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Fri, 10 Dec 2021 14:30:33 -0500
Alliance Financial no longer authorised to collect bill payments - NWC
The National Water Commission (NWC) wishes to advise the public that Alliance Financial Services Limited is no longer authorised to collect bill payments on behalf of the Commission. In a press release to its customers, the NWC indicated the...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 09:32:55 -0500
St Elizabeth farm store robber captured
A man who held up a farm store in Barbary Hall, St Elizabeth was captured by the police in the space of one hour on Thursday, December 9. The police report that at about 3:15 p.m.. the man reportedly entered the farm store and...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:01:45 -0500
Cop says he was attacked by ‘Duppy Truck’
A former member of the One Don Gang, who is a prosecution star witness, had reportedly driven the gang's 'Duppy Truck' to meet with the police at the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime division in downtown Kingston. The vehicle is a brown...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:01:20 -0500
Elderly man needs help to improve living conditions
Situated in a little corner of the Scott Town area of the Greenvale community in Manchester is a picture of despair and dire need. The dilapidated home of 83-year-old Roy Stephens has sheltered him for decades, but as the years progressed, it...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:01:47 -0500
Man fined for hi-tech weed farm
A St Andrew man who was said to be the owner of a hydroponic ganja farm was sentenced yesterday when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Courtney Bailey pleaded guilty to possession of, dealing in and cultivating ganja. The...

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:01:47 -0500
Municipal police and vendors vow to work together
The Clarendon Municipal Corporation has pledged more social intervention to improve the relationship between vendors and the municipal police. This following viral videos showing altercations following an attempt by the municipal police to seize....

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:01:41 -0500
Canadian airline now offering flights to Kingston
Jamaica celebrated the launch of Swoop's new non-stop service from Toronto to Kingston with a special welcome reception at the Norman Manley International Airport on Wednesday. Passengers and crew on the airline's inaugural Kingston flight were....

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:01:38 -0500
Man allegedly of unsound mind killed in St James
Tawana Scarlett, whose brother, Shamar, was killed on November 13 after being attacked by angry residents in Comfort Hall, St James, believes that he was struggling with mental issues. According to police reports, Shamar, 24, who was suspected of....

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:01:27 -0500
Woman puzzled as to why she can barely walk
In her younger years, Jonelle McFarlane loved to play various sports. She became a chef and had plans to raise a family with her husband. However, for the past six years, she has been barely able to walk. She believes her immobility is caused by....

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:01:25 -0500
Single mother longs for a job
Ladonna Rowe is pleading with Jamaicans to save her from homelessness this Christmas. Rowe, a 40-year-old single mother, says she has been without work since the pandemic hit Jamaica in 2020 and has fallen on hard times. "It's been four months....

Fri, 10 Dec 2021 05:01:25 -0500
Visitors enchanted by mermaid statue
The recently unveiled mermaid at the Montego Bay Marine Park (MBMP) is gaining popularity and the park's executive director, Hugh Shim, and staff have added colour to it. They will also be erecting an information board near the waterfront's...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 14:11:14 -0500
Manchester crash claims the life of taxi operator
A fiery crash in Manchester this morning claimed the life of taxi operator Linford Powell who is said to be in his late 60's. It is reported that some time after 5:00 a.m. Powell was travelling in a Nissan Bluebird motor car along...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 11:39:57 -0500
African swine fever now able to be investigated and diagnosed by Agriculture Ministry
The Veterinary Services Division of the Ministry of Agriculture now has the capacity to investigate and diagnose any suspected case of African swine fever within 20 minutes to two hours of collection of samples. The Ministry says it is now...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:02:54 -0500
Politician arrested for allegedly pointing gun at wife
Arthur Lynch, the Jamaica Labour Party councillor for the Montego Bay South East (Rose Heights) Division in St James, was suspended by the party yesterday following reports that he pointed a gun at his wife. The police's Corporate Communications.....

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:02:44 -0500
Breast cancer survivor seeks to help the less fortunate
In 2016, Cassandra Bennett got another chance at living after beating breast cancer. Through her Bring Back The Love Buff Bay Valley Foundation, the 50-year-old has been using her experience to assist both women battling breast cancer and...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:02:54 -0500
Jamaica likely to miss vaccine target date
Jamaica's Chief Medical Officer (CMO) Dr Jacquiline Bisasor-McKenzie says the target of having 65 per cent of the population vaccinated against the novel coronavirus by March 2022 will likely not be possible. Addressing a Gleaner Editor's Forum....

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:02:47 -0500
British citizen tells court he needs JA ganja for healing
A British citizen who pleaded guilty to ganja charges yesterday said he believes Jamaican marijuana can help his recovery from cancer. Peter Collins, 62, pleaded guilty to being in possession of and taking steps to export ganja when he appeared......

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:02:46 -0500
Man sentenced last week arrested again
A Kingston man who was warned by Senior Parish Court Judge Chester Crooks last Friday to steer clear from trouble found himself before the courts yesterday answering to charges that he breached the Disaster Risk Management Act (DRMA). Steve...

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:02:51 -0500
House Speaker’s trial set for February 21
The illegal dumping case against House Speaker Marisa Dalrymple-Philibert and her two co-accused is set for trial on February 21 next year in the St Ann Parish Court. Dalrymple-Philibert, 66, who is also Member of Parliament for South Trelawny.....

Thu, 09 Dec 2021 05:02:55 -0500
Nine charged for separate firearm offences
The Hunt's Bay Criminal Investigations Branch has charged five persons, including a minor, in connection with the seizure of a 9mm pistol and 11 rounds of ammunition on Joseph Road, Kingston 13, on Wednesday, November 3. Charged are: Jervaine...



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