The Court of Appeal has upheld the convictions and prison sentences of Craig Williams, the former policeman found guilty in 2021 of abducting and raping a 17-year-old girl in St Thomas. In a judgment delivered on February 13, the court dismissed...
A man was fatally shot during an alleged confrontation with police in Portmore, St Catherine on Wednesday. He has not yet been identified. The incident is being probed by the Independent Commission of Investigations. The police reported that...
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) says it is seriously concerned by media reports that the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) is pursuing active investigations into allegations of police-involved shootings involving two police...
The Western Regional Health Authority (WRHA) is reporting that the prevalence of sexually transmitted infections (STIs) and HIV across western Jamaica has remained relatively stable over the past three years, with occasional fluctuations. “We...
The police in St Thomas are probing the chopping deaths of two persons in separate incidents. This afternoon, an unidentified woman was found with multiple chop wounds in Roselle district. No motive nor suspects have been unearthed as yet. The...
The decomposing body of an elderly man was discovered at his home in New Forest, Manchester on Wednesday. He has been identified by police as 63-year-old farmer Errol Warren. The police reported that about 12:30 p.m., information was received...
The police in Portmore, St Catherine are probing the shooting of two men along Port Henderson Road in the municipality on Wednesday night. It is reported that about 11:30 p.m., both men — one of whom is a vendor — were near a business...
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is standing by its criticism of the Government over the continued drawdown of funds from the National Housing Trust (NHT), arguing that the administration is withdrawing money from the trust while...
Residents of Westmoreland are being urged to undergo regular cancer screenings, amid growing concern over rising cases of colon cancer in the parish. Medical Officer of Health, Dr Marcia Graham, noted that the illness is becoming increasingly...
Investigators in the St Catherine Division have charged a 35-year-old man in connection with the theft of several gaming boxes stolen from a business establishment in the parish last week. Charged with shop breaking and larceny is Omar Dennis of...
Maryland Governor Wes Moore has found himself uninvited from the National Governors Association Dinner to take place at the White House tomorrow, an event that is part of the winter meetings of governors from across the United States (US). The...
After Hurricane Melissa devastated a number of parishes in the western parts of Jamaica last October, several individuals and organisations in the diaspora rallied in support of the island. They provided containers of supplies, generators, hospital...
THE UNITED Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) has insisted that international environmental cooperation is alive and kicking – deserving of financial support and continued political will, in the interest of both human and planetary health. “Amid...
JAMAICA IS being encouraged to accelerate its transition away from the ‘take-make-dispose’ model of a linear economy that sees products flooding the island’s waste disposal sites long before the end of their useful life. The case for the...
Sustained community interventions under Project STAR and its partners are being credited with measurable improvements in safety, social development and economic opportunity across May Pen and surrounding communities, once known for high levels of...
WESTERN BUREAU: Amid the growing concerns about garbage collection in St James in the aftermath of Hurricane Melissa, the St James Municipal Corporation (StJMC) is calling for initiatives to educate residents on how to better manage and dispose of...
Twenty-five-year-old Oneish Copeland, otherwise called ‘Dabba’, of the New Wales district in Manchester, has been charged by police in connection with the gun attack that left a four-year-old girl dead and her father injured. Copeland, a labourer...
The police have charged a man who allegedly brandished a gun during a dispute with a man in Clarendon and later attempted to flee Jamaica. He is 42-year-old businessman Fabian Fraser of Rocky Point, Clarendon, and Ontario, Canada. He has been...
The National Works Agency (NWA) is carrying out major patching of the main thoroughfare along the Junction corridor, extending from Grande Hole in St Mary to the St Andrew border. Communication Manager at the NWA, Stephen Shaw, said the roadwork...
The police in Westmoreland have charged a 37-year-old man for allegedly using a spear gun to shoot another man in the chest. He is construction worker Cashmar Tomlinson of Strathbogie, who has been charged with wounding with intent. Tomlinson was...
