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More than 60 pregnant women and new mothers have received support as the Ministry of Health and Wellness rolled out a new maternal health initiative to assist families affected by Hurricane Melissa. State Minister in the Ministry of Health and...
The body of a man was found under a bridge along Port Henderson Road in Portmore, St Catherine on Saturday. The police report that they were alerted to the discovery around 9:30 a.m. A team was dispatched to the area and proceeded to a bridge in...
A police constable is among four persons, including two teens, who were arrested after being found with goats and other items in the wee hours of this morning in Clarendon. The Gleaner understands that around 3:50 a.m., the police intercepted a...
The police are seeking the public’s assistance in reuniting a woman who is in hospital with her family. She gave her name as Laverna Thomas; however, the police say she is unable to provide any further details about herself or her family. Anyone...
BRASILIA, Brazil (AP) — Brazil’s federal police on Saturday arrested former president Jair Bolsonaro over suspicion he was plotting to escape and avoid starting a 27-year prison sentence for leading a coup attempt. The decision laid bare some of...
A woman who was at a police station in the Corporate Area making a report has been charged for allegedly stealing the cell phones of another woman who was also at the station filing a report. Charged with simple larceny is 39-year-old Suzan...
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security will be launching a disaster self-reporting form, which will enable householders to submit information on Hurricane Melissa damage or loss electronically. The self-reporting form will be available on the...
The Portmore, St Catherine municipal police officer who is charged with allegedly using his weapon to hit a taxi operator during an argument that developed into a fight is to go before the Gun Court on December 10. Thirty-eight-year-old Trevan...
A man was fatally shot by the police during an alleged confrontation in Old Harbour, St Catherine on Friday. The deceased has been identified as 37-year-old shopkeeper Domar Lee of Marlie Acres in Old Harbour. The police report that about 5:00 a....
A pre-dawn fire caused extensive damage to Usain Bolt’s Tracks and Records Restaurant and Bar on Jimmy Cliff Boulevard early Saturday, with fire investigators probing the cause after flames tore through the building’s upper floor. Acting...
The National Water Commission (NWC) is distancing itself from the presence of raw sewage in a section of downtown Kingston. The NWC says the affected blocked drains are not a part of its network infrastructure. The Gleaner report on Friday that...
ABUJA, Nigeria (AP) — A total of 303 schoolchildren and 12 teachers were abducted by gunmen during an attack on St Mary’s School, a Catholic institution in north-central Nigeria’s Niger state, the Christian Association of Nigeria said Saturday,...
