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Capleton, Sanchez, Romain Virgo among headliners for Jamaica Rum Festival

Man who attempted to steal 10 pound yam ordered to pay $50,000

Mandeville mob victim’s autopsy postponed

Gas prices down $0.25, diesel down $0.25

Defence attorney, prosecutor clash at Petrojam fraud trial

KINGSTON, Jamaica – There was a brief war of words between lead prosecutor Caroline Hay and defence attorney Bert Samuels in the Petrojam fraud trial on Wednesd...

Little Ochie Seafood reopened by health department

MANCHESTER, Jamaica — The Little Ochie Seafood Restaurant in Alligator Pond, Manchester was on Saturday reopened by the Manchester Health Department. The restau...

11 more men listed as wanted by Kingston West Police

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston West Police have listed 11 more men as wanted in connection with serious crimes committed in the Division. They are: Kearon...

Tertiary students set to benefit from Sagicor Foundation Scholarship Programme

KINGSTON, Jamaica – With a value of up to $300,000, tertiary students will have an opportunity to further their studies with less financial burden as the Sagico...

Two dead in Westmoreland motorcycle collision

WESTMORELAND, Jamaica — Two motorcyclists died in a collision along Llandile main road in Savana-la-mar, Westmoreland on Tuesday. One of the deceased has been i...

Mr Easy teams up with Current Boss for ‘Stoplight’

Nothing ever comes easy for Mr Easy. He had to claw and fight his way to success in the intensively competitive dancehall industry. That is why when he recognis...

Kingston West Police list wanted men

KINGSTON, Jamaica — The Kingston West police have listed several individuals as wanted in connection with murders and shootings committed across the Division. T...

131 new COVID-19 cases, three more deaths

KINGSTON, Jamaica — Jamaica on Tuesday recorded 131 new cases of COVID-19 and three new virus-related deaths, bringing the total confirmed cases to 135,462 and ...

Salvador Ramos: From troubled teen to school shooter

UVALDE, USA (AFP) - Bullied at school, difficulties at home, a history of self-harm: the young man who gunned down 19 small children in Texas had a troubled bac...

St James most wanted wept, begged for his life when captured

MONTEGO BAY, St James- Twenty-four-year-old Nikeelo Lewis, who was the most wanted on the St James police list, reportedly openly wept and begged for his life w...

‘No more drama’: Lincoln 3Dot seeks to rebrand

The music career of Lincoln 3Dot, by his own admission, has been driven by controversy, which became such a defining aspect of his persona that it was hard for ...

Father punches daughter after empty juice box found in kitchen sink

A dispute over an empty juice box resulted in a daughter hauling her father to the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court on Tuesday. Wayne Smith pleaded guilty to...

UN official says small island states ‘suffer disproportionately’ when disasters strike

BALI, Indonesia (CMC) — Deputy Secretary General of the United Nations, Amina Mohamed, Wednesday highlighted the need to focus on least-developed countries (LDC...

Court told travel request by Petrojam general manager ‘a bit unusual’

A request for overseas travel which came from former General Manager of Petrojam Floyd Grindley in August 2017 was found to be "a bit unusual" by former permane...

Police assisted Skeng after he was pepper-sprayed, no animosity between them — Townsend

KINGSTON, Jamaica — There is no animosity between the police forces and dancehall sensation Skeng even after an incident at the airport yesterday when he was ph...

Kate Moss denies Depp ever pushed her down staircase

FALLS CHURCH, Virgina (AP) — Supermodel Kate Moss, a former girlfriend of Johnny Depp, denied Wednesday that she had ever been pushed or assaulted by Depp durin...

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