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Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:05:28 -0500
Dudus legacy lives on
The chilling discovery of the bodies of four men near Tivoli Gardens on Tuesday has deepened the wounds of Francine Tomlinson, whose 17-year-old son Omario Williams is believed to have met his demise under similar circumstances. Omario has been...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:07:06 -0500
Grisly find of quartet jolts Denham Town
A foiled robbery last Friday is believed to have been the trigger for the horrific murder of several men from Denham Town whose dismembered bodies were excavated from shallow graves at the old Public Works Department (PWD) compound near Tivoli...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:14:02 -0500
Motorists face $500,000 ‘bad word’ fine
Transport operators who spew expletives, or ‘bad words’, at an inspector of the Transport Authority (TA) in the lawful conduct of his duties could be slapped with a fine of up to $500,000 or face jail time of up to six months. This provision is....

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:12:23 -0500
Rainforest pumps millions into St Vincent operation
WESTERN BUREAU: Jamaica’s Rainforest Caribbean has invested EC$10 million (J$640 million) into a new 25,000-square-foot, state-of-the-art processing plant in St Vincent and the Grenadines. Six months into its foray in the Vincentian market,...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:06:43 -0500
Facey warns pace lagging in downtown renewal
Executive chairman of Pan-Jam Investments, Stephen Facey, is lobbying for the establishment of a special committee to drive downtown Kingston’s development, warning that the perceived snail’s pace is keeping investments at bay. “The longer we...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:12:48 -0500
Abuse victim turns passion into domestic violence lobby
For the past four years, Moni’s Voice has been utilising crocheted artwork to promote domestic violence awareness and to assist those who have courageously left an abusive spouse or family member in efforts of rediscovering their own voice. Loi-.....

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:07:00 -0500
Merciless’ sudden death under probe
Tuesday’s passing of well-known dancehall entertainer Merciless, which has shocked the entertainment industry, is being investigated as a sudden death case. The artiste, christened Leonardo Bartley, was found unresponsive at a motel on Walker...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:06:48 -0500
Over 1 million traffic tickets unpaid
Lawless motorists who Justice Minister Delroy Chuck claims are collecting traffic tickets as “confetti” without settling their obligations are being warned that they will suffer tough sanctions from the looming implementation of the Road Traffic...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:08:23 -0500
Families of crash victims demand crackdown on road hogs
The families of 40-year-old Brenda Lee Rattigan and 42-year-old Allison Johnson, two teachers who died after being mowed down by motorists days apart in western Jamaica, are calling on the Government of Jamaica to establish stiffer penalties for...

Wed, 20 Jul 2022 00:13:52 -0500
Road rage triggers dramatic MoBay gunfight
A tour bus operator and a firefighter are nursing gunshot wounds after a traffic dispute sparked a dramatic gunfight in downtown Montego Bay. Both men are reportedly licensed firearm holders. Reports by the Freeport police are that about 10:30 a.m.....

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:17:50 -0500
LIPS SEALED
The district constable at the centre of a love triangle and the disappearance of social-media star Donna-Lee Donaldson may be compelled by the police force to give a statement despite her reported resistance to tell what she knows. Prominent...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:17:19 -0500
Report: No footage showing monkeypox patient walking out ward
Findings of an investigation into the shock departure of Jamaica’s first monkeypox patient have suggested that he indeed escaped through a bathroom window, challenging a counterclaim that he walked from the isolation ward. The July 9 disappearanc...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:16:24 -0500
Gang accused were behind bars when some murders happened
State records pertaining to the arrest and detention of three defendants in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial have shown that they were, in fact, in jail during the periods in which they are accused of committing various murders. The trio, Tareek...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:13:26 -0500
Dad rues double tragedy as brother kills sibling in crash
Seventy-four-year-old Hubert Mike stared at the broken motorcycle parts close to his home and business place in Byles district, near Kitson Town, trying to make sense of a crash that claimed the life of his 35-year-old son, Kenish Oneil Mike. In a.....

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:17:01 -0500
Gore: Racetrack prep, monster engine factored in drag-racing tragedy
Leading motorsport driver Doug Gore has said that Sunday’s deadly drag-racing event at Vernamfield in Clarendon may not have been triggered by oil spill residue but could be linked to track preparation and the power of the car. Gore said that the...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:16:07 -0500
Wave of grief after three bodies found at St Ann home
A cloud of mystery surrounds the discovery of three bodies at a family home in Free Hill, St Ann, as stunned relatives and a shocked community were plunged into mourning on Monday morning as investigators try to find motives and the perpetrator...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:09:20 -0500
Fear grips residents in police murder conspiracy
Residents of Green Glebe Road in Red Hills, St Andrew, are cowering in fear and have opted to clear the streets before dark amid a police conspiracy probe following the murder of Phillip Wallace on Saturday. Rogue cops are suspected to have carried....

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:15:48 -0500
Organisers rebuff Vernamfield safety concerns
As investigations into Sunday’s deadly accident at the Vernamfield Aerodrome in Clarendon continue, residents of Gimme-Mi-Bit and surrounding communities have expressed concern over what they believe to be lax safety measures when racing events ar...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:12:56 -0500
Staff press NSWMA management to thrash out concerns
Sanitation staff are accusing the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA) of depriving them of overtime salaries while they work in poor conditions and with inadequate equipment for the past seven months. “Dem deal wid we like the...

Tue, 19 Jul 2022 00:09:57 -0500
Work together to improve justice system
THE EDITOR, Madam: I thank retired Supreme Court Judge Lennox Campbell for so eloquently speaking about the crux of the matter, and the challenges facing the justice system, in The Gleaner article ‘We must restore confidence in the justice syste...



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