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Jamaica Gleaner

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:21:27 -0500
‘THEY NEVER STOOD A CHANCE’
Residents along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew say the two policemen “never stood a chance” in Thursday night’s deadly ambush, describing the unsuspecting attack as swift and calculated after they ignored warnings not to drop their guard aroun...

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:20:52 -0500
Bridgeport Primary reels from murder of teacher, daughter
Shock, sadness, and in some instances anger gripped the Bridgeport Primary School on Friday as staff and students mourned the slaying of grade five teacher Tara Pinnock and her 14-year-old daughter Talia Wright. Pinnock, who has been teaching at...

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:05:59 -0500
‘Babylon’ no more
WESTERN BUREAU: While Hurricane Melissa has not left behind many positive memories, it may have laid the foundation for a stronger relationship between the police in Montego Hills, St James, and residents of the surrounding communities. With the...

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:20:10 -0500
LEPTO SCARE IN THE WEST
WESTERN BUREAU: Health officials are probing whether two people involved in post-Melissa cleanup efforts in Catherine Hall and Westgreen, St James, died from leptospirosis, a bacterial disease often spread by water contaminated with rat urine. Both....

Sat, 15 Nov 2025 00:06:16 -0500
Nish: Personal, police facilities damaged, but Hanover cops remain committed
WESTERN BUREAU: Superintendent Andrew Nish, head of the Hanover Police Division, says the cops in the parish remain committed to serving the public despite personal property and some work facilities sustaining damage during Hurricane Melissa. “......

Jamaica Observer

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Charity makes donation to upgrade more restrooms at Little London High
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland - Male students at Little London High School no longer have to be jealous that the girls' restroom is nicer than theirs. Last Friday, a group of alumni called Global Humanity Network Incorporated (GHNI) dona...

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
This Day in History - April 12
Today is the 102nd day of 2022. There are 263 days left in the year.TODAY'S HIGHLIGHT1961: Soviet cosmonaut Yuri Gagarin becomes the first man to fly in space, orbit the Earth and make a safe landing. OTHER EVENTS1606: Great Britain ad...

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Sharif sworn in as Pakistan's new PM after week of drama
ISLAMABAD, Pakistan (AP) - Pakistan's Parliament on Monday elected Opposition lawmaker Shahbaz Sharif as the new prime minister, following a week of political turmoil that led to the weekend ouster of Premier Imran Khan.Sharif took the ...

Tue, Apr 12, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Arlene Swaby fuels her business with focus and Access
While the journey of entrepreneurship has been anything but smooth sailing for small grocery store owner Arlene Swaby, she is proof that with the right focus, and a little support, small business owners can thrive."I started out after m...

Mon, Apr 11, 2022 07:01:00 GMT
Hanging not solution to crime problem, says official
MONTEGO BAY, St James - Programme director, Community Renewal Programme, Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ) Charles Clayton says the answer to the nation's crime problem is definitely not the resumption of hanging.In fact, Clayton poi...

Jamaica Star

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 16:01:34 -0500
Bridgeport Primary mourns beloved teacher and her daughter after gruesome killing
Bridgeport Primary has been plunged into mourning following the gruesome murder of 29-year-old teacher Tara Pinnock and her 14-year-old daughter Talia Wright, a horrifying blow that has left the school community in shock. Their bodies had...

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 14:44:54 -0500
Teen girl on bail after bullets found in shoes
A St Catherine teenager who was allegedly found with two rounds of illegal ammunition has been granted bail in the sum of 200,000 dollars with surety in the Parish Court on Thursday, November 14, 2025. She is Paiten Israel, otherwise called Baby....

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 12:10:22 -0500
Trial of Lila Ike and co-accused set for February
Entertainer Alecia 'Lila Ike' Gray and her co accused Shennelle Moore will stand trial on February 12, 2026 in the St Catherine Parish Court. The date was scheduled on Thursday, November 14, 2025 when the matter was mentioned before Acting...

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 10:40:22 -0500
Off duty cops shot dead on Waltham Park Road identified
The cops killed on Thursday night along Waltham Park Road in St Andrew have been identified as Charles Stewart of the St Catherine North police division and Jemarey Gordon of the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch (CTOC...

Fri, 14 Nov 2025 09:36:23 -0500
Woman charged for selling baked goods without valid permit
A Clarendon woman found selling baked goodies without a valid food handler's permit was slapped with charges during a snap raid in Four Paths on Wednesday. She is 27-year-old Deandrea Dyer, a salesclerk from Howells Content in York Town....

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