Two men were arrested last night following the seizure of over 90 pounds of ganja in water near Kingston Wharves in downtown Kingston. The men are being held on suspicion of possession of ganja, dealing in ganja and taking steps to export ganja. It...
A seven-member jury was this afternoon empanelled in the Home Circuit Court at the trial of the four alleged members of the Bobo Gang who are charged in connection with the 2011 murder of a businessman and his taxi driver in Russia, Westmoreland....
Burnt human remains were today found in bushes along the Content main road in the community of Cavalier in St Andrew. The body is believed to be that of 77-year-old Derrick Lindsay who went missing on Saturday. The police are theorising that a...
The Discovery Bay All-Age School in St Ann is in mourning following the death of teacher Deloris McFarlane. McFarlane died on Sunday after a brief battle with cancer. She taught grade one at the institution over 10 years and...
Gunmen last night killed four persons and injured another along Railway Lane in Spanish Town, St Catherine. Dead are: * Twenty-one-year-old Nicardo Moore, otherwise called 'Blacks', of Railway Lane * Twenty-one-year-old Kirk Barrett,...
A woman died after being hit along the Rose Hall main road in St James early this morning. The deceased has been identified as Angella Summerville-Palmer of a Flower Hill address in the parish. The police report that about 2:30 a.m., the woman was...
Robert Nesta Morgan, Minister without Portfolio with responsibility for Information in the Office of the Prime Minister, has lashed the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) for what he has described as its poor handling of the provision of...
A St James wanted man who escaped police custody has been captured. The police say Terence Powell, otherwise called 'Baboo', was held on Saturday during a targeted operation in Granville in the parish. Powell previously escaped police...
British Prime Minister Boris Johnson will face a no-confidence vote Monday that could oust him from power, as discontent with his rule finally threatens to topple a politician who has often seemed invincible despite many scandals.
A policeman attached to the Portland Division was killed in a motor vehicle crash in Orange Bay in the parish early this morning. The name of the district constable, who was based at the Port Antonio Police Station, has not been released....
In a tactical move aimed at circumventing a Christopher Williams-led faction, the Jamaica College Old Boys’ Association (JCOBA) 1908 voted on Saturday to adopt limited liability status for purposes of taxation and charitable status. The JCOBA 1908...
WESTERN BUREAU: Ending the winter with an impressive 800,000 stopover visitors, Jamaica’s tourism sector is expected to continue its buoyancy and surpass pre-COVID-19 arrivals by year end. But the number of visitors is not the only reason for...
Although many Jamaicans remain sceptical about the National Identification System (NIDS), all major deposit-taking institutions in Jamaica have signed a memorandum of understanding (MOU) on Friday to partner with the Government for a pilot...
Minister of Health and Wellness Dr Christopher Tufton said that a school nutrition policy has been sent to lawmakers and is expected to be enacted soon. “The policy is at an advanced stage to help fully regulate the industry,” he said at the June 2...
WESTERN BUREAU: TRELAWNY IS set to become Jamaica’s newest frontier for developments. This view was further enhanced by Aubyn Hill, minister of industry, investment and commerce, who announced that several mega free zones, as part of a special...
MANDEVILLE, Manchester: While a number of stakeholders in Manchester continue to eye city status for the parish’s capital and lobby for the consideration of this title, Prime Minister Andrew Holness said Mandeville must first complete a master...
Serious concerns about the large number of youth facing the law in the parishes of Portland, St Mary, and St Thomas prompted the Eastern Circuit Children’s Court to implement several programmes in observance of May as Child Month to motivate them...
Twenty-year-old construction worker Jevaughn Dixon was on Saturday charged in connection with a robbery that occurred along the Pineapple main road in Ocho Rios, St Ann. A court date for Dixon, alias 'Biggs', who is from Seville...
A Westmoreland farmer accused of a July 2020 gun attack on men who were searching for a stolen cow has been charged. Odane Cooper, 27, of Wharf Road in Smithfield, was charged on Saturday with three counts of shooting with intent and...
A mechanic was stabbed to death in St Ann early Sunday morning following an argument with a woman at a club in Brown's Town. He is Quan Campbell, 20, of Enfield, Brown's Town. A man who is a suspect in the killing is said to be on the run....
Two tourists and a tour bus driver are now in hospital after a car with gunmen crashed into the vehicle along the Barbican main road in Hanover this afternoon. The three gunmen were also injured in the crash and were taken to hospital where they...
Burnt human remains were found on Saturday along Lincoln Avenue in Arnett Gardens, St Andrew. The hands of the deceased were severed and placed beside the body. The body is about 5 feet 8 inches long and appears to be in its early 20s. It is...
China Harbour Engineering Company (CHEC), which is the main contractor for the Southern Coastal Highway Improvement Project, will be addressing the issue of underperformance of subcontractors. Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Economic...
Three men were gunned down in Pleasant View, Bull Bay, St Andrew early this morning. Dead are: * Twenty-six-year-old Kevin Bonfield, otherwise called 'Killi Killi', of White Hall, St Thomas. * Twenty-nine-year-old Orville Hermit, otherwise...
The Jamaica College Old Boys Association last night elected a new executive to run the affairs of the organisation that has been embroiled in controversy. The association, after being prevented from having its annual general meeting on the school...
