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Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:20:44 -0500
Usain Bolt foundation donates printers to schools
Primary schools are to benefit from 125 Epson printers donated by the Usain Bolt Foundation to assist in the provision of worksheets and prints from textbooks to students. The Foundation is involved in a two-year partnership with Epson, and during.....

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 16:06:06 -0500
Phased reoccupation of Cornwall Regional Hospital to begin next year
Reoccupation of the main building at Cornwall Regional Hospital in Montego Bay, St. James, is expected to commence on a phased basis next year. Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, made the disclosure while giving an update on...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 13:38:15 -0500
Spice doing well following recent medical scare
Queen of the Dancehall Grace ‘Spice’ Hamilton says she is in a “better space” following a recent health scare. 

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:25:53 -0500
Body of Hanover chef found decomposing, husband taken into custody
A Hanover man has been taking into police custody for questioning, after this wife's decomposing body was found with several stab wounds at her home in Logwood district in the parish on Tuesday. Dead is 35-year-old chef Judeen Smith-Greyson...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:56:36 -0500
Senior JDF officer implicated in sex scandal back on the island
The senior officer of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) who was accused of several acts of sexual misconduct towards his female colleagues is back in the country, law enforcement sources have revealed. He reportedly returned last...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:36:06 -0500
Police hunt for missing 18-y-o student
The police are on the hunt for missing 18-year-old student Shantaya Hall of Mount Lebanon in Mavis Bank, St Andrew. According to the Mavis bank Police, Hall was last seen about 5:30 a.m. on Tuesday when she left home for school. She was reported...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:14:48 -0500
Haitian women arrested following major ammunition bust
SANTO DOMINIGO, Dominican Republic, Nov 9, CMC - Two Haitian women have been arrested after security officials here intercepted a vehicle carrying more than 22,000 rounds of ammunition destined for Haiti. The soldiers from the Specialised...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:11:57 -0500
Auditor General unearths anomalies in gov’t spending for COVID-19
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 9, CMC - The Auditor General has found that while the Jamaica government had displayed good practises in the face of enormous pressure during the coronavirus (COVID-19) pandemic, it failed in some areas of procurement...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 11:03:45 -0500
Police detain man after eggs thrown at King Charles III
LONDON (AP) -- A 23-year-old man was arrested Wednesday after hurling eggs and vitriol at King Charles III and Camilla, the queen consort, as they walked in the northern England city of York. The incident happened as the king and his wife were...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:58:07 -0500
Powerball ticket sold in California snags record $2.04B win
LOS ANGELES (AP) -- Someone who bought a Powerball ticket in Southern California has won a record $2.04 billion Powerball jackpot after more than three months without anyone hitting the top prize. The winning numbers were selected Tuesday...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 10:52:41 -0500
Tropical Storm Nicole bears down on the Bahamas, Florida
MIAMI (AP) -- Crews evacuated dozens of people from vulnerable locations in the northwestern Bahamas as Tropical Storm Nicole approached Wednesday and residents of Florida braced for the storm, which could strengthen to a rare...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:02:14 -0500
Students allegedly using classroom for sex, drugs
In what should be an intense period of preparations for final-year exams for some high school students, some students at a Corporate Area high school are allegedly partaking in sexual activities while getting high on marijuana and popping Molly,......

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:02:20 -0500
Blind UWI grad credits parents for success
When the COVID-19 pandemic forced The University of the West Indies to suspend face-to-face classes in 2020, Kareem Vassell had to quickly put in place measures to ensure he could continue his education. Prior to the onset of the pandemic,...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:02:17 -0500
Young mom determined to beat cancer for her son
Despite being given the ominous prognosis that she may have less than a year to live, Shaunice Dean is confident she will beat stage 4 colon cancer. The 29-year-old recently underwent surgery to remove the remaining portions of her colon and a...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:02:28 -0500
Schoolboy robbed of $50
A Corporate Area man who is accused of robbing a 13-year-old schoolboy of his cellphone and $50 was remanded in custody when he made his first appearance in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday. The accused, Marlon Jones, pleaded....

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:02:33 -0500
Woman beaten for having naked man in house
A man who reportedly kicked and punched his then girlfriend all over her body after finding a naked man in her house pleaded guilty in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday. Norman Dickens related the incident to Senior Parish Judge.....

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:02:35 -0500
Missing files anger judge
Senior Parish Judge Lori-Anne Cole-Montaque scolded staff at the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court, as she described the frequent disappearance of case files brought to the court this year as concerning. For at least three matters that were set....

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:02:30 -0500
Tipsy beach party turns up the heat
Even though we are fast approaching December, when the temperature gets a bit cooler, the party atmosphere in St Catherine is showing red hot on the thermometers. One such event that aroused the interest of partygoers was Tipsy, the beach party......

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:02:27 -0500
Cubans found with fake J’can driver’s licences
Two Cubans who were captured in Jamaica after they overstayed their time in the island said the socio-economic conditions in their country caused them to come here to purchase meat products for consumption back home. Barbaro Mormigo and Rosa...

Wed, 09 Nov 2022 05:02:22 -0500
‘Taste that Moves You’
This elderly woman showed off her dance moves while enjoying a Grace Mighty Malt as the Grace Foods Road Tour rolled into Princess Street, downtown Kingston, last Saturday. The food giant's stop in the busy market district marked the end of its...



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