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Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:10:38 -0500
St James mechanic shot dead on his way to work
The police have confirmed that popular St James mechanic Tasmoy Grey, 27, was shot and killed by unknown assailants along the Orange main road in St James, on Tuesday morning. The Mount Salem Police report that about 9:50 a.m., Grey otherwise...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 16:08:47 -0500
Haile Selassie through to Walker Cup finals
Haile Selassie High School are through to the ISSA/Digicel Walker Cup final after defeating Wolmers Boys' 1-0 in their semi-final this afternoon at Stadium East. This will be Haile Selassie's first time playing in the finals of a...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:57:18 -0500
Thousands to benefit from renovated Chapelton community hospital
Thousands of patients will benefit annually from improved healthcare services when the renovated Chapelton Community Hospital reopens in early December. Funding in the amount of $132 million was provided by the Culture, Health, Arts, Sports and...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 15:51:32 -0500
St Mary man given life sentence
A St Mary resident was this morning sentenced to life in prison after he was found guilty of killing his drinking partner in 2017. 36-year-old Bastene Gillespie was convicted of murder after he shot and stabbed his drinking partner...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:34:41 -0500
Russian diplomat says prisoner swap with US remains possible
MOSCOW (AP) -- Russia and the United States have repeatedly been on the verge of agreement on a prisoner exchange, a senior Russian diplomat said Tuesday, adding that a deal is still possible before the year's end. The Biden...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:28:38 -0500
Police probe murder of vacationing US citizen
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Nov 29, CMC - Jamaica police are probing the death of a 53-year-old American real estate investor, who was shot dead in Shaw Park, Ocho Rios, north of here on Monday night. The police have identified the man as Phillip...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:25:45 -0500
Netherlands beats host Qatar 2-0 to advance at World Cup
AL KHOR, Qatar (AP) -- The Netherlands still has a long way to go to match the "total football" teams of the 1970s, or even the more offensive "Oranje" squads that reached the World Cup final in 2010 and...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 13:21:55 -0500
Panama confronts illegal trafficking of animals
ANCON, Panama (AP) -- In a tropical forest beside the Panama Canal, two black-handed spider monkeys swing about their wire enclosure, balanced by their long tails. They arrived at this government rehabilitation centre after environmental...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 12:52:17 -0500
Journalists attacked during protest at Homestead Primary
A Television Jamaica (TVJ) videographer and a Gleaner reporter were attacked by a community agitator while covering a protest by teachers at Homestead Primary School this morning. The offender walked into the video shot while the cameraman and the....

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:03:02 -0500
Lesbian couple lose baby after fight
A Corporate Area woman raised eyebrows in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday after she claimed to have lost a child she was carrying for her lesbian partner. According to the woman, she was pregnant with her 'husband's' child but.....

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:03:00 -0500
Senior citizen suspected to have drowned
The death of 71-year-old Valentine Campbell of Rhoden Hall district in Crofts Hill, Clarendon, has left his caregivers puzzled. Reports from the Crofts Hill police are that Campbell was seen going to the river last Saturday, November 26. His body....

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:03:01 -0500
Tommy Lee Sparta endorses Holness’ gun clampdown
Dancehall entertainer Tommy Lee Sparta, who is serving time in prison for illegal possession of firearm has endorsed the Andrew Holness-led government's crackdown on illegal firearms. In a comment posted on his Instagram page, the Soul Reaper...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:03:07 -0500
Brazilian felt at home watching team play in Trench Town
Brazilian national Lucas Quieroz said he felt at home yesterday as he celebrated his country's 1-0 victory over Switzerland with several residents in Trench Town, who later flooded Collie Smith Drive to display their jubilation after the final...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:03:05 -0500
Trench Town jubilant as Brazil progress
After the first goal in the Brazil vs Switzerland match was disallowed yesterday, all of Trench Town, which is a Brazil supporters' stronghold, felt a collective rush of nervousness. Sitting among the few Brazil naysayers, Errol Dixon, who said.....

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 12:54:55 -0500
Cop among three to stand trial for murder-for-hire plot
District Constable Andre Wright and his three co-accused will stand trial for conspiracy to murder in the Home Circuit Court. Wright is jointly charged with Adrian Graham, Shavoy Bailey and Cavane Green after being implicated in a murder-for-hire.....

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 11:57:46 -0500
Case file for Paulwell's gun matter incomplete
Member of Parliament for Kingston Eastern and Port Royal, Phillip Paulwell, appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday. Paulwell has been charged with the negligent loss of firearm, following an incident in early July. The...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:02:47 -0500
D&G Foundation gives $1-million grants to Surrey service organisations
Following a rigorous selection process, the Eastwood Gardens Youth for Progress Youth Club and the University of the West Indies (UWI) Social Work Training and Research Centre copped the two $1-million grants for the county of Surrey in the...

Tue, 29 Nov 2022 05:02:44 -0500
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Musk picks DeSantis over Trump Elon Musk will support Ron DeSantis if he runs in the 2024 US presidential election race. The Florida governor has been tipped as a potential US leader and could rival Donald Trump for the Republican nomination.....

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:38:59 -0500
Firearm seized in Westmoreland, one man arrested
Twenty-nine-year-old Westmoreland resident Tenardo Spence was arrested and charged after he was found with an illegal forearm and several rounds of ammunition on Sunday. According to the Whithorn Police, a joint police/military team was patrolling.....

Mon, 28 Nov 2022 17:13:01 -0500
Headless body found in Spanish Town
Members of the police were contacted by residents from Eltham park in Spanish Town, St Catherine where the body of an unidentified man was found with his head severed this morning. Investigators combed the area for evidence, and the body which was.....



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