NHT to pay an additional 10,000 contribution refunds by February 9

An additional 10,000 National Housing Trust (NHT) contributors are set to receive their contribution refund for the year 2018 by Monday, February 9. Supervisor for the Contributions, Refunds, Payments and Monitoring Unit, Cameo Simmons Thomas,...

Lawrence Tavern primary students encouraged to 'Dream Big'

The grounds of the Lawrence Tavern Primary School in St Andrew were a hub of activity on Thursday as students stepped into the future by dressing as their favourite profession, while exploring potential career paths. From doctors, lawyers,...

19-y-o charged for break-in at Brunswick Avenue, Spanish Town establishment

Nineteen-year-old labourer David Brooks of Walks Road, Spanish Town, St Catherine has been charged with house breaking with intent and malicious destruction of property following an incident along Brunswick Avenue in Spanish Town on Sunday,...

Man charged for 2024 murder of ‘Bringle’ in Admiral Town

A 27-year-old man has been charged by police in connection with the August 2024 shooting death of a man known by the alias Bringle in Admiral Town, Kingston 12. Charged with murder, possession of a prohibited weapon, unauthorized possession of...

Silvera said he did not confess to provocation-linked shooting of wife to protect their children - DPP

Politician Jolyan Silvera said he did not earlier admit to shooting his wife because he did not want to deprive their children of both parents. That's according to a statement from the Office of the Director of Public Prosecutions (ODPP),...

Police seeking ‘Popeye’ for Red Hills, St Andrew gun murder

Detectives assigned to the St Andrew North Police Division are seeking the assistance of the public to locate a man known by the alias 'Popeye' as they investigate a murder case. The man being sought is Jason Omar Channer, who police say is...

Fisherman killed in alleged police confrontation in Thompson Pen

The St Catherine North police are reporting that a 37-year-old man was fatally shot during an operation in Thompson Pen, St Catherine today. The deceased has been identified as Demoy Campbell, a fisherman of a Thompson Pen address. According to...

May Pen police lock-up detainee dies after falling ill

A probe has been launched into the death of a detainee at May Pen police lock-up in Clarendon on Wednesday. He has been identified by the police as 58-year-old Collintine Sutherland of Crofts Hill in the parish. Reports are that about 8:30 a.m.,...

Jolyan Silvera’s guilty plea accepted in wife’s death

Former People's National Party Member of Parliament for St Mary Western, Jolyan Silvera, is one step closer to prison after the Gun Court on Thursday accepted his guilty plea in connection with the death of his wife. The decision was handed down...