Three schools get $200k each from Sandz

Three schools across the parishes of St Andrew and St Catherine were the benefactors of  generous donations, following Twenty14 Limited's recent completion of its yearly charity initiative.  The company, formerly...

More Dengue cases recorded; one death confirmed

The Ministry of Health and Wellness has advised that the number of presumed, suspected and confirmed Dengue cases has increased to 1,060. Of that number,132 are confirmed Dengue cases with the Type 2 strain dominating the confirmed case count...

Mom hands over student accused of assault to police

Following a case of assault at the B.B. Coke High School in St Elizabeth, the mother of the student accused of being the aggressor, handed him over to the police earlier today. Acting parish commander Superintendent Coleridge...

Man tied to suspected shooter in Tupac Shakur’s 1996 killing arrested in Las Vegas, AP sources say

LAS VEGAS (AP) — Las Vegas police have arrested a man in the deadly 1996 drive-by shooting of Tupac Shakur, a long-awaited break in a case that has frustrated investigators and fascinated the public ever since the hip-hop icon was gunned...

Witness recalls 'Beachy Stout' 'disgraced' by wife's alleged infidelity

A witness in the murder trial of Portland businessman Everton 'Beachy Stout' McDonald, recalls his former boss being 'disgraced' by his now deceased wife's alleged infidelity with a policeman. The...

Pastor's stolen gun recovered

The Portland police say they have recovered a gun which they believe was stolen from a Pastor in Boscobel, St Mary, and have taken into custody three men in relation to the seizure. The gun was recovered during targeted...

'Fry Eye' shot dead in Old Harbour

A man said to be a person of interest in a case of murder, was allegedly shot and killed by the police during a confrontation in Old Harbour, St Catherine on Wednesday morning. He has only been identified as 26-year-old Farquaharson, or "Fry...

109 additional teachers join education system

One hundred and nine new teachers have joined the education sector over the last two weeks. They bring to 1,264, the total number of new teachers who have entered classrooms since the start of the new school year on September 4. On September 13,...

Curfew imposed in Grants Pen

Following Sunday's triple murder in Grants Pen, St Andrew, the police have announced that a 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of the community. The curfew began at 6:00 a.m. on Wednesday and will remain in effect...