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Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:02:21 -0500
Teen killed over $50 bet
A mother is left to ponder where she went wrong with her 16-year-old son Damonick Deerr, who was stabbed and killed by one of his friends on October 1, following an argument over $10 during a game of dice in McIntyre Villa, Kingston. What's...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:02:23 -0500
$100-M SIM swop scam - Four before court for alleged fraud
Four persons were on Thursday brought before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court accused of fleecing millions of dollars from the bank accounts of customers of the First Caribbean International Bank. The crime was allegedly carried out...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:02:25 -0500
Naked worship - Man claims nudity was practised at cult church
Following harrowing reports that have come out of the Pathway International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in Montego Bay, St James, on Sunday night, another person claiming to be a former member has come forward to say reports of the strange...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:02:07 -0500
‘Ready Freddie’ no longer exciting the public
In 2003, Ocho Rios wood carver Ralph Cameron stirred controversy when he displayed a piece of artwork in the nearby Fern Gully in St Ann, named 'Ready Freddie', which showed a man with an unusually large and rigid organ. The carving drew...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:02:21 -0500
Hi-tech ganja farm discovered in man’s house
Police in Kingston discovered a hydroponic ganja farm inside a man’s home at Lyndhurst Drive, Kingston 5. Hydroponics involves growing plants without water. The occupant, Courtney Bailey, was on Thursday brought before the Kingston and St Andrew....

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:02:24 -0500
Man in courtroom viral video says sorry
Stephen Witter, who first came to the public's attention in March after he chased away a contingent of police from a section of Hellshire Beach, St Catherine, where he was staging an event, has apologised for disrupting court proceedings. Witter.....

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:02:22 -0500
University student locked up for stealing cellphone
A man who said that he was a university student confessed to being a phone snatcher when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday. Travis Skervin, 20, pleaded guilty to larceny from the person. He said that he committed.....

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:02:19 -0500
Rasta holds his position on Christianity
Steve Richards attained infamy two years ago after he was kicked and pinned to the ground by a street pastor after he mocked and threw rum in his face. The pastor, Valancy Hawes, was preaching the word of God in a section of Arnett Gardens when......

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:02:16 -0500
Demons will return for more blood, says former cult member
A man who said that he was involved in the occult world for 22 years is warning cops who were engaged in Sunday's operation at Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries in Montego Bay, St James, to be prepared for spiritual attacks....

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:02:06 -0500
Major roadways being renovated
Renovation work estimated to cost $55 million has commenced on the Clinic, Goss Town, and Brighton roads in the St Elizabeth North East constituency. This was disclosed by new Member of Parliament Delroy Slowley in his contribution to the 2021/22....

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:02:03 -0500
Water project to benefit St Thomas Eastern
Residents of St Thomas Eastern are set to benefit from improved water supply under a project to upgrade the Airy Castle/Port Morant water system. Member of Parliament Dr Michelle Charles said the upgrade forms part of the Caribbean Development...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 05:02:02 -0500
Sleepless nights for mom as son remains missing
Last week when most parents were congratulating their children on their regional examination results, Francine Tomlinson did not view those of her son Omario Williams, as he was nowhere to be found. She stated that she wanted both of them to...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:18:14 -0500
Scientists urge UK to prep rapid return of COVID measures
LONDON (AP) -- The British government's scientific advisers urged the government on Friday to ensure coronavirus restrictions can be introduced rapidly, as the rate of new infections continues to grow. Britain has recorded an average of...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 14:01:10 -0500
St Mary cabbie nabbed for shop break-in after six months on the run
The St. Mary police have arrested and charged a man who has been on the run for six months, following the April 2021 break-in of a business establishment in the parish. Charged is 22-year-old Norman Styles, a taxi operator of...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 13:32:10 -0500
Cops find illegal gun buried in yard
The St. Andrew South Police seized one Bersa 9mm pistol with a magazine containing twelve 9mm rounds of ammunition on Bowens Road, Kingston 13 on Thursday, October 21. Reports from the Hunts Bay Police are that about 3 a.m., lawmen found...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 12:07:32 -0500
173 new COVID cases, 20 more deaths
Jamaica on Thursday recorded 173 new COVID-19 cases from 1,537 samples tested, increasing total confirmed cases to 87,970 with 28,959 being active. The country's positivity rate is currently 15.7%. Of the new cases...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 11:33:17 -0500
Memorial service in honour of Colin Powell set for November 5
WASHINGTON (AP) -- A memorial service for Colin L. Powell, the retired Army general and former secretary of state who died on Monday, will be held November 5 at Washington National Cathedral, a spokeswoman said Thursday. "There will...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 10:45:23 -0500
Pfizer says COVID vaccine more than 90 per cent effective in children
(AP ) - Kid-size doses of Pfizer's COVID-19 vaccine appear safe and nearly 91 per cent effective at preventing symptomatic infections in five to 11-year-olds, according to study details released Friday as the U.S. considers opening...

Fri, 22 Oct 2021 09:24:24 -0500
Cops warn against public march in St Andrew today
The police are warning against an illegal march expected to get underway at Jamaica House and King’s House today. Among the groups said to be organising the illegal march are ‘We the People (United Nations)’, a group led...

Thu, 21 Oct 2021 05:02:20 -0500
Sacrificed man was promised kidney
A woman whose son was killed inside the Pathways International Kingdom Restoration Ministries on Sunday night is accusing the church of fooling him that he would receive a kidney. Sharon Parkins, 58, the mother of Michael Scott Brown, 38, who was....



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