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February 19, 2019
Former councillor of the Ensom City Division in St Catherine Barrington Bailey was today granted $150,000 bail when he appeared in the St Catherine Parish Court. The 40-year-old is charged with illegal possession of a firearm. In making the bail ap... Read More
- February 19, 2019 Spokesperson on Gender Affairs Natalie Neita says the opposition wants the government to introduce a programme to assist at-risk families with coping mechanisms to lessen the frequency of domestic violence. In a statement today, Neita expressed al... Read More
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February 19, 2019
More than half the vehicles in Jamaica are uninsured, a statistic that is of huge concern to road-safety officials and one which the police consider “frightening”. A study conducted by the Jamaica National Group, based on data culled from Tax ... Read More
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February 19, 2019
The Court of Appeal has upheld the conviction of eight former members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) who were found guilty on July 28, 2014 of failing to comply with a requirement of the Independent Commission of Investigations (INDECOM) ... Read More
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February 19, 2019
The National Water Commission (NWC) is reporting that it is using emergency contracting and procurement procedures to implement an interim measure to provide more water to areas impacted by the unrepairable break on the Ferry Transmission Pipeline... Read More
- February 6, 2019 Defence attorney Peter Champagnie has described as “odd” a Crown witness’ reaction when a .38 revolver was presented to him in court during the Vanessa Kirkland murder trial nearly four weeks ago. Champagnie quoted the witness, who was a pass... Read More
- February 6, 2019 At least seven people set to be deported to Jamaica have been granted a last-minute reprieve, with dozens more put on a charter flight for removal, according to activists. Campaigners working with those due to be deported by the Home Office believ... Read More
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February 6, 2019
DAVIE, Fla. (AP) — A Florida teen will be tried as an adult on charges that he beat his mother with a baseball bat and lit her on fire with a Molotov cocktail because she scolded him about sneaking out of the house and using social media. James ... Read More
- February 4, 2019 The University of the West Indies (UWI), Mona says the institution’s senior management is awaiting a formal report from the police regarding the discovery of a body on the campus this morning. In a statement, the university says the body of the f... Read More
- February 4, 2019 Government plans to restart deportation charter flights to Jamaica as early as this week have been attacked as “brutal” and “a scandal” by leading Labour politicians. The Home Office said a flight to the island will take off in the coming... Read More
Entertainment News
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February 19, 2019
J’ouvert has always assumed an important role in the carnival season in Trinidad and Tobago, Barbados, Grenada and here in Jamaica. There are currently about three separate local J’Ouvert events, but for 2019, carnival in Jamaica, Real Auth... Read More
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February 1, 2019
ardi B has made a brief appearance in a New York City courtroom in a case stemming from a strip club melee last fall. The Bodak Yellow rapper’s check-in lasted all of a minute on Thursday. She’s due back on April 4 on misdemeanour reckless end... Read More
Recent Sport News
- February 19, 2019 Fresh off a historic Test series win over England, interim Windies head coach Richard Pybus wants the home side to execute their plans in the upcoming five-match one-day international (ODI) series. The Windies recently defeated England 2-1 to captu... Read More
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February 1, 2019
With its 43rd staging scheduled for February 23, the Gibson McCook Relays is the oldest development meet on the local athletics calendar. But in recent times, it has been receiving stiff competition from other meets. And in order to make it... Read More
- November 22, 2018 For decades, social analysts have highlighted the need for young men in Jamaica's low-income communities to be consistently engaged in social intervention programmes. They have also emphasised the effects of cultural exchange in broadening one'... Read More
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