Cops kill 'man Voice' in Mount Salem
THE Bureau of Special Investigations (BSI) is probing yesterday’s fatal shooting of a man by the Police in Mount Salem, St James about 12:53 pm.
View ArticleMan pushed to ground, hits head and dies
A man who was involved in a dispute with another at the Nashville Bus Park in Manchester died when he hit his head after being pushed to the ground yesterday.
View ArticleCops false statement makes Stone Crusher gang members walk free
ELDON Calvert, the reputed boss of the notorious Stone Crusher gang, and two of his co-accused, Gleason Calvert and Michael Heron, walked free from the Home Circuit Court this morning due a falsified...
View ArticleAccused ganja smuggler granted bail
ANDREW Sinclair, who is accused of attempting to smuggle marijuana in a box labelled 'National Water Crackers' was today granted $600,000 bail with surety when he appeared in the Corporate Area...
View ArticleJUTC bus, minivan collide in Portmore
PASSENGERS traveling on a Jamaica Urban Transport Company (JUTC) bus this morning narrowly escaped serious injury following a motor vehicle collision close to the Portmore Community College in St...
View ArticleSecond teacher pulled from school
LOS ANGELES (AP) — A second teacher has been pulled from a classroom at Miramonte Elementary School and the number of molestation complaints to the district has increased since a teacher was charged...
View ArticleEx-Stanford exec tells jurors of secret account
HOUSTON (AP) — The ex-chief financial officer for Texas tycoon R. Allen Stanford's businesses says the financier funneled millions of dollars from investors to a secret Swiss bank account that he used...
View ArticleCDA admits deficiencies in its operations
THE Child Development Agency (CDA) has admitted to deficiencies in its operations in a report on the agency's handling of the report on Baby Jeshrun, the child whose body was found inside a suitcase in...
View ArticleBlind, but still at bat
ERROL 'Jigs' Ennis might have lost his sight, but the former parliamentarian's indomitable spirit won't let him slink off into obscurity.
View ArticleTime to move on
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — With the installation of the new Custos of Manchester Sally Porteous finally a done deal, Manchester Chamber of Commerce (MCOC) President and Justice of the Peace (JP) Wendy...
View ArticleDrowned boy’s dad angry at teachers, says he wants closure
BRYAN'S BAY, Portland — Horace Burke stood on the beach in this town on Jamaica's north-eastern coast Friday looking out at the same angry sea that had taken his 16-year-old son Shane the day before.
View ArticleKPH getting better, but...
THE pungent odour that left one feeling nauseous, the filthy walls and the grey clumps and wisps of ancient cobwebs that hung in the Accident and Emergency (A&E) unit of the Kingston Public...
View ArticleWheel and come again
DECLINING membership, the fading interest of the young working population and challenging developments on the labour front, both locally and internationally, have forced the once robust trade union...
View ArticleSem Kun Chin hailed as an outstanding mother and boss
FOR decades, Sem Kun Chin was the woman who stood beside the man and children who built Super Valu Supermarket located off Mannings Hill Road in Kingston.
View ArticleRed Hills Road pays tribute to 'Lion'
RESIDENTS of Red Hills Road came out in their numbers last week Wednesday to pay their final respects to Neville Alfred Sudine.
View ArticleJerome Miles laid to rest
LAST Friday, scores of mourners gathered at the Providence Methodist Church to celebrate the 81 glorious years Jerome Ebenezer Sebastian Miles spent in life.
View ArticleRussia, China veto UN move on Syria
UNITED NATIONS (AP) — Russia and China yesterday vetoed a UN Security Council resolution condemning Syria for its lethal crackdown, hours after Syrian forces bombed the city of Homs, killing hundreds...
View ArticleBigger ships, less greenhouse gases
ANTIPATER of Sidon, a Greek poet, would be writing travel guides had he lived now.
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