By Alexander Shaw, Columnist It is not uncommon to hear or behold people who have become undesirables in certain countries being uprooted from their desired civilization and transported back ‘home’. For many years, the issue of deportation has been plaguing the Caribbean and Jamaica is no exception as – now more than ever, we embarrassingly…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 21-year-old Mikeisha Gayle, otherwise called ‘Nickie’, from 7th Street in Kingston 18 has been missing since Friday, February 15. She is of dark complexion, medium build, and is about 165 centimeters (5 feet 5 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Hunts Bay Police are that Gayle was…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said the bullet-riddled bodies of two men were found this morning (February 18) in the Marley Acres area of Old Harbour, St Catherine. The deceased are 27-year-old Lamar Brown who is also called Simpleton from East Bay Drive, and 31-year-old Damion Campbell who is also known as Brappy from Smith…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 79-year-old Rudolph Forrester from Dorien Avenue in Three Oaks, Kingston 20, has been missing since Monday, February 18. He is of dark complexion, medium build, and is about 172 centimetres (5 feet 8 inches) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Duhaney Park Police are that, about 5am, Forrester…
Several security guards employed to Marksman Limited are pondering their fate after their employer lost a major contract to provide security services at several properties operated by the state-owned Urban Development Corporation (UDC). Reports reaching The Beacon are that the security firm lost its contract to Quest Security Services in a tender process. The rates…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its officers in St Ann have taken two parents into custody as they commence a probe into the death of a three-year-old girl, whose body has a number of bruises and swelling. The child, Athena Forbes, from Bogue Village in Montego Bay, St James, died at St Ann’s Bay…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its investigators are probing the collision that claimed the life of an elderly man on the Green Island main road in Hanover on Saturday, February 16. The deceased is 79-year-old Amos Brissett from Industry Cove, Hanover. According to the JCF, “Reports from the Green Island Police are that, about…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 25-year-old barber Javaughn Davis from Monza in Greater Portmore, St Catherine, is suspected to have committed suicide at his home on Saturday, February 16. It added: “Reports from the Portmore Police are that, about 10am, a relative stumbled upon his body and alerted them. On their arrival, he was…
Fire destroyed a section of the building that houses the offices of the People’s National Party Member of Parliament for St Catherine South East, Colin Fagan. The cause of the blaze, which started about 4 o’clock this morning, is yet to be ascertained. The items damaged include thousands of dollars worth of equipment, furniture, and…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said the Safety Officer shot dead near a hotel at Mammee Bay in St Ann is 43-year-old Joseph Gordon from Rough Road in Glendevon, St James. It further said: “Reports from the St Ann’s Bay Police are that, about 6:55pm, residents heard explosions and summoned them. “On the arrival of…
Police said they seized a magazine containing 12 rounds of ammunition during an operation at Negril Beach Park in Westmoreland yesterday, February 15, adding that a man was arrested and charged in relation to the seizure. He is 34-year-old Orville Bailey, otherwise called ‘Bravo’, from Temple Hall in St Andrew. The Jamaica Constabulary Force said:…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a licensed firearm holder murdered a woman and then fatally shot himself on the Flamstead main road in St James yesterday, February 15. The deceased are 47-year-old businessman Junior Wint from More Park and his common-law-wife 22-year-old Wendy Scarlett from German Town – both in St James. Residents said…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a team of officers assigned to the Portland Police Division seized 950 pounds of ganja during an operation at Norwich in Portland yesterday, February 15. It said: “Reports from the Port Antonio Police are that, about 1pm, lawmen were in the area when a premises was searched and 15…
A Jamaican man who last year was charged under the Dangerous Drugs Act following a cocaine seizure in Montego Bay, St James, has been ordered to pay $250,000 or spend six months in jail. Sixty-year-old Lloyd Arnold from Hopewell in Hanover was sentenced yesterday, February 14, in the St James Parish Court. The Narcotics Police…
