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Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:59:30 -0500
Woman loses lawsuit after her lawyer refuses to wear mask in court
NEW YORK (AP) -- A woman lost her personal injury lawsuit after her lawyer refused to wear a mask in court and the judge threw out her case, which had been set for trial. The New York Daily News reported Friday that Brooklyn Judge Lawrence...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 14:46:04 -0500
Licensed firearm holder kills alleged robber in Manchester
One of two men who allegedly tried to rob a gambling outlet in Maidstone, Manchester this morning was shot dead by a licensed firearm holder. Head of the Manchester Police, Superintendent Gary Francis, confirmed the incident, which took place some.....

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 13:20:28 -0500
Police seek public's help to identify man who stole $500,000 from parked car
Detectives from the St Andrew North Police Division are seeking the public's help to identify a thief who broke into a car and stole approximately $500,000 on March 17. In an appeal on social media, the police shared video footage of a man...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 11:22:57 -0500
5,000 set to attend rock concert in Barcelona after COVID-19 screen
BARCELONA, Spain (AP) -- Five thousand music lovers are set to attend a rock concert in Barcelona today after passing a same-day COVID-19 screening, to test its effectiveness in preventing outbreaks of the virus at large cultural events. The...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 11:15:12 -0500
30,000 doses of AstraZeneca vaccine given to Jamaicans so far
Minister of Health and Wellness, Dr. Christopher Tufton, says that approximately 30,000 doses of COVID-19 vaccine have been administered so far. "We (had) about 64,000 doses so we are just about at the half-way mark and so we will continue to...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 11:08:00 -0500
First COVID vaccination blitz underway at National Arena
One caregiver will be allowed with each person aged 75 years and older who goes to the National Arena for the Government's first COVID-19 vaccination Blitz today Saturday, March 27. It will take place between 10 a.m. and 3 p.m. for elderly...

Sat, 27 Mar 2021 11:00:36 -0500
289 new COVID cases, nine more deaths
Nine more Jamaicans have died as a result of COVID-19 increasing the death tally to 566. Four of the deceased are from St Elizabeth, three women aged 88, 62 and 59, and a 92-year-old man. The other deceased are: two men aged 93 and 69, and two...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:03:13 -0500
DPP to determine pastor’s fate
Acting Assistant Commissioner of Police Anthony McLaughlin says the police are currently awaiting a ruling from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions to decide the fate of St Ann pastor Peter Chambers. The clergyman remains in custody....

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:03:05 -0500
Wanted man nabbed by cops in St Catherine
The St Catherine North police have detained one man who they say has been on their radar in relation to various crimes. The man, who the police say goes by the alias Clansy, was captured during an early morning raid in the Morgan's Lane community....

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:02:57 -0500
He’s no longer into me
Dear Pastor, I am 32 years old and I have been in a relationship with a 43-year-old man for the past three years. Looking on at this man from the outside, he is all a woman would want. He has children of his own but he still manages to take care of....

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:03:19 -0500
Getaway driver in church murder gets six years
The getaway driver involved in the killing of banker Andrea Lowe-Garwood was sentenced to six years in prison for his role in the crime. Leon Hines, 23, was sentenced to six years for illegal possession of firearm and one year for accessory after....

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:03:08 -0500
Ricky Stereo is still the ‘Bad Artiste’
Back in the 80s, DJ Ricky Stereo was such a master of the game that the people decided that there was only one name that truly fit him: 'Bad Artiste'. His first recording, TV Know All, was a collaboration with Lt Stitchie on the Stereo One Label....

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:03:07 -0500
A little TLC could work magic for Langley Great House
Curiosity was what made photographer Ian Allen and I divert from the Mount Airy main road and follow the 'Welcome' sign that led to the Langley Great House and Garden in West Rural St Andrew. Two minutes into the slippery track that was...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:03:17 -0500
St Andrew man fixes public road ... One pothole at a time
Alley Edwards, a resident of New Garden in West Rural St Andrew, is a firm believer in self-reliance and for the past two years, he has been using the material from a landslide to fill potholes in and around his community. On Wednesday, it was......

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:03:11 -0500
Had to run for my life from angry spouse
From mi a grow mi a hear story about man a get catch a woman yard and always swear mi wouldn't make dat reach mi cuz nuh woman nuh suh great; but I was wrong. Mi say mi and a girl a link and we always back and forth a each other yard. She have a....

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:03:09 -0500
4-y-o killed after being struck by car
The St James Traffic Department has commenced an investigation surrounding the death of a four-year-old boy, who was mowed down by a car in the Salt Spring community on Wednesday night. The child has been identified as Omar Lionel Lambert,...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:03:03 -0500
Two killed in attack on Tivoli
When Charles Williams' three children came to spend the day with him at his home in Tivoli Gardens, west Kingston on Wednesday, they had no idea it was their last chance to bond with their father. He was one of two men who were murdered in the...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:03:01 -0500
Children with Down’s syndrome to get tablet computers
Annette Clayton Baker, director of the Jamaica Down's Syndrome Foundation, has hailed the donation of $1.5 million by the Digicel Foundation as a welcome injection that will assist the organisation in empowering some of the country's...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 05:03:00 -0500
Relocated Innswood residents want Internet access for their children
Relocated Innswood Estate residents are having mixed feelings as they try to adjust to their new Ebony Park community in St Catherine. They were forced to relocate last month after their homes were demolished as the state-owned SCJ Holdings...

Fri, 26 Mar 2021 15:05:50 -0500
Social media personality Ivany gets new court date
Internet sensation Ivany Wright who is facing a charge of larceny by trick, is scheduled to reappear in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on May 12. The new date was set today when the matter was mentioned before Chief Parish Judge Chester......



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