1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (567+ words) GRIEF and anger were palpable in the Central Kingston community of Smith Lane on Saturday as it was confirmed that seven-year-old Keriecia Hutchinson and her four-year-old brother Samson Cameron had perished in a mid-morning house fire. Residents remembered the two…...

1+ day, 10+ hour ago   (479+ words) MANDEVILLE, Manchester — Police here say they have arrested and charged teenagers as young as 14 years old in connection with serious crimes even as detectives are advancing the clear-up of homicides with 25 murders solved recently, including cases dating back to 2024. Head…...

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (252+ words) ST MARY, Jamaica — The sleepy seaside community of Robin’s Bay was gripped by shock on Thursday as residents struggled to comprehend a brazen daylight attack that left three local men dead. The victims have been identified as 60-year-old shop operator…...

3+ day, 17+ hour ago   (144+ words) ST MARY, Jamaica—A 48-hour curfew has been imposed in sections of Islington following a triple murder in Robin’s Bay on Wednesday. The affected areas cover parts of Baccasswood, Strawberry Field, Rosend and sections of the White Hall main road....

3+ day, 19+ hour ago   (196+ words) TRELAWNY, Jamaica — Aston Coke, the father of slain 10-year-old Shani Coke, died Thursday morning at the Percy Junor Hospital after suffering from a prolonged illness. It comes just under two weeks after his daughter was laid to rest. Her partially…...

4+ day, 16+ hour ago   (120+ words) Myers was originally from Brandon Hill, near the St Andrew-St Mary border. Police said they entered the unit due to “exigent circumstances” — an emergency requiring immediate action — and found Myers and Morgan dead inside. “The deceased were previously married to…...

1+ week, 1+ day ago   (245+ words) Having addressed serious issues such as the COVID-19 pandemic, singjay Magran focuses on the Jamaican penal system with Jail House, his latest song. The self-produced single was released on September 1 by his MG Records. Jail House gives a grim scenario…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (328+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — The judiciary is mourning the passing of former Court of Appeal judge Carl Patterson, whose service to Jamaica’s justice system spanned more than five decades. In a release, the judiciary said Patterson entered the public service on September…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (115+ words) ST ELIZABETH, Jamaica — An alleged gunman was fatally shot by the police moments after he and an accomplice reportedly killed a taxi operator in Nain, St Elizabeth Wednesday afternoon. Police have identified the taxi operator as 48-year-old Rohan Hill. Residents…...

1+ week, 4+ day ago   (121+ words) KINGSTON, Jamaica — A 36-year-old Westmoreland woman has been arrested and charged with creating public mischief after allegedly staging her own kidnapping. The matter was reported to the Savanna-la-Mar police, and investigators from the parish’s Criminal Investigation Branch were contacted. An…...