Detectives in Hanover have arrested two men and named three ‘persons of interest’ regarding a gang feud, which left a female senior citizen and a teen dead at their home in Malcolm Heights in the parish yesterday, July 25. The victims are 91-year-old Doris Frame and 15-year-old Jesse Spence, said the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF)….
Carolyn Warren has resigned as Managing Director of the state-owned National Energy Solutions Limited (NESOL) amid controversy over recently disclosed information that she was convicted of a drug offence 25 years ago. Opposition Spokesman on Energy Phillip Paulwell recently made the disclosure while he called for her to be fired. He later withdrew the call…
A police constable, Ramone Walker, has been charged for the robbery of a Portland couple that was returning from a party on Monday, July 16. He was on suspension prior to the incident that happened at Forte district, said the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF). Walker was stationed in St Thomas. He has been charged with…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said two persons have been taken into custody in relation to a firearm and several rounds of ammunition found at Orangefield, Linstead, St Catherine. The JCF said the seizures were made at a premises during an operation between 1:45am yesterday and 6 o’clock this morning, July 26. “During the search,…
Jamaica Constabulary Force – An Ananda Alert has been activated for Elizabeth Williams of White Hall district, St Ann, who has been missing since Monday, July 23. She is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. Reports are that Elizabeth was last seen at the St Ann’s…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers continue to reap success under the ‘Get the Guns Campaign’ with the removal of three firearms, along with 224 rounds of ammunition, from the nation’s streets. It said reports are that, about 11:30 yesterday morning, officers carried out a special operation on Gordon Crescent in Granville, St…
The Ministry of Health said there will be an increase in user fees for services provided to non-residents, private patients, and patients with health insurance at all public health facilities effective August 1, 2018. Public patients without health insurance will not be affected, as they will continue to benefit from the no-user fee policy, which…
Jamaica Information Service – The Government has earmarked $8.39 billion in budgetary support for high schools for the 2018/19 academic year. This represents a $435.8-million increase over the previous year, according to Education, Youth and Information Minister Ruel Reid. He was speaking during a post-Cabinet press briefing at Jamaica House on Wednesday (July 25). Senator…
Jamaica Information Service – Minister without Portfolio in the Ministry of Finance and the Public Service Fayval Williams says increased local demand for the United States (US) dollar over recent weeks, has resulted in further depreciation in value of the Jamaican dollar against the US currency. The Bank of Jamaica’s website indicates that the rate…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said an unidentified man died as a result of injuries he received in a motor vehicle collision on Union main road in St Elizabeth last night, July 24. It said reports are that, about 11:30pm, the man was driving a Supro 600 R6 motorcycle from Balaclava towards Siloah in the…
Jamaica Constabulary Force: Forty-one-year-old Ellonis Rose, otherwise called ‘Ello’ of Hyde Park Drive, Spanish Town in St Catherine, has been missing since Tuesday, July 17. He is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 175 centimetres (5 feet 9 inch) tall. Reports are that Rose was last seen at home wearing a grey shirt,…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers in St James have listed two men as ‘persons of interest’ in relation to an investigation. They are Linval Thompson and Andre Whittaker who is otherwise called Squash. “Detectives believe both men may be able to assist them with their investigations. However, several attempts to locate them…
A woman who survived being conned, raped, sodomized, savagely beaten and trafficked told an audience in Jamaica today that there is still hope for people who experience human trafficking, adding that victims and their experiences are often misunderstood. Shamere McKenzie, a Westwood High School past student who left Jamaica to live in the United States…
A second man has died in the parish of St Ann within weeks as a result of separate stone-throwing incidents. The deceased in the latter incident is a 50-year-old farmer, Delroy Turner, otherwise called Napky, from Kensington district in Alexandria. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said Turner died from injuries he received during a dispute…
When they were seen together recently at the Jericho Primary School graduation in Linstead, St Catherine, it was difficult to not notice the striking resemblance. Patrice Ashley-Cleghorn has become accustomed to it by now; people telling her how much her son Tajh-Orane Kevaughn McCalla resembles her. Tajh-Orane, who will in September attend his mother’s old…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said two persons have been arrested in relation to the death of a woman and her two children at their house in Tower Hill, St Andrew, this month. Those arrested are a man and a woman, the JCF Corporate Communications Unit told Jamaica Beacon last night. The two suspects are…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 47-year-old taxi operator, Delroy McLeary, who is also known as Town Man, has been missing since yesterday, July 23. He is from Samuel Prospect, Duncans, Trelawny. McLeary is of dark complexion, medium build, and is about 183 centimetres (six feet) tall. The JCF added, “Reports from the Duncans Police…
Police in the United States have arrested 42-year-old Hernel George Garrick for the gun murder of 47-year-old Jamaican barber Barrington Francis, shortly after mid-day yesterday at A&E Barber Shop, along the 6000 Block of Sunset Strip. Co-workers told Florida police that the incident was sparked by an argument the two barbers had over a tattoo….
