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Fri, 07 Oct 2022 18:43:53 -0500
'Big Red' killed in Gregory Park
Kirk Wint, man who was wanted for several murders and shootings in the Gregory Park area of Portmore, St Catherine, was shot and killed during an alleged shootout with the police Friday evening. The police say that a weapon was recovered from...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 16:08:06 -0500
Elon Musk’s Starlink gets green light
The Ministry of Science, Energy and Technology has approved the licence for Elon Musk's Starlink Services to operate in Jamaica. The announcement was made via a press release earlier today. "We are working assiduously to broaden the...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:24:44 -0500
November court date for Kingston Technical student
KINGSTON, Jamaica, Oct 7, CMC - A High Court judge Friday adjourned to November 9, the case of a 17-year-old Kingston Technical High School (KTHS) student charged with murder following the stabbing death of her fellow student late last month...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:17:21 -0500
Jamaica economy recovering quickly says Finance Minister
Finance Minister Dr Nigel Clarke says data from the Statistical Institute of Jamaica (STATIN) indicates that Jamaica is on track to returning to pre-coronavirus (COVID-19) levels of economic output by 2023. Clarke, who was addressing the Rotary...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:04:39 -0500
Binance crypto exchange hit by latest digital currency hack
Binance, the world's largest cryptocurrency exchange, may have lost more than $100 million following a hack of its Binance Smart Chain blockchain network. A reddit post by Binance discussing the incident said that the company temporarily...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 15:00:19 -0500
K-pop group BTS members face possible military conscription
SEOUL, South Korea (AP) -- South Korea's military appears to want to conscript members of the K-pop supergroup BTS for mandatory military duties, as the public remains sharply divided over whether they should be given exemptions. Lee Ki...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:04:25 -0500
Tears of agony as dream home demolished
With tears in her eyes, 23-year-old Shaniel Francis watched motionless on Thursday as her dream of owning her own house vanished before her eyes. She was among 11 persons whose unfinished structures were demolished in the Clifton community of...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:04:15 -0500
NO SPECIAL TREATMENT - Minister insists Kartel not enjoying unusual privilege
Despite the continuous release of new music and claims that he got engaged to a dancehall superstar in the summer during an alleged authorised prison visit, junior national security minister Zavia Mayne insists that dancehall entertainer Vybz...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:04:38 -0500
Cops charged with breaking inmate’s tooth
Two police officers who are accused of beating an inmate and fracturing his tooth faced the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday, by way of summons, to answer to assault charges. Karen Cunningham and Brandon Clarke were charged with.....

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:04:31 -0500
Molly dealer wants ganja clampdown
A Corporate Area Molly dealer wants the Government to clamp down on the smoking of ganja even as there are plans to strengthen the laws affecting the sale and use of the party drug. Jack* suggested that the Government is being hypocritical as...

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:04:27 -0500
Molly use worries doctor
As Jamaicans continue to learn more about dangers of the drug Molly, prominent psychiatrist Dr Winston De La Haye said he has been treating a number of young persons inclusive of teenagers and young adults who are abusing it. "It's a big problem.....

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:04:37 -0500
Businessman appeals to FLA to return gun permit
A St Ann businessman, whose firearm licence was revoked in February last year, says he is petrified to leave his house on a daily basis, especially as the country continues to be plagued by crime and violence. The businessman, whose name is being....

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:04:29 -0500
No more sleepless nights as woman receives new home
On Thursday, Julia Rogers experienced a pounding headache but she said her pain was triggered by excitement rather than stress, as the central Kingston resident received keys to her new two-bedroom house on Fleet Street. Rogers' house is one of....

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:04:39 -0500
Police foil murder attempt
Quick action by the police yesterday thwarted a murder attempt at the Friendship Primary School in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Three men were arrested and two illegal firearms recovered during the incident, which occurred on the school compound......

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:04:28 -0500
Men accused of stealing gas from JUTC bus
Four men who are accused of stealing gasolene from a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus were unable to make their first court appearance on Thursday, as strict security measures were enforced at the Kingston Central lock-ups, following news.....

Fri, 07 Oct 2022 05:04:24 -0500
200 cell phones recovered at Kingston house
A Corporate Area man, who was arrested and charged in connection with the recovery of 200 cell phones as well as other electronic devices, informed the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Thursday that he obtained the items lawfully. Shaunie....

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:58:50 -0500
15,000 new housing solutions under greater Bernard Lodge development project
Approximately 15,000 new housing solutions are programmed for construction, under the Greater Bernard Lodge Development Project in St Catherine. Providing an update in the House of Representatives on October 5, Prime Minister Andrew Holness, said......

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 16:42:37 -0500
61-y-o murdered at Frome sugar factory
Sixty-one-year-old Dalton Plummer, a Fire Watchman, of Georges Plain in Westmoreland, was shot and killed while on duty at the Frome Sugar Factory on Wednesday. According to the Morgan's Bridge police, shortly after midday, Plummer was on Fire...

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 14:07:36 -0500
Men caught breaching floodgates at Bog Walk Gorge argue 'self-help'
The two men who were captured in a video breaching floodgates at the Bog Walk Gorge in St Catherine, argue that they had no other alternative route to reach their home. Alexander Shaw, the lawyer for the two men said his clients will argue...

Thu, 06 Oct 2022 13:30:30 -0500
‘Beachy Stout’ gets September court date
Portland businessman Everton 'Beachy Stout' McDonald and his co-accused Oscar Barnes are to be tried on September 18, 2023. McDonald is jointly charged with Barnes for the July 20, 2020, murder of the businessman's second...



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