Amid what it said are increasing complaints from members of the public, the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has renewed its appeal for people to use social media responsibly and lawfully. “Increasingly, the police have been receiving complaints from members of the public that their images – along with incorrect information – are being circulated on…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said three men who yesterday attempted to elude its officers on Old Melrose Road in Mandeville, Manchester, have been arrested, adding that a firearm and ammunition were seized during the incident. Among those charged is 29-year-old Ovid McKenzie from Evans Street in Clarendon, who was the driver of the motor…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 31-year-old dental assistant Leighton Thompson, otherwise called Spangie, from Hertford district in Westmoreland died as a result of injuries he received in a motor vehicle accident on the Hertford main road yesterday, February 13. The JCF said: “Reports from the Savanna-la-mar police are that, about 1pm, Thompson was driving…
The Spaulding Police have commenced investigations into the circumstances which led to the death of a reportedly mentally ill man whose body was found after a house fire at Bloomwell district in Clarendon yesterday, February 13. The deceased is 21-year-old Cilvinos Hannam, otherwise called Eric, from Bloomwell. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said: “Reports from…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said a team of officers from the Portland Division seized approximately 300 pounds of ganja at White River district in the parish yesterday, February 13. It said: “Reports are that, about 3:20pm, the team was processing a crime scene in the area when they observed six garbage bags containing ganja…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said its Narcotics Police continue to interrupt the movement of illicit drugs with their latest seizure of 100 pounds of ganja and 53 pounds of cocaine in two separate incidents on Tuesday, February 12. It said the first find took place about 11:30am at the Norman Manley International Airport during…
Police have charged former Jamaica Labour Party councillor for Ensom Division in St Catherine, Barrington Bailey, otherwise called ‘Junior’, with illegal possession of firearm. The 40-year-old, who is a resident of Kirkland Heights in Red Hills, St Andrew, is also a licensed firearm holder. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said Bailey was arrested at a…
The police Corporate Communications Unit said a male ‘person of interest’ has been held in relation to the murder of Portland East Member of Parliament Dr Lyndale Bloomfield, who is pictured above. It further noted that the man is not being considered a suspect at this time, but detectives believe he may be able to…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 69-year-old scuba diving instructor Martine Cuggia is suspected to have drowned at sea on Monday, February 11. She is from Boul Labelle in St Therese, Canada; and West End in Negril, Westmoreland. The JCF said: “Reports from the Negril Police are that, about midday, Cuggia was conducting swimming lessons…
Minister of Health Dr Christopher Tufton has declared that the island is now on alert for fever and respiratory Influenza-like illnesses. He said the situation is serious and is bordering on an outbreak, but he did not disclose statistics. “There is a significant increase in the number of cases of fever and respiratory Influenza-like illnesses,…
Police in the Linstead area of St Catherine are still trying to make a breakthrough in their investigation of a murder committed in that town last evening, February 11. They are still trying to ascertain the identity of the deceased man, his address, the reason he was gunned down, and the person who committed the…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 19-year-old student Carlton Brown from Braeton in Portmore, St Catherine, died after being shot several times in his community yesterday, February 11. It further stated that, based on reports from the Portmore Police, Brown was sitting along the roadway about 7pm when men armed with guns approached him. “One…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force said 24-year-old Edward Beason from Fleet Street in Kingston died as a result of stab wounds he received on Arnold Road in Kingston yesterday, February 11. One man was taken into custody. The JCF added: “Reports from the Central Police are that, about 3:30pm, Beason was sitting on a chair at…
Police said a construction worker from Granville in St James died yesterday (February 10) as a result of injuries he sustained in a hit-and-run at Johnson Town, Hanover. He has been identified as Gareth Arnold, 39. The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said: “Reports from the Lucea Police are that, about 2:30pm, Arnold was in the…
A member of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Javaugnie Lewis, died today after he suffered serious head injuries when the service vehicle in which he was travelling slammed into a utility pole at Grange Hill, Westmoreland. The accident, which claimed the life of the St Ann native, unfolded shortly after 9 o’clock last evening, February…
