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Wed, 28 Sep 2022 16:13:57 -0500
Two shot at party in Negril, one fatally
Twenty-nine-year-old Edward Mosley, otherwise called 'Eddie', was shot and killed while at a party at the Happy Quarters Guest House in Negril, Westmoreland on Tuesday. An unidentified woman, who was also shot, is currently undergoing...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 15:31:16 -0500
Bad land clearing leads to landslides - NWA
The National Works Agency (NWA) is urging residents to be careful how they clear land for farming or building houses. This follows several landslides triggered by the heavy rainfall associated with Hurricane Ian earlier this week. In providing an.....

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:52:12 -0500
21,900 pieces of school furniture to be delivered over two months
A total of 21,900 pieces of school furniture will be delivered in the next two months as the Ministry of Education and Youth continues to invest in upgrading educational institutions across the island. Portfolio Minister, Fayval Williams, provided.....

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 14:46:13 -0500
Police find ammunition in abandoned building
Two magazines and 12 rounds of ammunition were seized by the Hunts Bay Police during an operation on Tuesday along Crescent Road in Kingston 11. No one was arrested in relation to this seizure. According to the police, about 6:30 p.m., lawmen were.....

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:42:57 -0500
Dominica court to hear constitutional challenge of anti-gay laws
ROSEAU, Dominica, Sept 28, CMC - The Minority Rights Dominica (MiRiDom) and the HIV Legal Network say they remain hopeful that the High Court here will follow Antigua and Barbuda and St. kits-Nevis of Justice in repealing laws that...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:37:11 -0500
NYC Mayor announces relief centers to support Caribbean asylum seekers
EW YORK, Sept 28, CMC - New York City Mayor, Eric Adams, says the city will open Humanitarian Emergency Response and Relief Centers to support the hundreds of asylum seekers, including Caribbean nationals, primarily Haitians, arriving in New...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:31:10 -0500
Cuba begins to turn on lights after Ian blacks out island
HAVANA (AP) -- Cuban officials said they had begun to restore some power Wednesday after Hurricane Ian knocked out electricity to the entire island while devastating some of the country's most important tobacco farms when it hit the...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 10:18:13 -0500
Hurricane Ian nears Florida landfall with 155 mph winds
ST. PETERSBURG, Fla., (AP) -- Hurricane Ian rapidly intensified as it neared landfall along Florida's southwest coast Wednesday morning, gaining top winds of 155 mph (250 kph), just shy of the most dangerous Category 5 status. Damaging...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 08:50:36 -0500
Portmore man kills 15-y-o son he 'mistook' for intruder
Tragedy has struck a Portmore family after a man reportedly shot and killed his 15-year-old son in an alleged case of mistaken identity at their home in Hellshire early this morning.  

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:04:15 -0500
Man ties bed in ceiling
Dwight Burgess stood in the middle of his one-bedroom board house with his eyes fixed to the roof. He wasn't looking for holes through which rainwaters - dumped by the outer bands of Tropical Storm Ian - entered his dwelling on Sunday night and...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:04:17 -0500
Fish invade Clarendon yards
Schools of fish have invaded the yards of many Rocky Point, Clarendon, homes following the recent heavy rains. While the community is known for its fishing, residents are not pleased that the aquatic creatures are currently habituating in their.....

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:04:14 -0500
Hurricane Ian turns Clarendon road into river
"It's like a river" was how 88-year-old Hyacinth Rowe described the condition of her gateway in Green Bottom, Clarendon, in the aftermath of Hurricane Ian. "Mi stay on mi verandah and look, and mi watch the water go right over to the yard next......

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 11:52:33 -0500
Matthews climbs to top of all-rounders rankings
LONDON, England (CMC): West Indies Women's captain Hayley Matthews has topped the all-rounders charts in the ICC one-day International rankings for the first time in her career. The 24-year-old, a stylish top order batsman and steady off-spinner,.....

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:04:24 -0500
NSWMA expecting 50 new trucks
Executive Director of the National Solid Waste Management Authority (NSWMA), Audley Gordon, said yesterday that the first batch of 50 garbage trucks should be arriving on the island in the next five weeks. "The moment we get them off the wharf...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:04:23 -0500
Seven charged in $100-million ganja bust
Criminal charges have been laid against the seven people who were arrested in connection with a $100-million ganja bust in Clarendon last week, the Corporate Communications Unit said. The charges were laid on Monday after the seven, six men and......

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:04:22 -0500
St Bess teen overcomes odds to ace CSEC exams
Seventeen-year-old Moesha Johnson, a grade-12 student at Maggotty High School in St Elizabeth, has overcome enormous financial odds and other challenges to secure eight subjects in the 2022 Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC)...

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:04:20 -0500
Mystery surrounds death of US army vet
A myriad of theories have emerged surrounding the mysterious death of a man who was found naked at his home in Botany Bay, St Thomas, yesterday lying in a pool of blood. The news team was informed that the body was discovered by a friend of the......

Wed, 28 Sep 2022 05:00:11 -0500
WEIRD STUFF: Dog pooped in owner’s mouth
Dog pooped in owner's mouth A woman was hospitalised for three days after her dog pooed in her mouth while she was asleep. Amanda Gommo, 51, has opened up on her horror ordeal when her pet chihuahua Belle joined her in bed and had a bout of...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:09:47 -0500
Fire victims of Belrock get new apartments
The families of Fourth Street in Belrock, Olympic Gardens, who were displaced because of a fire in November 2018, are now benefiting from a newly built apartment complex. The 12-unit concrete structure was handed over by Prime Minister, Andrew...

Tue, 27 Sep 2022 18:01:53 -0500
Operations at Spanish Town Hospital affected by leaking roof
The South East Regional Health Authority (SERHA) has advised that operations at the Spanish Town Hospital in St Catherine have been restricted due to the lingering effects of Hurricane Ian. Senior Medical Officer at the Spanish Town Hospital, Dr.......



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