An energy-packed crowd descended on the Treadways area of Linstead, St Catherine, in an atmosphere filled with glowing tributes and belly-deep weeping on Sunday, April 28. It was an occasion to say goodbye to 25-year-old Kevar Burrell, who died on 18 March 2019 in a truck incident, which transpired at…
Prime Minister Andrew Holness has announced States of Public Emergency (SOEs) for the parishes of Westmoreland, Hanover and St James. He, during a press conference at his Kingston offices this morning, April 30, disclosed: “After careful consideration and review of the crime statistics - in particular violent crimes which have…
Members of a family, who on Sunday buried a loved one that died tragically last month, are again grieving after another tragic episode. The latter tragedy unfolded on Saturday night, April 27, while cops were engaged in a running gun battle with three gunmen who later turned out to be…
The police have made a public appeal for residents of Lima district in Adelphi, St James, to assist with an investigation into the death of 74-year-old Evelyn Blair who was set ablaze on Thursday, April 25. The JCF said: “Reports are that, about 6AM, Blair was walking along the roadway…
The woman who was shot dead in the Linstead area of St Catherine on March 10, has been remembered for, among other things, her business acumen, her unconditional love for the daughter she had when she was 15 years old, and her plans to get baptized. Verona Slack, also called…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 29-year-old auto body repairman Derrick McIntosh from Cave district in Savanna-la-Mar, Westmoreland, has been missing since Friday, April 26. He is of dark complexion, slim build, and is about 183 centimetres (6 feet) tall. The JCF said: “Reports from the Savanna-la-Mar Police are that…
While preparation for the burial of her murdered mother was in full swing, Ashanti Blackwood last week travelled to the Cayman Islands, where she won a gold medal in chess at the CARIFTA Games, representing her homeland - Jamaica. Members of the winning chess team yesterday travelled to Linstead, St…
The Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) said 28-year-old vendor Jermaine Sinclair, otherwise called ‘Bredda’, from Glasscole Avenue in Rockfort, Kingston 2, has been missing since Tuesday, April 23. He is of brown complexion, slim build, and about 168 centimetres (5 feet 6 inches) tall. He also has a scar on the…
When her daughter died seven months after childbirth, Yvonne Taylor, who originally is from Lluidas Vale in St Catherine, assumed a big responsibility partly in memory of her caring daughter. She made a solemn promise to ensure the baby boy, Nathaniel McKenzie, also called Nate, lives the best life possible…
A Justice of the Peace from the Lluidas Vale area of St Catherine yesterday expressed outrage over what she described as the poor treatment that was being meted out to her 94-year-old uncle at Spanish Town Hospital. She, in an initial social media post, said: My critically ill uncle has…