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Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:03:07 -0500
Thief steals over 400 pounds of chicken
A 40-year-old man, who confessed to stealing over 400 pounds of plucked chicken, is to know his fate next month when he returns to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court for sentencing. It was reported that the defendant, Hanson Hill, made...

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:02:58 -0500
Trelawny Festival Queen wants to focus on mental health
Twenty-two-year-old administrative officer Tremaine Campbell was crowned Miss Trelawny Festival Queen 2022 on Sunday, making her the 29th winner of the parish title. She triumphed over five other contestants at the ceremony which was held at...

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:03:04 -0500
Spanish Town under fire
Up to press time yesterday, police personnel were still trying to capture a group of gunmen who staged a daring gun attack along the busy Cumberland Road in Spanish Town, St Catherine, yesterday. Reports are that, at about 2:30 p.m., a motor car.....

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:03:06 -0500
Man accused of defrauding reggae icon
A Corporate Area man, who was released from one of the island's penal institutions in April 2021, has found himself before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court for allegedly defrauding US$30,000 (approximately $4.5 million) from veteran reggae.....

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:03:05 -0500
Faulkland, Wadada clash in Montego Bay derby
Western Bureau: The Jamaica Football Federation (JFF) National Tier Two football competition will serve up an interesting Montego Bay derby between Faulkland FC and Wadada United at WesPow Park in Tucker, St James, today at 3:30 p.m. Faulkland...

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:03:00 -0500
Soldier gunned down in his home
The Zambia area of Central Village in Spanish Town was a ghost town yesterday, hours after the murder of Kemar Dennis, 26, who was a reserve in the Jamaica Defence Force. Windows and doors of homes and businesses were shut tight, and, seemingly.....

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:03:09 -0500
Defence questions extortion claims in gang trial
The prosecution in the Clansman-One Don Gang trial yesterday conceded that it had no evidence to support claims made by its two main witnesses that the criminal entity had been extorting taxi drivers, bus drivers and vendors in St Catherine....

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:02:49 -0500
Former cop takes to farming
Having served the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) for 30 years, Percival Tomlinson is a name synonymous with crime fighting, but all that has changed in recent times. Fast-forward to 2022, the well-loved former policeman affectionately called '.....

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:03:03 -0500
Barbados in sight of T20 title after defeating Jamaica
GEORGETOWN, Guyana (CMC): Defending champions Barbados put one hand on the Women's T20 Blaze title when they defeated main rivals Jamaica in the penultimate round here Monday. In one of three matches at the Guyana National Stadium, Barbados...

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:03:00 -0500
4-H champion farmers seek to expand
The Jamaica 4-H Clubs National Female and Male Youth Farmers, Chelisa Osbourne and Julio Gordon, are ready to invest their winnings into expanding their pepper and goat enterprises, respectively. The duo copped the coveted titles at the 4-H Clubs....

Wed, 15 Jun 2022 05:02:55 -0500
Jamaica-themed learning kit launched
The developer of a new learning tool, named 'Little Jamaican Early Childhood Learning Kit', is hoping that it will have a big impact on young learners across the island. Founder and CEO of CHEETAH Toys...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 18:34:04 -0500
Drain cleaning in corporate area to begin this month
The Kingston and St. Andrew Municipal Corporation (KSAMC) is expected to begin the cleaning of drains in communities across the municipality before the end of the month. Mayor of Kingston, Senator Councillor Delroy Williams, said the undertaking is....

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 17:56:23 -0500
Heightened security presence in Spanish Town following shootings
The security forces have increased their presence in Spanish Town, St Catherine following three separate shootings this afternoon. First, gunmen attacked a man along Cumberland Road in the old capital. Two others were injured in the shooting. All......

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 12:49:04 -0500
Police find bodies along Innswood dirt road
Earlier today, the police discovered the bodies of two men along the Innswood main road in St Catherine. The deceased, who are yet to be identified, were found near a cricket complex that is being constructed along the roadway. It is reported that....

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:00:07 -0500
JDF soldier shot dead in St Catherine
Twenty-six-year-old Kemar Dennis, a Jamaica Defence Force soldier was shot dead at his home in the community of Zambia in Central Village, St Catherine earlier today.

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:14:16 -0500
Suspects in $50 million fraud case arrested
Local authorities have arrested two men they believe are part of a team that stole close to $50 million from a financial institution through a sophisticated cybercrime scheme. The arrests were made during a series of coordinated operations by...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 13:07:52 -0500
Jamaica Festival Song back on - Grange
Minister of Culture, Gender, Entertainment and Sport, Olivia Grange, has announced that the Jamaica 60 Festival Song Competition will go ahead. "What we have done is we have created a narrow window and will come up with 10 songs. I have been...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:03:00 -0500
Judge fumes as alleged victim’s body is missing
Chief Justice Bryan Sykes was left stunned yesterday at the prosecution's admission during the Clansman-One Don trial that there was no supporting evidence from the police to corroborate the alleged murder of a man in 2018 in Spanish Town, St...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:02:56 -0500
‘Wish I could bring him back to life’ - Residents mourn politician killed in crash
Alexander Goffe, a resident of Point Hill in St Catherine, openly wishes that he could bring back late Jamaica Labour Party (JLP) councillor-caretaker Omar Francis, who was killed in a car crash yesterday in Byles district, Kitson Town, St...

Tue, 14 Jun 2022 05:03:01 -0500
New Kgn & St Andrew Festival Queen wants to preserve local culture
Armed with a burning desire to be a cultural ambassador for Jamaica, it came as a 'no-brainer' for Velonique Bowen to enter this year's staging of the Miss Kingston and St Andrew Festival Queen competition. "Everyone who knows me, knows I love......



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