Warning: There are graphic pictures in this article. On Thursday, at least two men were killed in two different events in a neighborhood off Maxfield Avenue (October 14). According to reports, an unnamed male was shot and killed along Texton Road at 3:30 p.m. While police were responding to the scene, they were greeted with […]
Christopher ‘Dog Paw’ Linton, the purported head of the Dog Paw Gang, has been killed. According to reports, Linton, who was sentenced to 15 years in jail in 2013 on counts of shooting with intent and unlawful possession of a handgun and was released in April when his conviction was reversed in the Court of […]
Dunstan Bryan defended the health and wellness ministry’s decision to administer Pfizer vaccine doses to adults yesterday, despite criticism that it may have jeopardized the State’s intention to prioritize vaccination of children aged 12 to 18, as part of a push to reopen schools for face-to-face instruction. Even as Bryan, the ministry’s chief accountable officer, […]
BOJ gets more criticism for ‘unjustified’ interest rate hike The Jamaica Manufacturers and Exporters Association (JMEA) yesterday slammed the central bank’s decision to raise deposit interest rates by one percentage point, calling it “misguided” and claiming that it will undermine the economy and drive the poorest Jamaicans farther into poverty. “A move of this nature […]
The trial of the 33 alleged members of the Klansman gang from St Catherine was postponed again on Monday as the court awaits COVID-19 test results for two defendants. The findings are likely to be released on Tuesday when the trial resumes. The two defendants, Andre Golding and Owen Ormsby were absent when the case […]
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has cautioned that unvaccinated people should not expect the government to prioritize bed spaces for them in hospitals if they contract COVID-19 in the future. He also emphasized that once the island has achieved a sufficient level of COVID-19 immunization, personal “responsibility” will be critical if virus protection procedures are loosened. […]
Man who didn’t return to cruise ship denies he’s fugitive wanted by US Marshals OCHO RIOS, St Ann — An American man who US Marshals have alleged is a wanted fugitive by the name of Garfield Anthony Michael Sewell yesterday insisted that his name is Eric Lott and he had simply missed his return cruise […]
The Opposition People’s National Party (PNP) is putting pressure on Minister of Energy, Science, and Technology Daryl Vaz to explain an annotation in his one-year US visa, which was renewed two years after it was canceled. In a statement issued on Saturday, the PNP urged Vaz to “immediately provide a complete and honest public disclosure” […]
A crucial prosecution witness said yesterday that when Andre “Blackman” Bryan, accused head of the One Don faction of the St Catherine-based Klansman gang, “gave orders” for individuals to be killed off, no questions were asked of him. “He is not going to provide explanations; he delivered commands, not explanations,” witness number two, who has […]
Corporal Rohan James, Chairman of the Jamaica Police Federation, has expressed displeasure on behalf of the federation’s members after a claim for an injunction to ensure payment of salary owed to rank and file officers for overtime work done since 2008 was delayed once more today. The case, which was brought before the court by […]