TWO 17-year-old boys were arrested and charged after reportedly assaulting a classmate at a Clarendon school on March 27. The boys have been charged with rape, malicious destruction of property, and aiding and…
Jamaica College Gabriel Lim Makes History at Penn Relays
Gabriel Lim, who is from Guyana, made history representing Jamaica College when he won the high school boys’ javelin title on the first day of the 127th staging of the Penn Relays held…
VIDEO: This Jimmy Cliff Song Surpassed 100 Million Views on YouTube
The music video for Jimmy Cliff’s I Can See Clearly Now Reggae song has more than 100 million views on YouTube. The song was originally recorded by Reggae and Pop American singer, Johnny…
Infirmaries to get trained psychiatrists this financial year
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Minister of Local Government and Rural Development Desmond McKenzie has confirmed that infirmaries across Jamaica will have a member of staff trained to provide residents with mental health support as…
‘People are on edge’
BEHAVIOURAL specialists say the series of brazen attacks on Beryllium security teams in recent times is undoubtedly shredding away at any scintilla of safety and peace the average Jamaican would have been holding…
Surge in admission to infirmaries since lifting of restrictions — McKenzie
SAVANNA-LA-MAR, Westmoreland — Nine months after the ban on infirmaries and golden age homes accepting new residents was lifted, there has been a surge in admissions. The ban, which was implemented in 2020,…
FAMILIES FEUDING
WITH 1,121 cases of domestic violence and 12 murders emanating from domestic disputes in the St Catherine North Police Division last year, Deputy Superintendent of Police Jacqueline Dillon says communities in the upper…
Domestic dispute blamed for deadly Greenvale shooting
MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Police here say a gun attack, which left one man dead and three people injured on Sunday morning in Top Greenvale, stemmed from a domestic dispute. Head of the Manchester…
‘I am consistent, reliable and dependable’
GLENDEVON, St James — “I have never really left the road. I have always been engaged with the public,” asserted Prime Minister Andrew Holness, who made it clear on Sunday that he will…
Accused conman used money to pay for his filing, court hears
A man, who reportedly defrauded a woman looking to obtain a bus for a trip, said he used the money to pay for his overseas filing. O’mar Neil was hauled before senior parish…