St Andrew South Western Member of Parliament (MP) Dr Angela Brown-Burke has denounced a recent upsurge in violence in Whitfield Town as the security forces impose a curfew to restore calm. The 48-hour curfew began at 6 p.m. on Wednesday, but that...
The security forces are keeping a close watch on sections of Mountain View Avenue, particularly Nannyville Gardens and its environs, after the murder of the community strongman’s brother on Monday night. The deceased has since been identified as...
A Kingston man has been charged with cruelty to a child after he allegedly physically assaulted and injured a nine-year-old boy accused of sexually assaulting his daughter of the same age. The alleged incident occurred more than a week ago. The man...
Weeks before her scheduled migration overseas, and nearly three months after the birth of her child, the family of Ronesha Gilbert-Morgan has been plunged into mourning and is, instead, in the process of planning her funeral. Gilbert-Morgan, 28,...
A mother is now regretting sending her son outside to get fresh air, only for him to be murdered by gunmen a day after receiving his status letter from The University of the West Indies (UWI). Keauno ‘Popsy’ Watson, 23, was elated when it was...
A Jamaican mother and her infant, who had been fleeing violence in a Kingston garrison where their family was marked for death, are breathing a sigh of relief after they were released from US Border Patrol detention and entered the North American...
The authorities are seeking to identify a woman who was killed in a bizarre hit-and-run involving two motor vehicles on Thursday night along the busy Marcus Garvey Drive thoroughfare in Kingston. They are also imploring the driver who left the...
The Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) has indicated it has no legal interest in the shooting death of Private Ejay Domville despite a Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) statement yesterday indicating that authority over the probe into the...
The mother of Private Ejay Domville is hoping that today’s autopsy will begin to provide answers to the myriad questions swirling around in her head since the 20-year-old was shot dead while on duty in Denham Town, Kingston, last Friday. “I’m not...
The Jamaica Civil Aviation Authority (JCAA) yesterday dispatched a team of investigators to probe an accident involving a small plane yesterday at the Tinson Pen Aerodrome, which resulted in the hospitalisation of the pilot and passenger. Up to...
A number of cops who reportedly collected money from partygoers to provide unauthorised escorts with service vehicles to events in St Ann during the recent holiday period are under investigation. The Gleaner understands that the probe was...
Women fearing for their lives have begun vacating a Waterhouse, St Andrew community following the murder of 43-year-old Tameka ‘Aneeka’ Samuels and the wounding of her daughter on Balmagie Avenue in the community Tuesday night. Samuels, who resided...
At 5:29 p.m., the right foot of dancehall star Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer connected with Tower Street in downtown Kingston. It was his first step into freedom from prison and into the welcoming embrace of a crowd of supporters chanting his name....
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier who was found dead in a service vehicle parked along the Palisadoes road in Kingston on Tuesday morning has been identified as 30-year-old Corporal Sekou Medder. In a statement, the JDF said it was saddened...
The family and friends of a Kingston woman are praying and hoping for the best amid concerns that she might lose an eye following an acid attack yesterday at her workplace at Pavilion Plaza in St Andrew. They also believe that she was the target of...
The day after Hurricane Beryl’s onslaught, Marvin Lawrence went to his place of business and found that a large tree had fallen on to the roof, compromising the structure. The resident of Mountainside in St Elizabeth was all smiles last week when...
A bizarre series of events at the Half-Way Tree Police Station in St Andrew on Monday ended in the shooting deaths of a well-known businessman and a respected police sergeant. It was pandemonium at the St Andrew Central Divisional Headquarters on...
Residents in sections of St Elizabeth feel that Jamaica at large has yet to comprehend the magnitude of Beryl’s devastation. They describe the July 3 storm as a blend of hurricane, tornado, and earthquake, which severely damaged homes and farms in...
The Constant Spring police are keeping a close eye on sections of Whitehall Avenue following the deadly early morning shooting yesterday. Three persons were struck with bullets, one fatally. The deceased has been identified as Marlon ‘Cripple’...
With approximately six weeks before the commencement of the new school term, the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY) is facing a Hurricane Beryl damage assessment bill of $2.7 billion. And the estimated amount, arrived at on Thursday, could...
Two weeks after Hurricane Beryl ravaged Jamaica’s south coast, displacing numerous families, one matriarch from Manchester is putting her trust in God for recovery amid the storm’s aftermath. Darnett Bent lost the roof of her four-bedroom house...
Amid her roadwork efforts post-Hurricane Beryl, Sheron Honegon took a moment to scroll through her phone on Wednesday, visibly saddened by images of her seven deceased goats. Two weeks after the Category 4 hurricane, she has embarked on a path to...
The families in Kingston Western are battling grief and trauma after two young men, ages 17 and 20, were gunned down hours apart on Monday evening. Johana Williams told The Gleaner that her son, Jermaine McKenzie, a 17-year-old student of Tivoli...
Plans for the funeral of the late basketball prospect Marco-Miche Downer, scheduled for this Saturday, have been placed on hold following conflicting findings in separate autopsies. Marco-Miche, 24, a former national Under-17 representative, who...
The east Kingston Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) is probing two murders which occurred in the police division within 48 hours, driving upwards the homicide numbers and heightening fears of a peaceful summer. The latest incident took place in...
