The Constant Spring police have issued a public appeal for Dancehall artiste David ‘Mavado’ Brooks from Norbrook in St Andrew to report to the station by midday tomorrow, June 6. It also said the artiste is a ‘person of interest’. “The police believe he can assist with an ongoing investigation,” said the Corporate Communications Unit…
Jamaica Constabulary Force – Eighty-five-year-old Cecil Henry of Thant Place, Bridgeport, St Catherine has been missing since Wednesday, May 30. He is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 180 centimetres (5 feet 11 inches) tall. Reports from the Bridgeport Police are that, about 3pm, Cecil was last seen at home wearing a white…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a curfew has been imposed in sections of Gregory Park, St. Catherine. The curfew began at 6pm today (June 5) and will remain in effect until 6pm on Thursday, June 7. The JCF said the boundaries of the curfew are: NORTH – Along Dyke Road, from the round-a-bout to…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said police have charged the fisherman who they believe is a major player in the illegal drug-for-guns trade. He is 34-year-old Gaffi Daley from Portmore in St Catherine. The JCF said Daley has been charged with possession of ganja, dealing in ganja, use to conveyance, taking steps preparatory to export…
Jamaica Information Service – Minister of Education, Youth and Information, Senator Ruel Reid, has announced that there were improved performances in four of the five subjects used for testing in the final sitting of the Grade Six Achievement Test (GSAT). The subjects are Language Arts, Communication Task, Science and Social Studies. The overall students’ mean…
Deputy Mayor of Mandeville Ervin Facey, who is also a councillor of People’s National Party (PNP), is among three persons who have resigned from their positions in the Manchester Municipal Corporation amid allegations of breaches in approval procedures. Facey is councillor for the Spur Tree Division in the Manchester North West constituency, where Mikael Phillips…
Jamaica Information Service – Effective January 2019, the Government will implement a policy to restrict certain types of sugary drinks in schools and public health institutions. This was disclosed by Minister of Health, Dr Christopher Tufton during his contribution to the 2018/19 Sectoral Debate in the House of Representatives on June 5. “By sugary drinks…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said, for the first time since the start of the year, it is able to report that there is no increase in the periodical murder rate in the St Catherine North Police Division, which include Spanish Town, Bog Walk, Linstead, Ewarton and Lluidas Vale. The JCF, in a press statement…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 29-year-old Rupert Stephens, otherwise called ‘Schoolboy’ from Conrod Lane in Kingston 4, has been missing since Monday, June 4. He is of dark complexion, slim build, and 173 centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Half Way Tree police are that, about 5am, Stephens…
Police have charged one man and are questioning another suspect in relation to the gun murder of Constable Derron Henry, who was attached to the Motorized Patrol Division of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). The man charged on Saturday (June 2) is Omar Ricketts also known as Demus or Alex, a vendor from Chisholm Avenue,…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 51-year-old Dean Webb, an auto mechanic from Orange Hill district in St Ann, has been charged with Driving Under the Influence of Alcohol after he was involved in a fatal collision along the Linstead by-pass in the vicinity of Commodore district in St Catherine. The victim is 43-year-old Denszille…
Police said a suspect has been taken into custody as they intensify their probe into the circumstances under which Dancehall artiste Mavado was prompted to flee the Cassava Piece community of St Andrew amid a hail of bullets on Saturday morning, June 2. The artiste, whose real name is David Brooks, is native of the…
Jamaica Constabulary Force – An Ananda Alert has been activated for 15-year-old Tresique Crammer from Hessen Castle, Calderwood in St. Ann who has been missing since Wednesday, May 02. She is of brown complexion, medium build, and is about 157 centimetres (5 feet 2 inches) tall. Reports from the Alexandria police are that Tresique was…
The Ministry of Industry, Commerce, Agriculture and Fisheries said its minister, Audley Shaw, this week paved the way for Jamaica to play a leading role in the rapidly growing medical cannabis industry. The minister met with representatives from the Canadian Government and the Province of Ontario, as well as some 15 companies and investors who…
