Tyreek James, an alleged member of the One Don faction of the Clansman gang, pleaded guilty to assault occasioning actual bodily harm and unlawful wounding yesterday in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court stemming from an incident at the...

Two months ago Jermadeen Lugg, aunt of missing woman Donna-Lee Donaldson, said she had a premonition that her niece was in grave danger. With her heart skipping several beats, she immediately called Donaldson's mom and relayed her feeling. As...

According to the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), 116 people have been killed between January 1 and July 16 in St James, which represents a 22-per-cent increase over the numbers recorded last year during the corresponding period. Superintendent.....

Parish Judge Maxine Dennis-McPherson was left stunned yesterday after she was informed by prosecutors that using indecent language at the airports carried a maximum fine of $50,000. "At the airport, indecent language is $50,000? So indecent...

Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries Pearnel Charles Jr said the Government is committed to the continued development and maintenance of The Hope Royal Botanical Gardens in St Andrew, as an important part of the nation's history and heritage....

A cashier who is facing larceny charges was offered bail when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Jhaniele King, who was employed at a local distribution and logistics company, is charged with two counts of...

Falmouth to Springvale road being repaired The main road from Falmouth to Springvale in Trelawny is undergoing major repairs. The first phase of the works commenced this week, with focus on the section from Wakefield to Deeside. The four-...

In the 1970s, Frank Bowen relocated to Kingston from rural Manchester in search of a job. He was entering adulthood and recognised that he needed a skill in order to be guaranteed an income. His toyed with the idea of becoming an auto-mechanic.....

The import duty on electric vehicles has been reduced from 30 per cent to 10 per cent, and purchasers of those vehicles will not have to pay licence fees over the next five years. The House of Representatives on Tuesday (July 19) approved the...

The police have arrested and charged a Trelawny fisherman for the possession of an illegal firearm after he allegedly used the firearm to threaten a man during an altercation. He is 44-year-old Kevin Miller, otherwise called 'Panda' of...

Fifty-six-year-old Clive Lawrence, a vehicle inspector of Love Lane, Kingston has been charged with murder and wounding with intent after he allegedly stabbed a man to death, and injured another in April. Lawrence had reportedly fled the murder...

Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, says the opening of the new 12-storey ROK Hotel Kingston will significantly contribute to the continued revitalisation of downtown Kingston, by further boosting the area's economic potential. "It means...

The Police High Command says they will not be deterred in the fight against crime in Jamaica. The command was responding to the brutal murder of Police Constable Jermaine Brown in the Johnson Pen community in Spanish Town, St. Catherine on Tuesday.....

A major narcotics operation across St James, and St Andrew this morning led to the arrest of five alleged key players in the illegal drug trade industry. Police sources say several "high-end" vehicles were also seized during Wednesday...

A fight broke out in a Corporate Area-based police lock-up after one prisoner allegedly masturbated in the bathroom. The incident resulted in a fight between two men, one of whom was allegedly pleasing himself in the bathroom. Both men were left.....

Junior Ricardo Riley would have celebrated his 30th birthday today. But instead of a party, his family members will be staging a candle light vigil along Bond Street in west Kingston where he lived. Riley was among four men from Denham Town who......

Fearon McIntosh was separated from his mother,  Melinda Diaz, when he was six months old. His mother, he has been told, was 17 years old when she gave birth to him at Victoria Jubilee Hospital in Kingston on July 11, 1978 — which is 44 years ag...

A Clarendon woman who confessed to stealing more than $100,000 from her friend is expected to begin restitution later this month. Racquel Foster, 33, pleaded guilty to simple larceny and unauthorised access to computer data in the Kingston and......

Tuesday afternoon's gunfight between two licensed firearm holders in Montego Bay, St James, is indicative of a gun culture eating away at civility in Jamaica, according to the director of the Firearms Licensing Authority (FLA) Shane Dalling. In......

A one-legged man who pleaded guilty to malicious destruction of property and housebreaking on June 3, and who has been in custody awaiting sentencing, will spend additional time behind bars. This as the social enquiry report requested by Senior...