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Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:02:31 -0500
Lucky to be alive - Crash survivor recounts near-death experience
March 6 marks a year since Monique Richards, 30, came face to face with death. She was cruising steadily along the Boscobel main road in St Mary sometime after midnight when the driver of a white Toyota Probox motor car reportedly failed to...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:02:53 -0500
Teen dies while going to pick up brother
Two years after losing a brother to a mob attack, Romaine Miller is again sunken into a place of despair after another sibling, 14-year-old Devaughn Hollingsworth, died as a result of injures he sustained in a tragic accident along the Spanish...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:02:35 -0500
Money plane - Rocky Point aircraft turns residents into entrepreneurs
A 12-seater aircraft that crash-landed on the white sand beach in Rocky Point, Clarendon, on January 23 has become a source of income for some residents in the fishing village, as scores of people ventured there to get a first-hand view of the...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:02:48 -0500
Vlogger killed in her yard
Residents of Little Kew Road in Kingston 10 looked on in shock and sadness on Wednesday as they recalled the chilling news that their neighbour and friend, 36-year-old Nicola Gibson-Campbell, was murdered in her yard the night before. Gibson-...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:02:44 -0500
Senior cop fumes at attacks on colleagues
Head of the Clarendon police, Senior Superintendent Glenford Miller, has decried the attack on a police constable by a man identified as a vendor in the parish capital, May Pen, on Thursday. The incident, captured on video, shows the policeman.....

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:02:29 -0500
‘I feared for my life’ - Driver who showed gun in video tells his side of the story
The driver of the Honda vehicle seen on video showing a gun to another road user says he only pulled his licensed firearm as he believed he was in danger. Seymour Branford, a businessman, has issued a statement to the Firearm Licensing Authority.....

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:02:51 -0500
Roy Rogers set for success in Delapenha Memorial
ROY ROGERS has the ideal draw and weight allowance to run rivals off their legs in Sunday's 'Lindy' Delapenha Memorial at a mile, sitting plumb at post-position two with 117lb, with the only possible matching speed being HARRY'S TRAIN. An eight-.....

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:02:50 -0500
GG Award recipient fights way out of poverty
Shamona Smith of Palmers Cross, Clarendon, was among 42 people conferred with the Governor General's Award for Leadership and Achievement in February. The award focuses on youth, education and nominees' impact in their communities. "Receiving...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:02:49 -0500
Made love to a one-legged woman
STAR, mi say there was this girl in my community that I had the biggest fetish for. She was really beautiful and had a Coca Cola bottle shape, well almost because she lose one of her leg in an accident. She wears a prosthetic leg and mi brethren....

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 05:02:47 -0500
Woman searching for sister since 2003
A few weeks before her dad died in 2003, Shellion Salmon found herself sorting through his old documents, when she stumbled upon a photo of a young woman. The photo had a note written on the back saying 'Happy Father's Day daddy from your...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:41:19 -0500
Man charged with murder following garbage dispute with neighbours
The security guard who shot and killed one of his neighbours during a dispute over garbage scattered by dogs, has been charged with murder. Charged is 56-year-old Leroy Martin otherwise called 'Biggy', of Carlton Mountain, Claremont in the...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 16:51:58 -0500
Mechanic arrested for stabbing man in belly
Twenty-eight-year-old Ricardo Smith, a mechanic of New Hope district, Little London in Westmoreland has been charged with wounding with intent following an incident in the parish on Wednesday. Reports from the Little London police are that about 6.....

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 14:25:06 -0500
Haiti bans tinted vehicle windows in effort to stop kidnappings
Port-Au-Prince, Haiti (CMC) - Authorities in Haiti have announced a ban on tinted vehicle windows in a move to stop kidnappings. The ban, which the government said is temporary, although it did not state how long it would last, takes effect...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:59:31 -0500
Canada approves Johnson & Johnson, getting fourth vaccine for nation
TORONTO (AP) -- Canada is getting a fourth vaccine to prevent COVID-19, approving the Johnson & Johnson shot that works with just one dose. Health experts are eager for a one-and-done option to help speed vaccination. Canada has also...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:14:19 -0500
Farmer slapped with multiple charges for gun attack
A 34-year-old farmer of Taylor Land, 9 Miles in Bull Bay, St. Andrew was on Thursday charged for breaches of the Firearms Act for an incident that occurred in October 2020. Christopher Smart, otherwise called ‘Bredda'’or ‘...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:42:56 -0500
Over 100 victims of human trafficking rescued in Jamaica in the last decade
Chairman of the National Taskforce Against Trafficking in Persons (NATFATIP), Courtney Williams, says more than 100 victims of human trafficking have been rescued in Jamaica over the last decade. Williams who is also Permanent Secretary in the...

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:31:07 -0500
Mining and quarry operators benefit from entrepreneurial training
Sixty small and medium-sized mining and quarry operators have benefited from entrepreneurial skills training to better enable their businesses to survive and thrive. The training was conducted by the Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC).....

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 11:26:46 -0500
Cops find ammunition in abandoned car
A team of officers assigned to the Highway Patrol Division of the Public Safety and Traffic Enforcement Branch (PSTEB) seized sixteen 5.56 rounds of ammunition during an operation on Robinson Road, Kingston 19 on Wednesday. Reports are that about 8....

Fri, 05 Mar 2021 10:34:48 -0500
Seven more Jamaicas lose battle with COVID as active cases pass 10,000 mark
Jamaica on Thursday recorded seven COVID-19 deaths pushing the death tally to 443. The deceased are: - a 56-year-old male from St. James - a 64-year-old male from Westmoreland - a 32-year-old female from Kingston & St. Andrew...

Thu, 04 Mar 2021 05:03:32 -0500
Gospel singer wants to marry cop in sex video
A US-based gospel artiste has come to the defence of the policeman in the now viral sex video, saying she would gladly take him if his relationship status changed. Samantha Gardner, who is known for gospel songs such as Miracle, and Only You Lord....



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