One of four families that lost loved-ones during a gun attack roughly four years ago in the Linstead area of St Catherine wants the man convicted of the murders to be put to death. Simeon Miller, a resident of Linstead, will be sentenced on July 6. A seven-member jury deliberated for some 40 minutes in…
The spouse of the Linstead man who was convicted last week for murdering four people has come out in defence of her lover, Simeon Miller, who will be sentenced on July 6. She contacted our news team yesterday to say Miller is being judged merely because of his ‘bad guy’ appearance, adding that he is…
Police said gunmen invaded a woman’s home, robbed her, and then shot her dead last evening (May 28) in the Time and Patience area of Linstead, St Catherine. The deceased is 30-year-old Kidonne Miller. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said: “Reports from the Linstead police are that, sometime after 7pm, armed men allegedly entered Miller’s…
Minister of Transport Robert Montague has announced a number of proposals to improve safety and accountability in the public transportation system, adding that stakeholders will be consulted before a final position is taken on any of the 16 proposals he has made. One of those recommendations would prevent certain convicts from operating taxis. “No driver…
An Ananda Alert has been activated for 15-year-old Shanakay Peart from Kendal in Manchester who has been missing since Monday, May 28. She is of dark complexion, medium build, and about 170 centimetres (5 feet 7 inches) tall. Reports are that Shanakay was last seen at home about 6:45am, dressed in a brown tunic, white…
Minister of Transport Robert Montague said the administration will fast-track the divestment of its radio station, KOOL 97 FM, but he noted that the entity will be improved ahead of sale. “It is a vital and profitable concern that will not be divested as a broken down ramshackle entity,” he declared, adding that the station…
Minister of Education Ruel Reid has defended one of his consultants, Garfield Higgins, who is being accused of openly doing political work despite being a consultant of the government. Higgins, a Sunday Observer columnist, is a senior advisor/consultant to Reid. He has a three-year contract, and earns a basic salary of $3.298 million as well…
While noting that the Airports Authority of Jamaica (AAJ) intends to upgrade the aerodromes that are in operation, Minister of Transport Robert Montague said the authority is seeking investors who are willing to operate flights within the island. “The AAJ is seeking a partner to assist with the setting up of an internal airline to…
Four persons died as a result of injuries they received in a motorcycle collision on the Sheffield main road in Westmoreland yesterday, May 30. Another person, who also received injuries in the collision, has been admitted to hospital. The four who died are all from the parish of Westmoreland. They are: 1) Thirty-three-year-old photographer Everton…
Opposition Member of Parliament for Manchester South Michael Stewart has called for an overhaul of the education system, adding that more emphasis should be placed on teaching values and attitudes instead of focusing merely on academic qualifications needed to make big bucks. He wants the government to relaunch the values and attitudes programme that started…
Police said an investigation is underway in relation to a newborn baby who was found dead yesterday (May 31) in the Riverton Landfill, Kingston 11. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said, according to the Seaview Gardens police, workers found the body among garbage about 4:20pm and called the cops. “Crime scene investigators, who responded and…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said the decomposing body of an unidentified man, wrapped in tarpaulin, has been found in bushes on Sirgany Drive in Kingston. It further stated that, about 6:30pm on Wednesday, May 30, residents made the discovery and summoned police. “On arrival of the lawmen, the body was seen wrapped in a…
Police have confirmed that a 23-year-old labourer from Beacon District in St Elizabeth died as a result of injuries he received in a two-vehicle accident along the Success main road last night, May 31. The body of motorcyclist Chaddie Burton was found a distance away from his head, said the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). It…
Five more persons have been charged with the murder of Patrick ‘Pee Boy’ Davis, bringing the total number of people charged to seven. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said the additional five charged are: 1) Lanchester Coke, otherwise called ‘Bamma T’ 2) Wayne Peart, otherwise called ‘Ratty’ 3) David Biggs, otherwise called ‘Alien’ 4) Delmarco…
