A 19-year-old man has been charged with three counts of murder after a deadly blaze claimed the lives of a woman, another female and a one-year-old child at their home on Kidd Lane, Kingston 13, last Friday night.

Convicted Jamaican drug kingpin Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke will spend another year behind bars, with his projected prison release date pushed back from January 2028 to January 2029.

A night of partying turned deadly for a 38-year-old labourer who was shot and killed by a gunman at a party in Portmore, St Catherine, early Thursday morning.

Detectives assigned to the Firearm and Narcotics Investigation Division (FNID) have arrested two men in separate incidents following the seizure of several kilograms of cocaine at the Norman Manley International Airport (NMIA) on Monday.

Government’s major hospital reconstruction and modernisation programme will deliver approximately 1,370 beds across four new climate-resilient public facilities.

The House of Representatives on Tuesday approved amendments to the Jury (Amendment) (No. 2) Act, to strengthen measures to address jury tampering and safeguard the administration of justice.

Major crimes have declined significantly in the St Andrew North Police Division, with murders and shootings down 70 per cent, robberies by 60 per cent, and break-ins by 50 per cent as at October 11.

A man who the St Andrew South police say was a major criminal actor in Wailers, Waterhouse, and the wider Olympic Gardens areas of St Andrew, was killed in a reported confrontation with lawmen on Tuesday.

For her 18th birthday on October 24, Tianna Taylor intended to spend the day with her mother Suzette Stephenson. Unfortunately, those plans will never materialise as the teenager was killed in a motorcycle accident on Monday.

Sean ‘Diddy’ Combs reportedly suffered his serious prison head injury after a confrontation with a notorious Jamaican drug trafficker at the federal jail where the rapper is serving his sentence.

National Security and Peace Minister Dr Horace Chang says the government is fully prepared to process asylum applications from Third Country Nationals (TCNs) should the need arise.

A St Catherine bridge is set to bear the name of Member of Parliament Natalie Neita Garvey in recognition of her service to the community.

Two St Catherine men who were allegedly caught on video breaking a lock and forcing their way into the flooded Bog Walk Gorge have walked free, after the prosecution’s case collapsed because of unavailable witnesses.

Healthcare workers honoured for selfless service

District Constable Ron Conrad McLean, who has spent more than three decades walking, patrolling and policing communities across Manchester and St Elizabeth, is to receive the Badge of Honour for Long and Faithful Service.

When Nellie Pennycooke celebrated her 100th birthday in 2023, it was more than a milestone. For her family, it was the answer to years of prayers following a medical emergency that once left them fearing the worst.