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Tue, 11 Oct 2022 17:06:41 -0500
St James man stabbed during altercation
The police in St James are currently investigating a stabbing incident which occurred in Montego Bay in the parish, leaving one man in critical condition, and another in police custody. It is reported that shortly after 12:00 p.m., the victim was......

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:19:20 -0500
Church donates house to the homeless in Spanish Town
Mayor of Spanish Town, Norman Scott, has confirmed that the Spanish Town Anglican Church has made a six-bedroom house available to the municipal corporation that will house some 12 homeless persons when renovations are completed. The...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 13:36:30 -0500
Immediate ban imposed on scamming, molly and gun music
 An immediate ban has been imposed on the playing of music that promotes or glorifies lottery scamming, the use of the illicit drug Molly, and illegal guns. The Broadcasting Commission, which ordered the ban, says the move is a part of its...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:35:48 -0500
More than 10,000 St Ann residents have improved access to water
More than 10,000 residents of Exchange and surrounding communities in St. Ann North Eastern now have increased access to water supply, following the completion of work on the Exchange White River re-lift station and replacement of the Upton tank.......

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 11:30:25 -0500
More missiles, drones strike Ukraine, alarms keep up fear
KYIV, Ukraine (AP) -- Russian forces showered Ukraine with more missiles and munition-carrying drones Tuesday after widespread strikes killed at least 19 people in an attack the U.N. human rights office described as "...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:51:50 -0500
Stealing from God is grave as court sentences man to one year in jail after wine stolen from church
ROSEAU, Dominica, Oct 11, CMC - Chief Magistrate Candia Carette-George has sentenced a man to one year in jail not before telling him that "it is one thing to steal, but to steal from the church and the people of God is grave."...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 10:46:39 -0500
Tourists flock to Japan after COVID restrictions lifted
TOKYO (AP) -- Eager to admire colorful foliage, eat sushi and go shopping, droves of tourists from abroad began arriving in Japan on Tuesday, with the end of pandemic-fighting border restrictions that had been in place for more than two years...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:04:25 -0500
Students raped, chopped and left for dead
Two sisters, ages 12 and 15, have been hospitalised since last week after a man broke into their house, through the bathroom window, and raped them, after which he inflicted several life-threatening chop wounds on them. The girls' older sibling......

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:04:21 -0500
Family says cops killed teen in cold blood
Just hours before 18-year-old Tyrone 'TJ' McDonald took his last breath at the Spanish Town Hospital on October 5, his older sister Aliyha Edwards said he beseeched her to get justice for him. The teenager was shot on September 18 in Gulf,...

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:04:26 -0500
Rockfort tense again as gang war heats up
Tensions are high in sections of Rockfort, east Kingston, as several residents said that a deadly gang feud between gunmen from Oliver Road and Base1 was responsible for the deaths of 15 people in 18 months. Fearing for their lives, the residents....

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:04:29 -0500
Mental health safe spaces project unveiled
The #DoYourShare Campaign, which promotes the expansion of safe spaces to support mental health, was officially unveiled yesterday. This campaign provides the platform for people to share their stories and experiences of mental health disorders,.....

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:04:12 -0500
A night in paradise - Rafjam is a secret too good to keep
Tucked into the lush hills of St Andrew, and guarded by rough, dissuading terrain, Rafjam Bed and Breakfast is Irish Town's best-kept secret. After several weeks of being led astray by a multitude of GPS applications, it came as no surprise to......

Tue, 11 Oct 2022 05:04:07 -0500
WEIRD STUFF: Face-to-face break-ups a thing of the past
Face-to-face break-ups a thing of the past Dumping a partner has become a thing of the past, according to a new study that found non-confrontational Generation Z to prefer separating from their partners by ghosting them. 'Ghosting' occurs...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 17:16:07 -0500
Alleged Linstead thief found hiding under bed
The police are reporting that a man who broke into a Linstead, St Catherine home was nabbed under a bed inside the premises. Romaro Parker, 25, of Cheesefield district in Linstead, was subsequently charged with house-breaking and larceny. His...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 14:46:30 -0500
St James shooting leaves four injured, one dead
One man is dead, and four others are nursing injuries, after armed men opened fire on a shop in German Town, St James on Sunday night. The deceased has been identified as 21-year-old Garrett Leslie, otherwise called 'Hush' of Backwood...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:50:02 -0500
Lacovia High School gets two buses from Japan
Two new Coaster buses were handed over to Lacovia High School in St. Elizabeth, on October 7, by the Grant Assistance for Grassroots Human Security Project of the Government of Japan. The Project has been in operation since 1995, to help...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 12:03:09 -0500
St Lucia education Minister calls for an end to student loitering
CASTRIES, St. Lucia, Oct 10, CMC - Education Minister Shawn Edward is urging parents to be part of the multi-pronged approach to curbing the perennial issue of student loitering following a stabbing incident involving students in the city...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:50:53 -0500
United States commits to help region fight flow of illegal firearms -Chang
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct 10, CMC -Chairman of the Caribbean Community (CARICOM) Council for National Security and Law Enforcement (CONSLE), Dr Horace Chang, says the United States has given a commitment to the region that it will work...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:45:09 -0500
Kanye West’s Twitter, Instagram locked over offensive posts
NEW YORK (AP) -- Kanye West's Twitter and Instagram accounts have been locked because of antisemitic posts from the rapper, now known legally as Ye. Spokespersons for Twitter and Instagram parent company Meta said Sunday that Ye posted...

Mon, 10 Oct 2022 11:34:17 -0500
NKorea confirms simulated use of nukes to ‘wipe out’ enemies
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- North Korea's recent barrage of missile launches were the simulated use of its tactical battlefield nuclear weapons to "hit and wipe out" potential South Korean and U.S. targets, state...



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