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Wed, 26 Jan 2022 18:08:39 -0500
Manchester Man reporting on bail, opens fire in police station
CROSS KEYS, Manchester: The police are on the hunt for a man who opened gunfire on them while reporting on condition of bail for Illegal Possession of Firearm. The man has been identified as 25-year-old Orlando Lee of Blenheim district, Newport in.....

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 15:11:24 -0500
Councillor wants crackdown on unauthorised watercraft
Councillor for the Montego Bay North Division Senator Charles Sinclair Jnr wants a crackdown on illegal watercraft entering and leaving Jamaica's shores. The former mayor says too many unauthorised and unregulated watercraft leaving and...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:02:08 -0500
Women fight over accused murderer at court
Two women who went to the Supreme Court to give support to a man on a murder charge found themselves on the wrong side of the law after engaging in a brawl in front of the court earlier this month. One of the women, Caphia Harris, said that she......

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:02:03 -0500
‘Left to die like a dog in the street’ - Fury in Belvedere as mother is killed in hit-and-run incident
A mixture of grief and anger gripped Philandra 'Renae' Tyrell as she mourned the sudden death of her mother, Philandra Haye, who was killed in a hit-and-run motor vehicle incident yesterday. The 42-year-old Haye was mowed down in the morning...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:02:05 -0500
Young mom returns to class three days after giving birth
It was a period of hardship, joy and pain for Lehanna Edwards when she found out that she was pregnant at age 21 during her final year at the Excelsior Community College. Still, the young mother refused to give up and rather than drop out, she......

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:02:04 -0500
Portlanders have no love for criminals
Head of the Portland Police Division, Superintendent Kenneth Chin, says that while he is always cautious of criminal elements escaping to the parish to hide out, he is confident that the active communication system in the space will weed out...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:02:11 -0500
More women aiding criminals
More women are now directly involved in criminal activities in Fletcher's Land, which has accounted for five of the seven murders in the Kingston Central Police Division this year. This, according to the division's commanding officer,...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:02:12 -0500
Restaurant operator gunned down
A restaurant operator is the latest murder victim in St James, the 23rd in the parish for 2022. She has been identified as Rose 'Ogre' Christian, 52, who resided at Woodland district, in neighbouring Hanover. Reports by the Anchovy police are...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 22:51:58 -0500
Outrage as man who shot up police station escapes
A Manchester councillor has expressed disappointment that a man who staged a daring attack on the police at the Cross Keys Police Station on Tuesday was able to escape. According to police reports, 25-year-old Orlando Lee was reporting on...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:02:13 -0500
Three shot, one fatally in Montego Bay
One man was shot and killed, and two others shot and injured when the vehicle in which they were travelling was ambushed by armed men, along the Salt Spring main road in St James, on Tuesday night. The deceased has been identified as Akeem...

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:02:10 -0500
Court hears that bus driver was killed after extortion report
A police sergeant yesterday disclosed that a driver in the Spanish Town bus park in St Catherine who made a formal report about extortion was killed some time after. The Clansman-One Don Gang is reported to have been the main perpetrator of the.....

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:02:08 -0500
Fiancée knocked unconscious after beating
A woman was allegedly badly beaten by her fiance last Christmas after she turned up at a shop and saw him sitting on the lap of another female. The victim, Selena Salmon, according to the medical report read out during yesterday's sitting of the.....

Wed, 26 Jan 2022 05:02:00 -0500
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Opposition wants Chang fired The Opposition People's National Party (PNP) yesterday called for the immediate resignation of Dr Horace Chang as minister of national security. At the same time, the PNP issued a 60-day ultimatum to Commissioner......

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 16:27:22 -0500
Hanover businesswoman killed, son injured
A Hanover businesswoman was killed and her son injured during a gun attack at their restaurant in Great River, Hanover this afternoon. The deceased has been identified as Rose Christian, otherwise called ‘Ogre’ of Woodland District. It...

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:02:19 -0500
Cops seize eight illegal guns in operation
Deputy Commissioner of Police Fitz Bailey said that Monday's seizure of five firearms and the previous day's recovery of three other guns at the National Stadium East field on Mountain View Avenue speaks to the determination of the Jamaica...

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:02:22 -0500
JCF committed to lowering murders – Anderson
Jamaica has surpassed 100 murders since the start of the year, despite more than five days remaining in its first month. The alarming figure, which stands at 111 as of January 22, is an 18 per cent increase when compared to numbers recorded...

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:02:04 -0500
‘No human is supposed to live like this’ - Single mother of six seeks new home
Nicola Williams, a mother of six, of Bloomwell District in northern Clarendon, got emotional as she talked about her living conditions. Living in a rundown shack with four of her children, whose ages are 16, 14, nine and two, she makes do with...

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:02:13 -0500
Mother worried 8-y-o daughter might lose her leg
Roseanne Nembhard is struggling to accept the harsh reality that if her eight-year-old daughter does not receive a corrective bone surgery, her leg might be amputated. Her daughter, Abriella Weasley, was diagnosed with Blount's disease when she.....

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:02:10 -0500
Elderly men buying dildos to please partners
Elderly men who can no longer 'keep it up' are flocking to buy male strap-on dildos to spice up their sex lives. Sophia, who makes a living from selling sex toys, says that those dildos are among her bestsellers, as they are perfect for men who......

Tue, 25 Jan 2022 05:02:18 -0500
Businessman killed near St Mary home
A 45-year-old businessman was killed by a man near his house in the Charles Town area on Sunday. Head of the St Mary Police Division Superintendent Bobette Morgan yesterday confirmed that Wayne Williams was raking up a property adjacent to his...



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