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Wed, 30 Mar 2022 18:15:32 -0500
Triple murder in St James
The St James police are investigating the murder of three men, and the wounding of another at Matches Lane in Rose Heights, St James, on Tuesday night. Those killed have been identified as 22-year-old Jevaughn Dove, a ramp attendant; 20-year-old...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 18:09:15 -0500
Manchester man fatally shot at candlelight service
A man was shot and killed last night in George's valley, Manchester, during a candlelight service he attended in honour of a late friend. The victim has been identified as 28-year-old Teno Stewart. The police say about 9:20 p.m., Stewart was...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:01:32 -0500
Stepdad murdered days after wedding anniversary
Four days after celebrating her wedding anniversary with her husband of four years, a Clarendon woman’s life was thrown into chaos after her partner was murdered, allegedly by her 16-year-old son, following a dispute over the use of a bathroom. T...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:01:27 -0500
Mocho resident badly in need of wheelchair
Forty-four-year-old Devon Reid flashes a warm smile as he shows the news team how, despite limited mobility, he can move about in his wheelchair that has long seen better days. Reid makes his way around the Richmond Park community in Mocho,...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:01:48 -0500
Man sexually assaulted in gully
A man who was abducted and sexually assaulted by men in the Corporate Area recently, said that he has contracted syphilis and is struggling to deal with the nightmarish encounter. "I am getting counselling right now and my church family is there.....

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:01:46 -0500
Joy as poor families get houses
Until recently, Odett Masters worried constantly whenever the sky was overcast. The house which she shared with her boyfriend, son and two brothers was not only old and leaking, but it also harboured rodents. However, thanks to the National...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:01:47 -0500
CTOC head says online scams increasing
Head of the Counter-Terrorism and Organised Crime Investigation Branch, Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony McLaughlin, is encouraging social media users not to be gullible to scams online. McLaughlin says in recent times his unit has...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:01:51 -0500
Five shot in two incidents
Five persons were shot in two separate incidents in the St Andrew South Police Division last night. The first incident occurred on Nelson Road, located off Waltham Park Road in Kingston 13. Residents reported hearing loud explosions about 9:30 p.....

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:01:49 -0500
Attorney of alleged ‘gangster cop’ cries foul - Questions why another accused was released
Vincent Wellesley, attorney for one of the cops accused of being part of the Clarendon-based Ranko gang, yesterday questioned why another accused was given what he considers preferential treatment. Wellesley submitted to the court that his...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:01:46 -0500
Gov’t targets win-win through dispute resolution
The Ministry of Justice has launched an ambitious programme to take dispute resolution across the country. Packaged as alternative dispute resolution methods, the justice ministry is hoping that the programme will help persons settle conflicts...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:01:37 -0500
Judge blasts man for carrying knife
Concerned by recent reports of schoolchildren being attacked and killed, Senior Parish Court judge Lori-Ann Cole-Montague remanded a man who was found in the Half-Way Tree Transportation Centre with a kitchen knife. Nakeem Minott, 22, pleaded.....

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:01:35 -0500
Mother avoids jail after underage daughter gets pregnant
A 34-year-old mother of five was ordered to receive parental counselling while on probation for the next 18 months, after she confessed to not informing the authorities that her underage daughter was pregnant. The woman, who is also pregnant,......

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:01:34 -0500
Ronaldo makes it to another World Cup
PORTO, Portugal (AP): There will be at least one more World Cup for Cristiano Ronaldo. The all-time top scorer in men's international football will get to play in his fifth World Cup in Qatar after Portugal defeated North Macedonia 2-0 in the...

Wed, 30 Mar 2022 05:01:31 -0500
Mané sends Senegal to World Cup
Sadio Mane sent his country to the World Cup at the expense of Liverpool teammate Mohamed Salah yesterday, as Senegal beat Egypt 3-1 in a penalty shoot-out after their play-off ended 1-1 on aggregate. Senegal's victory, with Mane hitting the...

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:01:36 -0500
Jamaica loses brilliant doctor in crash
In between moans, sighs and a hoarse throat, the result of days of tears, Jennifer Reid spoke of her late son, Dr Brandon Dixon, as a high achiever. A former Spelling Bee standout and top Blue Cross Scholarship recipient, Dixon was killed when...

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:01:35 -0500
‘Omar should a never dead like that’ - Teen killed by mentally challenged uncle described as helpful, jovial
Fitzroy Haniford and Morena Taylor are struggling to come to terms with the death of their 13-year-old son Omarion, who was reportedly stabbed by his mentally challenged uncle on Sunday morning in Crofts Hill, Clarendon. The police say about 8:45....

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:01:37 -0500
Maverley residents plead for electricity after drive-by shooting
Residents in Maverley, St Andrew, are renewing a year-long call for power to be restored to several streetlights following last Thursday's deadly drive-by shooting on West Main Drive. Six people were shot, three fatally, during the incident which....

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:01:39 -0500
Scalp expert welcomes spotlight on alopecia
Following the event's of Sunday's 94th Academy Awards where Will Smith assaulted comedian Chris Rock for jokes he made about his wife's hair loss, local trichologist Karl Richmond says alopecia awareness is no joke. Alopecia is the medical term.....

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:01:41 -0500
Cops seek to identify body found in gully
The Kingston Central police are continuing their appeal to the public for assistance in identifying the body of a man who was shot dead by unknown assailants on Vincent Street in Allman Town, Kingston, on February 27. The deceased is of brown...

Tue, 29 Mar 2022 05:01:40 -0500
Businessman accused of burning down colleague’s place
A St Catherine businessman is facing arson charges. Almondo Lindo, 38, of Gango Lane, Commodore district in Linstead, was arrested and charged following an incident in his community on March 21. Reports from the police are that about 4:45 p.m.,.....



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