The man held in connection with a large gun and ammunition find in Old Harbour, St. Catherine on Sunday night is to spend another 9 days in police custody.
The 17 year old youth charged for the murder of a York Castle High School student was remanded when he appeared in the St. Ann’s Bay Resident Magistrate’s Court this morning.
Torrential rain is threatening to displace dozens of tombs at the Charlestown maroon cemetery in Buff Bay, Portland, after water from a nearby river flooded several graves.
The Governments of Jamaica and China are expected to sign a number of agreements when the Vice President of the People’s Republic of China, Xi Jinping visits the island this week.
As concerns mount about the rapid slide in the Jamaican currency against its US counterpart the government has disclosed that several measures are being taken to bring stability to the dollar.
The National Security Ministry is investigating the circumstances which led to the unrest at the Fort Augusta Adult Correctional Centre between last night and early this morning.
The National Works Agency (NWA) said it has reopened at least single lane traffic majority of the over 60 roads which were affected by heavy rains in the parishes of St Mary, St Thomas and Portland over the past two days.
The Bureau of Special Investigations is probing the circumstances under which a 38 year old man was killed by a licensed firearm holder in Westmoreland this morning.
Authorities at the Fort Agusta Correctional Centre in St Catherine said they have managed to restore order at the facility following an unrest among the occupants last night.
The team set up to deal with the divestment of Air Jamaica said it expects a final proposal by month end from the three airlines that have expressed an interest in buying the national entity.
