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Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:59:38 -0500
Work underway to address flooding in free school, Portland
Member of Parliament for Portland Eastern, Ann Marie Vaz, says work is being undertaken to address flooding in the Free School district in the constituency. She indicated that the area experienced major flooding in 2021. "Many homes were...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:53:46 -0500
‘Joe’ charged for homemade handgun
The police have confirmed that 22-year-old construction worker Lebert Linton, otherwise called 'Joe', was arrested and charged after a homemade firearm loaded with four 9mm rounds of ammunition was found in his home. The firearm and...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:44:28 -0500
Bermuda braces for arrival of powerful hurricane
HAMILTON, Bermuda, Sep 22, CMC - Residents began boarding up properties as the island braced for the arrival on Friday of Hurricane Fiona, a large and powerful storm that reports say earlier killed at least six people during its rampage...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:40:28 -0500
Cocoa Piece murderer to know fate on October 20
Cocoa Piece killer Rushane Barnett is to know his fate on October 20, when a judge will impose a sentence. This afternoon, presiding judge Justice Leighton Pusey told the Home Circuit Court that he wants time to consider the sentence. Barnett, who.....

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:07:14 -0500
Police search for BMW driver involved in double fatal accident
The Westmoreland police say they are on the hunt for the driver of a Black BMW X5 who was involved in a double accident which claimed the lives of two motorcyclists on Tuesday afternoon. The deceased have been identified as 18-year-old Domanic...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 17:17:39 -0500
Manchester man charged for stabbing man to death
Wayne Morgan, 49, a mason of Guava Road in Manchester was arrested and charged with murder after he allegedly stabbed another man to death during a dispute earlier this month.

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:44:58 -0500
Westmoreland man killed on way to football match
Twenty-eight-year-old Westmoreland resident Tashwayne Coke was shot and killed at a tyre shop in the parish, after stopping on his way to a football match on Thursday. According to the Whithorne Police, about 3:30 p.m., Coke and two other men were.....

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:22:01 -0500
16-y-o implicated in armed shoe robbery
A 16-year-old boy and a 36-year-old man were both arrested and charged after they allegedly robbed a delivery man of a pair of Air Force sneakers, and other items at gun point. The incident occurred along Grosvenor Terrace, Kingston 8 in late...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 16:05:56 -0500
$3 million worth of ganja seized in Clarendon
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) has confirmed that over $3 million worth of marijuana has been seized in Clarendon. Seven persons were also taken into custody in relation to the almost 900 pounds of substance found. The police say information was......

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:52:57 -0500
No death penalty for mass killer Rushane Barnett
Cocoa Piece killer Rushane Barnett will not face the death penalty. This was revealed in court today by chief prosecutor Paula Llewellyn. A sentencing hearing is now under way in the Home Circuit Court for Barnett who was convicted in July of five....

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 12:42:17 -0500
Clarendon butcher says voices told him to kill five family members
Rushane Barnett, the man who pleaded guilty to killing five members of his family inside their Cocoa Piece home in Clarendon on June 21, said “voices in his head told him to do so".

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:34:31 -0500
Tourism ministry to expand ‘JAM-Iconic experience'
The Tourism Ministry is working to expand the 'Jam-Iconic Experience', through the installation of signs in resort towns islandwide. ...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:14:36 -0500
At least 9 killed as Iran protests spread over woman’s death
DUBAI, United Arab Emirates (AP) -- Clashes between Iranian security forces and protesters angry over the death of a 22-year-old woman in police custody have killed at least nine people since the violence erupted over the weekend, according to...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 05:04:20 -0500
Funeral directors tired of killings
Bothered by the high level of murder plaguing the country, Michael Archer, the managing director of Archer's Funeral Home in Spanish Town, St Catherine, has urged the Government to resume hanging. At the same time, Tennyson Cornwall, director at.....

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 11:19:08 -0500
Dominica condemns Russia’s invasion of Ukraine 'without reservation'
UNITED NATIONS, Sep 22, CMC – Dominica on Wednesday strongly criticised Russia’s invasion of Ukraine “without reservation”, saying that the invasion of one country by another must always be condemned. “There will...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 05:04:13 -0500
Good night, Francois - Scores bid farewell to veteran broadcaster
Keith Williams has never met Francois St Juste, but the Arnett Gardens, St Andrew, resident felt as if he knew him. After all he looked forward to hearing the broadcaster, with his distinct baritone voice, greet the nation each weekday morning...

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 05:04:23 -0500
Underwear, coins stolen from St Ann houses
A St Ann man has been charged with housebreaking after he allegedly broke into two houses and stole items including underwear, snacks and coins. The incidents took place in Lancewood, Ocho Rios, where the accused man resides. The police did not.....

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 05:04:21 -0500
St Catherine loses veteran cop
Colleagues of 59-year-old police veteran Joan Whyte, who died months before officially retiring, has credited her as a mentor to young cops who radiated dignity. Whyte, who worked as a liaison officer at the St Catherine Parish Court before going....

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 05:04:17 -0500
ELECTRIFIED TRAINER - Michael Wallace excited to give electric vehicle training
With electric vehicles (EVs) becoming more and more popular worldwide and Jamaica taking steps to support their importation, automotive instructor Michael Wallace has been equipped with the tools to train his countrymen to work on them. The 30-......

Thu, 22 Sep 2022 05:04:15 -0500
Cashier accused of stealing food money
A 22-year-old woman cashier has been accused of pocketing almost $8,000, which she allegedly collected from customers but failed to put in the till. She has been charged with larceny as a servant, an allegation to which she pleaded not guilty...



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