient who fled the hospital early Saturday afternoon is back in isolation. "He is back and he is safe," she said,...

Sat, 09 Jul 2022 15:54:53 -0500
Man killed in reprisal minutes after woman murdered in Kingston - police
A man who was shot dead early this morning is believed to have been shot in reprisal over the murder of a woman minutes earlier in the area. 

Sat, 09 Jul 2022 15:14:56 -0500
Monkeypox patient escapes isolation at the May Pen Hospital
The traveller from the United Kingdom who was confirmed with the contagious monkeypox virus has fled the May Pen Hospital in Clarendon.  Police and health authorities do not know his whereabouts. 

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 19:35:36 -0500
UPDATE: 10-y-o found dead in old fridge
The Harbour View police are currently probing the death of a child whose body was found in an old refrigerator near the coast to coast concrete factory earlier today. The communications arm of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) confirmed that a.....

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 18:00:00 -0500
St Catherine family cries fowl
A St Catherine family is accusing the police of unfair treatment following a raid and the detention of nine persons in an operation in Sydenham, in the parish this morning. The police have denied the claim. Deputy Superintendent in charge of...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 17:56:10 -0500
Portland man dies after gun attack
The Portland police are currently probing the shooting death of Twenty-nine-year-old Roshane Golding who was attacked by gunmen along Nuttal Road in Port Antonio last night. No motive has been established for the shooting. Golding succumbed to his.....

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 11:42:33 -0500
Suspects in Manchester teen murder arrested
Two suspects in the murder of the fifteen-year-old Manchester student Vesteroy Sinclair are currently in police custody. Sinclair was shot dead in an attempt to aid his mother during a robbery and home invasion in Turner Top district in Manchester.....

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:01:48 -0500
SHOCKING! - Grandmother of woman who faked her kidnapping said she was properly raised
The grandmother of Shameka Miller, the St Andrew woman who was arrested and charged on Tuesday for faking her kidnapping, said she feels embarrassed by her actions. Miller, 27, was charged with extortion and creating public mischief by...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:01:40 -0500
17 days at sea - Fishing horrors of 51 years ago lingers in Rock
When The Gleaner recently republished the ordeal of a teenage boy who was lost at sea for 17 days, it brought back memories of a sad chapter in the lives of residents of Rock, a small fishing community on the outskirts of Falmouth in Trelawny....

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:01:53 -0500
Adults fight over box milk
A squabble between a shopkeeper and a customer which started over a box of milk, evoked laughter inside the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday. It was reported that the complainant visited the defendant Richard Campbell's shop and.....

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:01:41 -0500
‘That’s my boy’ - Juliet Seville proud of ‘baby’ Oblique
Juliet Seville was 39 years old when she became pregnant with Oblique Seville. She had given birth to two children before, but there was something different about Oblique. Unlike his other siblings, he appeared to be constantly running in her womb....

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:01:44 -0500
Oblique Seville putting Ness Castle on the map
Usually known for its mangoes, coffee and, unfortunately, bad roads, a new light has been shining on Ness Castle in St Thomas since 2019, and it beams on the young track and field star Oblique Seville. The district, which is situated between...

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:01:54 -0500
Teen drowns day before graduating
What was supposed to be a day of complete joy for the graduating class of Port Antonio High School was dampened on Thursday, as students mourned the loss of their schoolmate Deshawn Miller, 17, who drowned at the Winnifred's Beach in Portland the.....

Fri, 08 Jul 2022 05:01:51 -0500
Cabbie killed allegedly over passenger
On Wednesday afternoon, taxi operator Kemal Stewart drove past his home, waving to his spouse and their child promising that he would return later. However, hours later, Stewart was fatally stabbed, by another cabbie following an alleged dispute....

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...



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