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Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:48:21 -0500
"Don’t admit people unless it is life and death" -Tufton
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr Christopher Tufton, says with more than 700 beds occupied in public hospitals by coronavirus (COVID-19) patients, the priority is to save lives. Speaking with reporters at the National Health Fund (NHF) Marcus......

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 15:22:11 -0500
Court date set in March for 'ShabDon'
Popular dancehall producer ShabDon, who allegedly offered $2 million to a cop to remove an illegal firearm from his grey Mercedes-Benz motor car, is to return to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on March 28. The accused, Linval...

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 14:00:47 -0500
Transport Authority warns taxi operators against overcharging fares
The Transport Authority is warning the operators of public passenger vehicles to immediately desist from overcharging fares. The authority says it has received complaints from several commuters that taxi operator have been issuing notices of...

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:26:06 -0500
Cops charge two security guards in Red Stripe warehouse robbery
Two security guards were charged in connection with the Boxing Day robbery at the Red Stripe warehouse on Spanish Town Road in Kingston. Michael Haughton, 30, of Oakland Road, Kingston 11 and Kemar Forbes, 22, of Gordon Town Road, St ...

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 12:18:24 -0500
‘Bready’ charged with murder, illegal firearm
The police in Portmore have made major breakthroughs into investigations of the death of a Flow Technician who was murdered at his home, after he refused the demands of gangsters to remove a CCTV surveillance camera he had set up at his house....

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 05:02:09 -0500
Baby dies after being left in car for hours
Friends of the policeman who reportedly left his one-year-old daughter in his car for more than eight hours on Monday while he was at work, are describing him as a good father and are asking persons not to judge him. When the child was finally...

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 05:02:08 -0500
Residents shocked that Haitian fugitive was their neighbour
Residents of Warminster, a laid back St Elizabeth community, have distanced themselves from John Joel Joseph, a former opposition senator of Haiti who was arrested by cops at a house there last Saturday. Joseph is a key suspect in the...

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 05:02:10 -0500
Soldier found dead at army camp
The Clarendon police do not suspect any foul play in the death of Jamaica Defence Force sergeant 47-year-old Omeal Richards. Richards was posted at Sevens Estate in Clarendon at the camp and reportedly came back to base about 11 p.m. on Tuesday......

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 05:02:04 -0500
Fire burns $40-million hole in auto-parts business
Twins Ricardo and Roberto Howell watched helplessly as firefighters dosed a massive blaze at their auto-parts store in the Bronstorph Square building on the Washington Boulevard near the Rubis gas station. Roberto shared that the store, which...

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 05:02:07 -0500
Couple charged with beating woman
An electrician and an accounting clerk pleaded not guilty to charges of robbery following their appearance in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Richard Golding and Mallnia Stewart are charged with robbery with violence and assault...

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 05:02:06 -0500
Cashier accused of stealing nearly $19,000
A 25-year-old pleaded not guilty to the charge of larceny as a servant when she appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. The court heard that on January 3, the complainant reported that the accused, Christian Clarke,...

Thu, 20 Jan 2022 05:02:05 -0500
Judge orders psychiatric evaluation for escapee
A parish court judge ordered a psychiatric evaluation report for a man who reportedly escaped police custody last year. The accused, Ewart Anderson, pleaded not guilty to the offence when he appeared in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court.......

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 17:21:35 -0500
Highway crash leaves 5 persons severely injured
A coaster bus travelling from St. Elizabeth today overturned after the driver lost control, leaving five persons seriously injured. About 12:40 p.m, a Toyota Coaster bus and a Nissan Tiida were in the east bound-lane when the crash happened...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 15:39:32 -0500
Police hunting for St James wanted men
The St James police are on the hunt for two men implicated in recent murders in the parish. They are 24-year-old Nickeelo Lewis, otherwise called 'Keelo', of Lilliput, St James and 31-year-old Kenroy Roach, otherwise called...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 13:27:33 -0500
Child forgotten in dad's car dies
Cops at the Black River Police Station have been left traumatised after the death of the one-year-old daughter of a police sergeant. The child had been forgotten in the car at the station while her father worked. The father, who is a...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:02:01 -0500
MINIMUM 30 YEARS FOR GUNS - Chamber of Commerce head wants stronger punishment for crimes involving illegal firearms
Ian Neita, the president of the Jamaica Chamber of Commerce (JCC), is proposing that persons convicted of firearm-related offences be sentenced to a minimum of 30 years imprisonment. His call comes against the background of a rise in murders,...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:02:00 -0500
Mom amazed by ‘baby genius’ daughter
From she was just a day old, Shackeina Grey-Wilson said that her daughter Rakel, who was born prematurely, underweight and with the odds stacked against her, exhibited behaviours that seemed above average. As little Rakel grew older, Grey-Wilson.....

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:02:05 -0500
Shenseea secures crazy collab with Megan Thee Stallion
Trending Gyal hitmaker Shenseea and American rapper Megan Thee Stallion have hinted on their social platforms that fans can expect a single titled Lick. "Get ready!! We gonna go crazy this FRIDAY!," Shenseea told her 4.9 million followers on...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:02:06 -0500
Shaggy proclaims strength of Mia
The presence of Grammy-winning superstar entertainer Shaggy is being felt on the campaign trail in Barbados, with his 2002 release, Strength of a Woman, being used as in the campaign song by Mia Mottley. "This one goes out to Mia Mottley, yuh...

Wed, 19 Jan 2022 05:02:06 -0500
Denham Town slowly rebuilding with help of ZOSO
Even as they struggled to pinpoint any socio-economical changes since a zone of special operations (ZOSO) was imposed in their community in 2017, residents of Denham Town in west Kingston agree that there has been one seismic shift. "Di only real....



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