Four men have been charged with multiple offences following an armed robbery in Beecher Town, St Ann, on April 5. The accused are 39-year-old Ricardo Thompson, 24-year-old Rodean Brown, and 33-year-old Niecko Nelson, all of Spanish Town, as...
Two farm workers are to appear in court on Wednesday following the seizure of 9.6 kilograms of cocaine at the Norman Manley International Airport on April 10. The accused have been identified as Leroy Thomas and Dwight Gardner. Reports are that...
Residents of the Westgreen community in Montego Bay, St James will benefit from a comprehensive, year-long recovery and development programme under the VM Foundation’s Adopt-a-Community initiative, funded in partnership with the PriceSmart...
LONDON: Former south London-based radio DJ and Peckham BMX club founder, Michael Pusey MBE, has thrown his hat into the political ring and will be running for Mayor of Croydon in next month’s Local Council Elections scheduled for May 7. Pusey, who...
Health and Wellness Minister Dr Christopher Tufton is defending limits on overtime hours for vector control workers, even as local officials and frontline staff warn that the restrictions are contributing to gaps in mosquito fogging and service...
More than a dozen educational institutions were among 64 organisations that received grants totalling nearly US$1 million ($150 million) from American Friends of Jamaica (AFJ) at a ceremony held at the United States Embassy in St Andrew on Tuesday...
Music producer and artiste manager Jahvel “ Jahvy ” Morrison, one of the accused in Sunday’s shooting incident at the Big Wall party, has been formally charged by police following a question-and-answer session with investigators late Friday....
Three Haitians who were captured on a fishing beach after they illegally entered Jamaica pleaded guilty in the St Catherine Parish Court on Friday. The accused are Radelairie Desir, Emanae Michael and Eliza Syllable all of Port-a-Prince, Haiti...
Police Commissioner Dr Kevin Blake has highlighted incidents of misconduct involving members of the police force that have been posted to social media as “cause for grave concern”, while urging cops to call out misbehaving colleagues. In his...
Podcaster Jaii Frais has been charged by the police in relation to Sunday’s shooting incident at the Big Wall party. The content creator, whose real name is Jhaedee Richards, was this afternoon charged with wounding with intent, shooting...
The man charged for allegedly attacking St Ann’s Bay Mayor Michael Belnavis with a machete inside his home was granted $300,000 bail in the St Mary Parish Court on Thursday. Twenty-five-year-old Chad Thomas, of Ramble in Oracabessa, St Mary, is...
Popular music producer Jahvel ‘Jhavy Ambassador’ Morrison, who has been detained in connection with Sunday’s shooting at the Big Wall party, is to be either charged or released by 6 p.m. today by the police. The order was made by Parish Judge...
Minister of Sport Olivia Grange says the Government is monitoring developments following a decision by World Athletics to deny requests from 11 athletes, including four Jamaicans, to switch allegiance to the Republic of Türkiye. The ruling by...
A 45-year-old vendor from Linstead, St Catherine, who is accused of sexually assaulting his tenant, has been granted $200,000 bail with surety. The accused, Dwight Blake, is facing three counts of indecent assault. Blake was granted bail when...
A judge in the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court Friday morning ruled that popular vlogger Jaii Frais must be charged or released by 6 p.m. today by the police. The order was made arising from an application made by his attorney Isat Buchanan...
The Major Organised Crime and Anti-Corruption Agency (MOCA) is reporting that it has arrested and charged two more persons in connection with its ongoing investigation into an $80 million phishing scam at National Commercial Bank (NCB). Twenty-...
The People’s National Party (PNP) is mourning the passing of singer-songwriter Ernie Smith, hailing him as a gifted creative whose music helped define a generation and capture the everyday spirit of the Jamaican people. In a statement, the party...
Truck drivers travelling along the main thoroughfare in St.Thomas, particularly on the Morant Bay to Kingston route, are demonstrating improved compliance with proper load transport practices, thereby reducing risks to other road users. This was...
Minister of Culture and Entertainment Olivia Grange has paid tribute to iconic reggae singer-songwriter Ernie Smith, saying his voice will resound in hearts and memories forever. Smith, 80, passed away yesterday after being hospitalised in...
Lawmen assigned to the Kingston Western Police Division have seized 33 rounds of ammunition during a targeted operation on Upper Second Street in the area on Wednesday night. The police report that about 10:00 p.m., a team carried out an...
Several farmers in the St Mary communities of Belfield, Cromwell and Enfield on Wednesday received farming tools and equipment aimed at strengthening their agricultural ventures and promoting more sustainable livelihoods. The items were donated by...
WESTERN BUREAU: Retired educator Dr Cecile Walden was honoured in glowing speeches and songs on Wednesday night at the Sam Sharpe Teachers’ College (SSTC) in Montego Bay, where a remembrance service was held in her honour. Scores of past and...
The JN Foundation has channelled approximately $1.4 million to the Mustard Seed Communities’ (MSC) Blessed Assurance home in St James to assist with critical rebuilding following severe damage by Hurricane Melissa. The funds were allocated from...
Relief supplies assembled for Jamaica’s elderly in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa have yet to reach their intended recipients. The items have been collected and packed, but their organiser is now seeking corporate sponsors and logistics...
WESTERN BUREAU: Agriculture Minister Floyd Green is calling for animal health and welfare to be formally integrated into disaster risk reduction and management strategies across Jamaica and the wider Caribbean. In remarks delivered by Orville...
