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Kingston-based attorney shot

Published:Tuesday | April 7, 2015 | 8:05 PMChad Bryan

A Kingston-based attorney-at-law is said to be recovering after an armed man shot him at his home early Monday morning. According to a source, the attorney came out of his vehicle and was headed inside his house when an armed man approached him and...

11-month-old infant shot dead, another child battles for life

Published:Monday | April 6, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan, Gleaner Writer

An armed gunman shot and killed an 11-month-old infant this afternoon in Central Kingston. Another child who was shot is reportedly battling for life in hospital. The dead infant has been identified as Omar Lindo. The incident reportedly happened...

Full for Furious

Published:Friday | April 3, 2015 | 7:46 AMChad Bryan

Customers and associates of Paul Cole's King Midas Mufflers were treated at the premiere of the seventh movie in the Furious franchise at the Carib 5 Cinema, Cross Roads, St Andrew, last Wednesday."We try to maintain that connection with the...

Patrick Bailey arrested on fraud-related charges

Published:Monday | March 30, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan

Superintendent of Police Anthony McLaughlin, who heads the Fraud Squad, has revealed that a number of attorneys are being investigated by the agency."I did say the other day that one of the major problems we have with attorneys is that when they are...

Attorney Patrick Bailey charged with forgery, conspiracy to defraud

Published:Monday | March 30, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan, Staff Reporter

Kingston attorney, Patrick Bailey, has been charged with forgery and conspiracy to defraud in relation to the sale of a property in 1996. He was taken into custody today and granted one million dollar bail. Head of the Fraud Squad, Superintendent...

Drink Right tackles driving

Published:Friday | March 27, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan

In 2013, Jeffrey Campbell, who deejays as Agent Sasco and Assassin, was one of the first entertainers to be involved in Red Stripe's Drink Right campaign to tackle alcohol consumption by persons under the legal age.Now, he has done a jingle for the...

Filters smoked out

Published:Friday | March 27, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan

Motorists who travel regularly through the Corporate Area, and especially those who live or work near the Riverton City landfill, are being advised by owner of T and T Auto Cooler Limited Derrick Taylor to check their vehicle's air-conditioning...

VIDEO: West Kingston residents protest transfer of SSP McGregor

Published:Monday | March 23, 2015 | 4:54 PMChad Bryan

Residents of West Kingston took to the streets of the community this afternoon to protest the transfer of  top cop for the division Senior Superintendent of Police, Steve McGregor. McGregor is set to be transferred to St James next month to...

Stewart's presents the Ciaz

Published:Friday | March 20, 2015 | 12:17 PMChad Bryan

Last Tuesday afternoon, the story was told of Hirotaka Ono, a senior operating officer at Suzuki Motor Corporation who died of pancreatic cancer in 2007. His death halted the launch of several Suzuki motor vehicle updates."The company went into...

Babsy up to the time with Kartel nomination

Published:Thursday | March 19, 2015 | 12:11 PMChad Bryan

Member of Parliament for Central St Catherine Olivia 'Babsy' Grange agrees with incarcerated deejay Vybz Kartel being a nominee in this year's STAR Awards.The Opposition Spokesperson on Information said, "I think Vybz Kartel as an artiste is...

Yendi Phillipps co-hosts Canadian TV morning show

Published:Wednesday | March 18, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan, Staff Reporter

Broadcaster and former beauty queen Yendi Phillipps has appeared on Canada's Global TV's The Morning Show as guest co-host.

Packed to the trunk- Police concerned about dangerous overloading

Published:Thursday | March 12, 2015 | 7:53 PMChad Bryan

The island's traffic police have taken issue with taxi operators across the island who cram numerous students commuting between school and home into their vehicles. The students, who are sometimes at the kindergarten or basic-school stage, are piled...

Mobile business clinic goes central - Mandeville visit due in late March

Published:Friday | March 13, 2015 | 4:59 PMChad Bryan

As the Mobile Business Clinic set up to help develop micro, small and medium enterprises (MSME) moves into its fourth community, the Jamaica Business Development Centre (JBDC) is reporting strong support for the initiative. The organisation...

Paula Fletcher grows into road safety passion

Published:Friday | March 6, 2015 | 9:56 AMChad Bryan

In honour of today's International Women's Day, Automotives features Paula Fletcher, a familiar face in our pages in her role as executive director of the National Road Safety Council (NRSC). However, there is much more to her than the woman who...

No buttons required

Published:Thursday | February 26, 2015 | 10:25 PMChad Bryan

Touch-screen technology, which has been incorporated into a wide range of devices, has been taken to a new automotive level with the 2016 Volkswagen Golf R Touch. The vehicle pushes the boundaries of dashboard layout and driver interactivity. First...

LIME apologises to users, voice and data service issues

Published:Tuesday | February 24, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan, Gleaner Writer

Telecommunications giant LIME says actions have been taken to resolve problems experienced by some customers in making and receiving calls. Earlier today, a number of the company’s mobile customers experienced difficulty using voice and data...

BMW keeps watch on i3

Published:Thursday | February 19, 2015 | 8:55 PMChad Bryan

It is a given that a watch keeps track of time. Over time, this basic functionality has been expanded by various manufacturers to include features as varied as determining air temperature and the wearer's pulse rate.And now, German auto-maker BMW...

UPDATE: Crash course

Published:Thursday | February 19, 2015 | 12:00 AMChad Bryan

The Caribbean Maritime Institute in partnership with the National Road Safety Unit of the Ministry of Transport, Works and Housing, will soon be offering a course in traffic crash investigating and reporting.The course, which is being offered...

More visibility, safety from laser headlights

Published:Friday | February 13, 2015 | 3:34 AMChad Bryan

German automaker BMW has created advanced intelligent lighting in its M4 model. Already available in Germany, the technology made its US debut at last month's consumer electronics show in Las Vegas, Nevada.However, there will have to be some...

A lady's road by another name

Published:Friday | February 13, 2015 | 5:18 AMChad Bryan

At least one instance of road naming in 19th century Jamaica appears to have had a tinge of racism paved into it. And although one of the public suggestions to address the matter was four years ago, in yet another Black History Month, the issue...

Automakers look out for bikers

Published:Friday | February 6, 2015 | 12:24 PMChad Bryan

ONE STORY ON PAGE HI-TECH (OVER HEADLINE) The irritation and danger of motorcyclists and pedal cyclists who seem to show up out of nowhere and cut in front of drivers along busy roadways may become a thing of the past, as  motor vehic...

Rough road for disabled

Published:Friday | February 6, 2015 | 1:30 PMChad Bryan


Two weeks after 39 year-old wheelchair user Marlon King was killed in a crash with a Jamaica Urban Transit Company (JUTC) bus on Golding Avenue, near the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI), there is no letting up in the call for changes...

Jamaica seeks extradition in car mart murder

Published:Wednesday | February 4, 2015 | 2:01 PMChad Bryan

Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn says that the Jamaican police have requested the extradition of the second suspect linked to the shooting death of Payless Car Mart manager Robert Mendez.

Business clinic stops in Sav

Published:Friday | January 30, 2015 | 1:59 PMChad Bryan

The Jamaica Business Development Corporation (JBDC) is reporting positive feedback from the second phase of the Mobile Business Clinic in

Toyota breaks new ground

Published:Friday | January 30, 2015 | 5:37 AMChad Bryan

Toyota Jamaica Limited has broken ground for its newest location, with the objective

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