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Wed, 19 May 2021 05:02:24 -0500
Heartless - People take photos of dying teen instead of helping
The brother of Triston Graham, the 17-year-old Lennon High School student who collapsed and died in May Pen, Clarendon, on Monday afternoon is saddened by allegations that his sibling did not receive assistance immediately. Triston's family said.....

Wed, 19 May 2021 05:00:21 -0500
Reneto Adams opens up about his fight with COVID-19
Former Senior Superintendent of Police Reneto Adams is calling on the Government to consider investing in the development of Jamaica's own COVID-19 vaccine or other treatments against the virus. This follows his weeks-long battle with the novel...

Wed, 19 May 2021 05:02:09 -0500
Juvenile offenders concern Westmoreland cops
Head of operations for the Westmoreland police, Deputy Superintendent Adrian Hamilton, has indicated that since the start of the year, 17 juveniles have been charged for major crimes in the parish. Hamilton said these crimes range from abduction.....

Wed, 19 May 2021 05:02:16 -0500
Young woman needs eye surgery
Brittney Hibbert, like many other 20-year-olds, is ambitious and has plans of achieving her goals in the near future. However, she is worried that her plan to become a doctor might not come to fruition as she is slowly going blind. Brittney now......

Wed, 19 May 2021 05:02:23 -0500
Give farmers guns! - MP wants cultivators’ firearm licence applications fast-tracked
An opposition lawmaker yesterday called for the Firearm Licensing Authority to collaborate with the agriculture minister to fast-track the applications from registered farmers who are seeking gun licences. Lothan Cousins, the member of parliament....

Wed, 19 May 2021 05:02:26 -0500
Vaz warns of possible humanitarian disaster
A senior member of the Andrew Holness-led Government has warned of dire consequences for the country if policy makers fail to find ways to return an estimated 120,000 students to school. These children, according to Education Minister Fayval...

Wed, 19 May 2021 16:59:17 -0500
Seller of vaccine disinformation has YouTube channel removed
(AP) - A major online seller of disinformation about COVID-19 and its vaccines has had one of its channels removed from YouTube, days after an Associated Press investigation detailed how they work with other spreaders of false information to make......

Wed, 19 May 2021 16:33:11 -0500
Teenager connected to murder of 6-y-o in police custody
The 15-year-old boy who was implicated in the shooting death of his six-year-old cousin, Jadaine Miller of Dalling Street, Westmoreland on Monday is now in police custody. He was handed over to the Savanna-la-Mar police by his attorney on Tuesday,.....

Wed, 19 May 2021 15:18:40 -0500
Queen Elizabeth II's granddaughter Princess Beatrice expecting a baby
LONDON (AP) -- Buckingham Palace says Princess Beatrice is expecting a baby. The palace said Wednesday the 32-year-old granddaughter of Queen Elizabeth II and her husband Edoardo Mapelli Mozzi are due to have their first child in the autumn....

Wed, 19 May 2021 14:42:13 -0500
15 beaches set for redevelopment over five year period
Fifteen fishing beaches will be redeveloped over the next five years, says Minister of Agriculture and Fisheries, Floyd Green. According to Green the redevelopment process will include three beaches per year at an estimated cost of $2.25 billion,......

Wed, 19 May 2021 12:48:19 -0500
6,000 Jamaican youth to benefit from summer employment programme
A total of 6,000 young people are expected to be engaged under the Youth Summer Employment Programme (YSEP) this year. Minister of Local Government and Rural Development, Desmond McKenzie, said that the new cohort will begin the programme in August....

Wed, 19 May 2021 12:33:27 -0500
Two children perish in house fire in St James
Two children perished in an early morning fire which completely destroyed their home in Lilliput, St James on Wednesday. They have been identified as three-year-old Aden Flowers, and his one-year-old brother Christopher, both of Barrett Hall,...

Wed, 19 May 2021 11:43:51 -0500
Fourteen COVID deaths reported in latest clinical summary
Fourteen more Jamaicans have been reported as having died from COVID-19 in the latest clinical summary from the Ministry of Health, increasing the death tally to 892. The deaths occured between February 2 - May 17, 2021. Seven of the deceased are......

Wed, 19 May 2021 10:53:52 -0500
EU takes big step toward relaxing travel for vaccinated
BRUSSELS (AP) -- The European Union took a step toward relaxing travel rules for tourists from outside the 27-nation bloc Wednesday when EU ambassadors agreed on measures to allow in fully vaccinated visitors. The ambassadors also agreed to...

Wed, 19 May 2021 10:20:49 -0500
Granville police station in St James damaged by fire
Fire investigators and police detectives are now at the Granville Police Station in St James which was damaged by a fire last night. The cause of the blaze was not immediately disclosed. Most of the contents in the station were destroyed. More...

Tue, 18 May 2021 05:02:57 -0500
6-y-o shot and killed - Cops hunt 15-year-old cousin
Residents of Harmony Town situated in Dalling Street, Savanna-la-Mar, yesterday joined forces with the Westmoreland police in search of a 15-year-old boy who allegedly shot and killed his six-year-old cousin. The deceased has been identified as......

Tue, 18 May 2021 05:02:44 -0500
Bittersweet - Family pledges to do best for baby after teen mom dies
Alicia Wright was very disappointed when she found out that her daughter, Shanice 'Dem Dem' Whyte, was pregnant at 17. She had dreams of her daughter growing up and taking her place in the world. Never in her wildest dreams did she ever think...

Tue, 18 May 2021 05:02:52 -0500
I was cheering for the boys more – Edwin Allen acting principal
Donna Barrett-Reid, acting principal of Edwin Allen High School in Frankfield, Clarendon, is still basking in the girls making it seven consecutive wins at the ISSA/GraceKennedy Boys and Girls' Athletics Championships last Saturday. "I'm sorry, I....

Tue, 18 May 2021 05:02:55 -0500
Cell phones lead cops to alleged gangsters
The seizure of three cellular phones from prison inmates is said to have assisted investigators who have been probing the involvement of alleged members of the Westmoreland-based Kings Valley gang in a raft of dangerous crimes. Seven alleged...

Tue, 18 May 2021 05:02:51 -0500
Son jailed for slow pace of compensating father
A son was remanded in custody when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday for failure to produce money for compensation. Oswald Robinson was charged with simple larceny against the complainant, his father. On February 23....



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