The Reverend Merrick ‘Al’ Miller could not believe what he had just heard after he answered his telephone while relaxing at home with his family last Monday. The caller disclosed that he had been selected to receive a national honour, Commander of...
Constable Granville Ortiz* and two of his colleagues were conducting spot check duties in St Andrew earlier this year when he noticed the driver of a car blew through a red light after making an illegal U-turn. “So, he created an offence for me to...
Another cop has been arrested at the Hunts Bay Police Station in St Andrew. The second one in a month. The police corporal was apprehended by other police personnel “around allegations of corruption”, according to Superintendent Kirk Ricketts,...
Jamaican entertainer-turned-drug dealer ‘Flippa Mafia’ remains joint owner of a $22-million apartment in the upscale neighbourhood of Norbrook, St Andrew, amid a search by local authorities looking to seize assets linked to him. Two high-end...
A businessman has been ordered by the Jamaican high court to remove a flock of exotic birds and other pets from his home in the upper-class Norbrook, St Andrew, area after one of his neighbours complained about the noise nuisance. Alexander Haber,...
Detectives up to late yesterday evening were combing through “some good information” they hope will lead them to two armed thugs who gunned down an off-duty police corporal on Friday night in what is believed to be a targeted killing. At the same...
The man seen on American television stations last week blaming Jamaica’s high murder rate for trying to illegally enter the United States (US) by boat is a “former don” with multiple convictions, Jamaican law-enforcement officials have revealed....
A police constable believed to be a high-ranking member of a violent criminal gang is now in custody facing serious charges, police officials have disclosed. His arrest, according to senior law-enforcement sources, is just the tip of the iceberg as...
Winnifred Jackson’s house now sits precariously near the edge of a gully behind her property in the east Kingston community of Harbour View. The unpaved gully runs behind at least 25 other homes along Harbour Drive and was dug out over five years...
Allowing Dr Dayton Campbell to remain in his position as general secretary of the main opposition People’s National Party (PNP) “weakens the leadership” of the political organisation, one of his predecessors has warned. Almost six months into his...
Keith Clarke did not have a familial relationship with drug lord Christopher ‘Dudus’ Coke, nor did he know him, the widow of the slain businessman has revealed. Dr Claudette Clarke, who, for over a decade, has heard “a number of rumours” linking...
Madria Wellington* was at a bus stop near downtown Kingston waiting on public transportation to get home after a long day at work. It was close to 7 p.m. on a Wednesday evening last month, and the 23-year-old supervisor would soon get into a car...
A prosecutor would have virtually no chance of pinning a charge of assault on a man seen viciously attacking a woman in a viral video without help from the victim on the receiving end of the brutal beatdown, according to legal experts. It appears...
Jamaicans are walking away from their marriages in droves amid the throes of a coronavirus pandemic. Since January 1 this year, some 1,220 divorce applications have been filed in the courts, figures compiled by Court Administration Division (CAD)...
Margaret Alexander* was getting ready to leave work earlier this month when she noticed that her ex-boyfriend had entered the small gaming lounge she managed. The certified locksmith, she claimed, had been stalking her for months, either trailing...
A “comprehensive” audit of the College of Agriculture, Science and Education (CASE) is now under way amid claims of “poor management and lack of accountability” of the institution’s assets levelled by its alumni association. Over the last three...
At least 29 people have died this year in motor vehicle crashes that occurred after the start of the nightly all-island curfews, new statistics have revealed. The death toll resulted from 25 fatal crashes that involved a total of 39 vehicles, some...
A grandmother caught in the middle of an international child custody battle was briefly jailed this week for failing to comply with a court order. Daisy Elizabeth Raymond, 64, a retired teacher, was arrested at her home in Portland about 7:30 p.m....
A silent surge in mental health disorders triggered by the COVID-19 pandemic has placed Jamaica on the verge of a crisis that could have devastating long-term implications, medical experts have warned. There are fears, too, that amid the escalating...
Jonathan Anderson* was convicted in 2015 for a number of traffic breaches he insists he did not commit. But the convictions in the Traffic Court for unlicensed motor vehicle, unlawful use of licence plates, and not having motor vehicle insurance...
Nearly 400 appeals filed in the last four years challenging rulings handed down by Jamaica’s high and parish courts have stalled because of the absence of transcripts. Between 2016 and February 22 this year, a total of 311 transcripts and 67 judges...
The Jamaican Government, after months of silence, has disclosed that it has signed a five-year J$4-billion contract with the Israeli firm ELTA Systems Limited, but has sought to assure Jamaicans that they have nothing to fear. The disclosure and...
Jamaica averaged four murders per day over the first 42 days of this year. For a bloody six-day stretch, which started on January 29, average daily murders climbed to five when a total of 30 persons were killed, including 10 on January 31 alone,...
It was mid-afternoon on Christmas Eve three years ago and the market in the central Jamaica town of Mandeville was buzzing with activities. Suddenly, gunshots rang out, sending shoppers and vendors scampering for safety. When the shooting ended,...