Office of the Prime Minister – MOODY’S Investors Services has maintained its B3 rating for Jamaica, but has shifted its outlook on the country from stable to positive, the ratings agency announced last Friday. The international ratings agency said the key drivers for the improvement were ongoing fiscal consolidation which, if sustained, supports continued reduction…
By Troy Levy Decades and decades of research shows that bank branch closures always affect poor communities. We know this as a fact, so too the banks. Withdrawing full banking services provided with breathing, talking human beings, is like living in a community without fresh fruits and vegetables. By the end of July 2018, Chapelton,…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said two suspects have been taken into custody in relation to skeletal remains found at Whalley Close, Kingston 6, on Friday, July 20. The remains are those of a female “One of the men is believed to be a Trinidadian. The police are awaiting the DNA results to establish the…
The Special Entertainment Zone, which was implemented in St James to facilitate the just-concluded Reggae Sumfest, has ended. The parish has been under a state of public emergency, but, to facilitate the Reggae festival, the rules were relaxed as at July 15. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF), in a media statement this afternoon, said the…
A man originally from St John, which is located at the border of St Catherine and Clarendon, was shot dead during an altercation at his workplace in Florida this afternoon, July 23. He is Barrington Francis, a barber. Francis was among persons who flew to Jamaica earlier this year to bury his brother, Gregory Seville….
The flamboyant Romario West, popularly known as Papa Moggler, was 13 years old when his mother Lorraine Thomas and three other people died in a motor vehicle crash in Kitson Town, St Catherine. The tragedy boggled his mind for a lifetime, but he mustered the strength to become the staple of parties in and around…
Jamaicans traveling to the Republic of Namibia for business or tourism will not be required to obtain a visa. The Governments of Jamaica and Namibia this morning (July 23) agreed to a visa waiver programme. It’s the first of several agreements between both countries, as Prime Minister Andrew Holness began a full day of discussions…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a curfew has been imposed at Ambrook Lane, Kingston 10, which falls in the St Andrew Central Police Division. It started at 6 o’ clock last evening (July 22) and will continue until 6 tomorrow evening. According to the JCF, the boundaries of the curfew ARE: NORTH: Along Tarrant…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness said he participated this afternoon in the renaming of a street in Klein Windhoek, Namibia, in honour of Jamaica’s national hero Marcus Garvey. “Marcus Garvey was the pioneer of the Pan-African Movement, and advocated on behalf of all black people including Namibians. This occasion compels us to reflect, with deep pride,”…
Jamaica Constabulary Force – An Ananda Alert has been activated for 17-year-old Tashi Taylor of Crawl, Riversdale in St Catherine who has been missing since Friday, July 20. She is of brown complexion, medium build, and is about 175 centimetres (5 feet 9) inches) tall. Reports from the Riversdale police are that Tashi was last…
The bullet-riddled bodies of two young men from Duxes district in Point Hill, St Catherine, have been found elsewhere in the parish. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said residents stumbled upon the corpses along the Barry main road in Guanabovale shortly after seven o’clock this morning, July 22. The deceased are 20-year-old Daniel Jones who…
