The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said it has charged a man in relation to 23 stolen goats, which were recovered while being transported along Hayes main road in Clarendon yesterday, August 4. The man charged with larceny of goats is 29-year-old Derron Taylor from Hollywood Road, Phase II, in Hayes, Clarendon. The JCF, in the…
Month: August 2018
3 dead, baby among injured in 3 crashes on Saturday
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said two men and a female pedestrian died today, August 4, in separate motor vehicle accidents in Clarendon, St Mary and Hanover. Two persons, including a baby, were injured. The JCF said the deceased are 47-year-old Colene Carter from Golden Grove in St Mary, Hubert Bailey whose address was not…
Wilks to be laid to rest on Sunday, August 5
Akeem Wilks, who was murdered allegedly by his younger half brother Triston Wilks, will be laid to rest tomorrow, August 5, the family said. Funeral service for the 23-year-old will take place at mid-day inside Life’s Tabernacle - not far from Rockfort Police Station, Kingston. Interment will follow at Dovecot Memorial Park. Akeem, who originally…
Cops seize 2 guns, fatally shoot man in Kingston
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers fatally shot a man and seized two illegal guns during a confrontation at Chancery Lane, Kingston. The incident happened about 10 o’clock last night, August 3. According to the JCF, the police also seized eight rounds of ammunition in the incident. File photo.
Man, woman expel $2.6M worth of cocaine at hospital
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said detectives assigned to the Narcotics Division charged a male and a female for breaches of the Dangerous Drug Act at the Norman Manley International Airport yesterday, August 3. They are 58-year-old higgler Miriam Thompson from Norwood in St James and 56-year-old construction worker Edson Berry from Portmore in St…
Cops seize 400 pounds of ganja in St Elizabeth
The Narcotics Police have commenced investigations into the seizure of approximately 400 pounds of compressed ganja in Spice Grove, St Elizabeth, on Thursday, August 2. It stated that, about 9:30pm, police were on operation in the community when they found seven knitted bags containing 48 parcels, each with compressed ganja. The police said the drug…
80 more Jamaicans leave to work in Canada
Jamaica Information Service - Another 80 Jamaicans will be taking up employment opportunities in Canada under the Seasonal Agricultural Workers Programme (SAWP). The workers, who comprise 80 per cent returnees, will be deployed mainly to Ontario and Nova Scotia. In her address to the workers at a send-off ceremony held at the Ministry of Labour’s…
PHOTOS: Ackera Gowie, Miss Jamaica Festival Queen 2018
5 wanted in Kingston
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has released the names of five people who it said are ‘wanted’ by the Kingston Western Police. “These men are being asked to turn themselves in to the Kingston Western Police immediately,” it added, but did not specify the reason the men have been listed as ‘wanted’. Those asked to…
PHOTOS: Food, and more food at donkey races
PHOTOS: Clarendon donkey is champion in St Catherine
It is not unusual for donkeys from Crofts Hill in Clarendon to cross the border into St Catherine to participate in the annual Emancipation Day races at Top Hill. In fact, the community of Top Hill is located near the border of both parishes; so too is the community of Crofts Hill. ALSO READ: Donkeys…
MISSING: Shorleen Durrant from St Mary
Jamaica Constabulary Force - An Ananda Alert has been activated for 16-year-old Shorleen Durrant of Lucky Hill, St Mary, who has been missing since Thursday, July 12. Shorleen is of dark complexion, slim build, has permed hair, and is about 165 centimetres (5 feet 5 inches) tall. Shorleen was last seen about 3pm at her…
PHOTOS: Donkeys pull crowd | state of emergency cuts earning
Promoters of the annual Emancipation Day donkey races in the Top Hill area of Lluidas Vale, St Catherine, have mixed feelings about the event held yesterday, August 1. They said it was ‘successful’ in terms of the relatively large turnout, but they are concerned that the state of public emergency in the area significantly cut…
PHOTOS: 4 injured at Danks Savoy, Clarendon
Four persons were taken to Chapelton Hospital in Clarendon following a two-vehicle crash this morning, August 1. The accident happened at Danks Savoy in the parish. Up to publication time, Jamaica Beacon was unable to verify how the crash unfolded, as well as the specific condition of those injured.
Weir says sorry
Bronze medalist in the 200 Metres at the 2012 Olympic Games Warren Weir has issued a public apology for what he said is his recent reaction to being stopped by police officers for a routine search in Trelawny. A video of the encounter between the athlete and cops has been widely circulated, with a police…