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Tue, 12 Jul 2022 13:58:17 -0500
Date set for Shab Don bribery trial
The bribery trial against dancehall producer ShabDon is set to begin on November 28. The trial date was set on Tuesday morning when the matter was mentioned in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court. Shab Don, whose given name is Linval Thompson......

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 11:50:58 -0500
Bicycle rider killed along Waltham Park Road
The St Andrew South police are probing the murder of a man on Waltham Park Road this morning. The deceased has been identified only as Carlos. Reports say Carlos was riding his bicycle along the roadway when he was shot in the head. He died on the.....

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:01:57 -0500
Four DEAD at grave-digging - Gunshot victim mows down three people in bizarre incident
Three persons who were attending a grave-digging exercise in Westmoreland on Sunday were mowed down by a farmer trying to escape from gunmen who shot him moments earlier along the Jerusalem Mountain main road in the parish. The police's Corporate....

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:01:43 -0500
Shaw Park Heights hails Shericka as legend
No one in the Marl Road area of Shaw Park Heights, Ocho Rios, St Ann is surprised by Shericka Jackson's success on the track -- they knew it was bound to happen. Not only did the Olympic medalist and national double sprint champion declare it...

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:01:42 -0500
Struggling mother dealt crippling blow
A St Ann mother says she is at her wit's end and is desperately seeking help from the public to care for her 15-year-old son, Jaydon Finnegan, who is paralysed from the waist down, following a freak accident in the parish in July last year....

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:01:56 -0500
Water boost for St Bess communities
More than 1,200 residents now have more reliable access to potable water following the commissioning into service of the $113 million Luana to Middle Quarters Pipeline Project in St Elizabeth. The beneficiary communities are Luana, Baptist,...

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:01:55 -0500
MoBay perimeter road draws closer to reality
A senior member of the Andrew Holness-led Government, Marlene Malahoo Forte, said she is excited about the solution that the long-awaited Montego Bay Perimeter Road offers. Ground is scheduled to be broken on Saturday for construction of the 14.9....

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:01:47 -0500
Mobile jerk chicken man keeps revellers fuelled up
As revellers jammed on the streets of the Corporate Area on Sunday, moved by the energetic beats of soca music and fuelled by premium mixed drinks, one entrepreneur sought to keep up with the crowd by providing another spicy commodity to the...

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:01:45 -0500
Farmer says poor infrastructure putting dent in profits
Ness Castle in St Thomas is known for its lush vegetation, coffee plantations and other farm produce. But, according to at least one farmer, the community has not been living up to its true potential because of the lack of proper roads. Leon...

Tue, 12 Jul 2022 05:01:44 -0500
Bike taxis struggle to navigate bad roads
To say the roads through Hagley Gap and a few surrounding communities in St Thomas are not smooth would be an understatement. The only motorists who are brave enough to tackle the unpaved and broken roads are the bike taxi operators, but they too....

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 16:09:23 -0500
Looming Musk-Twitter legal battle hammers company shares
NEW YORK (AP) -- Shares of Twitter slid more than 9% in the first day of trading after billionaire Elon Musk said that he was abandoning his $44 billion bid for the company and the social media platform vowed to challenge Musk in court to...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:37:29 -0500
Kingston man charged after punching girlfriend in face
Detectives assigned to the St Andrew South Division slapped a Kingston man with several charges after he allegedly punched his girlfriend in the face during a dispute. He is 20-year-old Kirkland Nelson otherwise called 'Kirkall'...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:24:19 -0500
Gov't assured of Saudi Arabian private and public sector investor interest in Jamaica
The Government is being assured of keen interest in Jamaica by private and public sector investors in the Kingdom of Saudi Arabia (KSA). Prime Minister, Andrew Holness, received this assurance from the KSA's Deputy Minister for Investors...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 14:15:09 -0500
Firearm, ammunition seized in Green Acres
The St Catherine police seized one Ruger 9mm pistol fitted with a magazine containing one 9mm round of ammunition during an operation last weekend. According to the police, about 10:30 a.m., lawmen were on an operation in the Kitson Town community.....

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 05:01:50 -0500
Bloody weekend in St Thomas - Back-to-back double murders concern cops
The killing of four persons in St Thomas on the weekend has pushed murders in the parish to 25 for 2022, a 61 per cent increase on last year's figures during the corresponding period. A common-law couple, Jermaine Jeffrey, 41, and Denise Bell,......

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 05:01:44 -0500
Tajay Gayle’s leap to stardom surprises mom - Family and community praying for World Champion to come good again
Naloney Linton said that even though her son, World Champion long jumper Tajay Gayle showed signs of greatness from his time at Papine High School, she did not think that he would propel into stardom so quickly. "I remember when he was in high......

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 05:01:43 -0500
Tajay Gayle inspires August Town youth to go for ‘gold’
For 19-year-old Shaquelle Lowe, the desire to become a world-renowned chef was a distant dream, until he saw his fellow August Town, St Andrew native Tajay Gayle leap for gold at the 2019 World Championships Games in Doha, Qatar, in the long jump.....

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 05:01:54 -0500
Cabbie shot dead in Seaview Gardens
A taxi operator was killed and a woman injured following a shooting in the community of Seaview Gardens in St Andrew about 11 p.m. on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Dwayne Coke, of a Seaview Gardens address. It is reported that...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 05:01:53 -0500
Couple enjoys first road march together
As carnival fanatics prepared to jump with the first Carnival in Jamaica since COVID-19 reached Jamaican shores, one couple decided to 'chip down the road' together at their first road march. Abigail Morris and her beau Chevaughn Witter wore...

Mon, 11 Jul 2022 05:01:40 -0500
How do I get a protection order?
If you are a victim of any act of domestic violence or have reasonable cause to believe that you are in imminent danger of becoming a victim of domestic violence, the Domestic Violence Act allows you to apply for a protection order. This is an......



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