A number of cops who reportedly collected money from partygoers to provide unauthorised escorts with service vehicles to events in St Ann during the recent holiday period are under investigation. The Gleaner understands that the probe was...
Women fearing for their lives have begun vacating a Waterhouse, St Andrew community following the murder of 43-year-old Tameka ‘Aneeka’ Samuels and the wounding of her daughter on Balmagie Avenue in the community Tuesday night. Samuels, who resided...
At 5:29 p.m., the right foot of dancehall star Adidja ‘Vybz Kartel’ Palmer connected with Tower Street in downtown Kingston. It was his first step into freedom from prison and into the welcoming embrace of a crowd of supporters chanting his name....
The Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldier who was found dead in a service vehicle parked along the Palisadoes road in Kingston on Tuesday morning has been identified as 30-year-old Corporal Sekou Medder. In a statement, the JDF said it was saddened...
The family and friends of a Kingston woman are praying and hoping for the best amid concerns that she might lose an eye following an acid attack yesterday at her workplace at Pavilion Plaza in St Andrew. They also believe that she was the target of...
The day after Hurricane Beryl’s onslaught, Marvin Lawrence went to his place of business and found that a large tree had fallen on to the roof, compromising the structure. The resident of Mountainside in St Elizabeth was all smiles last week when...
A bizarre series of events at the Half-Way Tree Police Station in St Andrew on Monday ended in the shooting deaths of a well-known businessman and a respected police sergeant. It was pandemonium at the St Andrew Central Divisional Headquarters on...
Residents in sections of St Elizabeth feel that Jamaica at large has yet to comprehend the magnitude of Beryl’s devastation. They describe the July 3 storm as a blend of hurricane, tornado, and earthquake, which severely damaged homes and farms in...
The Constant Spring police are keeping a close eye on sections of Whitehall Avenue following the deadly early morning shooting yesterday. Three persons were struck with bullets, one fatally. The deceased has been identified as Marlon ‘Cripple’...
With approximately six weeks before the commencement of the new school term, the Ministry of Education and Youth (MOEY) is facing a Hurricane Beryl damage assessment bill of $2.7 billion. And the estimated amount, arrived at on Thursday, could...
Two weeks after Hurricane Beryl ravaged Jamaica’s south coast, displacing numerous families, one matriarch from Manchester is putting her trust in God for recovery amid the storm’s aftermath. Darnett Bent lost the roof of her four-bedroom house...
Amid her roadwork efforts post-Hurricane Beryl, Sheron Honegon took a moment to scroll through her phone on Wednesday, visibly saddened by images of her seven deceased goats. Two weeks after the Category 4 hurricane, she has embarked on a path to...
The families in Kingston Western are battling grief and trauma after two young men, ages 17 and 20, were gunned down hours apart on Monday evening. Johana Williams told The Gleaner that her son, Jermaine McKenzie, a 17-year-old student of Tivoli...
Plans for the funeral of the late basketball prospect Marco-Miche Downer, scheduled for this Saturday, have been placed on hold following conflicting findings in separate autopsies. Marco-Miche, 24, a former national Under-17 representative, who...
The east Kingston Criminal Investigation Branch (CIB) is probing two murders which occurred in the police division within 48 hours, driving upwards the homicide numbers and heightening fears of a peaceful summer. The latest incident took place in...
For the past week, Venasia Stewart has endured sleepless nights, deeply troubled that, despite efforts from friends, family, and the authorities, her son – who was known for his helpful nature – could not be found. Despite being distressed, a...
The United States this week made significant donations to Jamaica to assist the island with Hurricane Beryl relief efforts following the passage of the Category 4 system last week. On Wednesday, it donated over US$80,000 in medical and hurricane...
After investing nearly half a million dollars in a slaughterhouse just over a month ago to boost her poultry business, Lasharner Latouche only used it before it came crashing down during the passage of Hurricane Beryl last week. She returned to her...
O’Neil Robinson and a few of his close pals braved Hurricane Beryl’s fierce winds and heavy rain in their southern St Elizabeth community of Mountainside late on Wednesday. Their goal was to clear fallen trees blocking the way to his mother’s house...
Residents of Maxfield Avenue in Kingston expressed surprise at one of their own who got the opportunity to live the American dream, but instead, according United States (US) authorities, ran afoul of the law in a major gun and drug running...
High Court judge Justice Andrea Thomas put on a near-50-minute master class on Thursday as she ruled that the present incarcerated status of dancehall entertainer Vybz Kartel and two men he was previously convicted with on a murder charge, did not...
All eyes will be on the Supreme Court in Kingston today where Justice Andrea Thomas promises to ‘school’ the parties involved in her ruling on Vybz Kartel’s habeas corpus application, pending a murder retrial decision in the Court of Appeal. The...
Tuesday morning’s gun murder of prolific footballer Rafiek Thomas while he slept at his Denham Town home has dealt an immediate blow to the youth of west Kingston who idolise him. Thomas, 39, was shot dead and a 35-year-old man left injured after...
A wave of horror and bloodshed moved across Jamaica on Tuesday as a series of shootings unfurled, leaving at least seven people dead and 11 injured. The deadly incidents unfolded in several police divisions in a string of separate incidents....
The St Andrew North police, having seized four illegal firearms and 46 assorted rounds of ammunition across the division in five days, believe they have made a significant step in reducing the bloodletting and murders in the space. In the latest...
