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Mon, 01 Nov 2021 16:34:31 -0500
Narcotics police clamp down on major drug trafficking ring
Four persons contracted to the Sangster International Airport (SIA) in St. James who are major players in a drug trafficking network operating out of the SIA were arrested and charged by Narcotics detectives for various breaches of the Dangerous......

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 15:24:02 -0500
At least 3 dead after high rise in Nigeria collapses
LAGOS, Nigeria (AP) -- A 21-story apartment building under construction collapsed in an upscale area of Nigeria's largest city, killing at least three people and leaving dozens more missing, officials and witnesses said on Monday. Lagos...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 10:54:07 -0500
Man drinking goat blood in viral video murdered in St Ann
The man seen in a viral video drinking blood from the head of a slaughtered goat was gunned down at a party in Discovery Bay, St Ann on Sunday night. Kevin Grant, who is from Richmond Hill in St James, had been keeping a low profile since the video...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:02:18 -0500
Men paying big bucks for six-pack abs
Since the onset of the COVID-19 pandemic, more men, especially from Jamaica and the Caribbean, have been seeking the services of cosmetic surgery company, Designer Bodys. According to Michelle Dior, director of the Dominican Republic-based entity....

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:02:19 -0500
Grieving children get a reason to smile - August Town community brings cheer to traumatised youth
Fed up with the vicious cycle of a violent communities breeding violent children, the residents of African Gardens in August Town are taking steps to ensure that cycle doesn't continue. Last Friday, the August Town Children Development...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:02:14 -0500
Kevin O. Smith predicted activist’s murder, says ex-Pathways member
A former follower of deceased pastor, Kevin O. Smith, says that despite the controversy surrounding him, she still believes he possessed great spiritual powers, but something went wrong. 'Sister Lucky', 66, from Montego Bay, joined the Pathways......

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:02:32 -0500
Cops recover three guns over the weekend
Police operations between late Saturday and early Sunday morning yielded the recovery of three firearms and several rounds of ammunition in the Kingston Central and St Andrew South police divisions. One 9mm Taurus Pistol with a magazine...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:02:26 -0500
Businesses urged to make evacuation plans
Acting sergeant assigned to the Jamaica Fire Brigade (JFB) Fire Prevention Unit in St Elizabeth, Dwight Campbell, is urging businesses and communities to create evacuation plans to help protect lives in the event of fires. The JFB carried out...

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:02:17 -0500
Former health worker ‘nursing’ her crops to harvest
Despite her soft voice and beautiful smile, Dinneth Fearon isn't afraid of getting her hands dirty and using her machete, in a productive way of course. Fearon, 47, and her partner Leevanroy Sinclair farm 11 acres of land in their Dublin Castle....

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:02:16 -0500
Warning issued for non-compliant food establishments
President of the Jamaica Association of Public Health Inspectors, Karen Brown, is warning that non-compliant food establishments that continue to operate will be shut down and prosecuted. "We have seen in the media where persons have purchased......

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:02:15 -0500
Coffee farmer hopes for better prices
Milton Taylor stands at his shop preparing a bottle of Noni wine for sale in Dublin Castle, St Andrew. Most of his doors and windows are shut tight. If it was three years ago, when his coffee business was booming, chances are the news team would....

Mon, 01 Nov 2021 05:02:13 -0500
Single mom longs for roof over her head
What was supposed to be a temporary solution for Yvonne Thompson has resulted in an eight-month stay for the single mother and three of her children. Thompson and her children reside at Ragsville district in Guys Hill, St Catherine, with her...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:02:17 -0500
Sexual assault soars during pandemic, research finds
Young people are being sexually abused at an alarming rate during the COVID-19 pandemic, a research conducted by the Northern Caribbean University (NCU) has found. The study, dubbed An Inquiry into Sexual Assault Among Young Jamaicans, found...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:02:28 -0500
Cop among top UWI students
Twenty-nine-year-old police corporal Kensley Shay is still in sweet denial after he was named as one of four exceptional students who will address their peers at The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona campus' virtual graduation ceremonies......

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:02:28 -0500
‘I am not Kevin Smith’ - Car mart owner in fear as persons mistake him for deceased pastor
"He has risen" is just one of the dozens of comments that is posted under one of St Catherine businessman Homar Gayle's photos. Since last Tuesday, the car mart owner said he is constantly harassed by persons who believe his resemblance to...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:02:22 -0500
Kevin Smith feared for his life, says attorney
Defence attorney Valerie Neita-Robertson, who represented controversial clergyman Kevin O. Smith, claimed that her client told her that members of the security forces were going to kill him. "Yes, he said they were going to kill him but I cannot.....

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:02:18 -0500
‘Gangster pastor’ gave thugs guard rings
The lone female defendant in the One Don Gang trial, who is said to be a pastor, had reportedly supplied members of the gang with guard rings that are believed to offer protection from evil and witchcraft. A former high-ranking member of the...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:02:12 -0500
Mother of six selling coconuts for a living
RASBERT TURNER Despite the stereotypes that some jobs are for men, Maxine Henry does not subscribe to that outdated notion. As you proceed along the Linstead Bypass in St Catherine, you can find the 43-year-old Henry serving her customers with......

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:02:16 -0500
Con artist sentenced for fleecing millions
A man who fleeced about $2.6 million from several persons was sentenced to nine months' imprisonment at hard labour when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Kenniokeif Daley was charged with one count of obtaining money by...

Fri, 29 Oct 2021 05:02:15 -0500
Woman breaks DRMA rules to host party for sister
A woman who braved the COVID-19 restrictions to host a birthday party for her sister was fined for breaching the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA) and Noise Abatement Act. Cana Scarlett confessed before Senior Parish Judge Lori-Ann Cole-...



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