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A businessman was gunned down while at a mechanic in Kingston on Thursday night and his licensed firearm was stolen by his attackers. The deceased has been identified as 36-year-old Keniel Wilson, otherwise called 'Wilo', of Bougainvlla in...
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While happy with the price per bag for yam, farmers in South Trelawny say this excitement has been overshadowed by thieves. Farmers in the area say they are pleased that the price per hundred is now fetching $25,000. Unfortunately, this price has...
The United Kingdom-based Privy Council has denied an application for permission to appeal by 47-year-old Jamaican businessman Steven Causewell who was convicted for the murder of his ex-girlfriend at her home located at Oakland Apartments....
The body of a man with multiple stab and chop wounds was found in Petersfield, Westmoreland on Thursday. He has been identified as 33-year-old labourer Dwayne Williams, otherwise called 'Monkey Man', of Pullet Lane in Petersfield. The...
The Government has imposed states of public emergency (SOEs) in the parishes of St James, Hanover, Westmoreland, St Catherine, and Clarendon, and the St Andrew South Police Division in response to high criminal activity. The 14-day security...
Come Sunday, December 10, new arrangements will take effect in Mandeville, Manchester as part of a traffic improvement programme undertaken by the National Works Agency (NWA). The NWA says Caledonia Road will function as a one-way corridor from the...
Charges are pending against a St James mother who allegedly threw her five-month-old daughter to her death from a three-storey building in Barrett Town. The police say the woman, who then jumped from the building, remains in hospital since the...
Dismissed principal of Seaforth High School in St Thomas Calbert Thomas has been given a further stay of execution to January 24 next year, barring the institution's Board of Management from filling the vacancy. The stay was granted...
Consumers have been advised to brace for disruptions in domestic food supplies, especially for vegetables, consequent on the impact of heavy rains from Potential Tropical Cyclone 22. “In the short term, we anticipate disruptions to our food...
The capacity of three local organisations that work with vulnerable communities has been bolstered by the Canadian Government through its Local Engagement and Action Fund (LEAF). Grant funding totalling Can$170,467 (approximately J$19.5 million)...
WASHINGTON, DC: Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who is on a working visit to Washington, on Tuesday held high-level talks with US National Security Advisor Jake Sullivan on several matters affecting the region ranging from crime to climate change....
The Ministry of Labour and Social Security is currently providing early intervention services to some 3,124 children between birth and six (0-6) years, with developmental disabilities. Portfolio minister Pearnel Charles Jr made the disclosure in a...
Jamaica’s Prime Minister Andrew Holness has said that his recent four-day visit to the United States (US), during which he met with top US officials, was part of his Government’s strategic mission. Speaking Wednesday night, during a virtual...
Professor Marvin Reid was recently awarded the fellowship designation by the World Organization of Family Doctors (WONCA), at the WONCA World Congress and Conference in Sydney, Australia. In a release, The University of the West Indies (UWI) said...
The University of the West Indies (UWI) Mona campus is set to launch a joint Periodontal Research Programme after receiving a US$1-million grant from the National Institute of Health’s (NIH) National Institute of Dental and Craniofacial Research...
The separation costs for the two executive directors at the NCB Financial Group, which operates the largest conglomerate, totalled $5.8 billion, according to audited results released this evening. The quantum includes $4.8 billion in shares...
