Newly energised task force puts scammers in cross hairs Jamaica Gleaner 12 Feb 2022 Kimone Francis/ Senior Staff Reporter kimone.francis@gleanerjm.com IN AN apparent call for legislation targeting the migration of lottery scammers who pump millions...
Opposition Leader Mark Golding has pledged the full support of the parliamentary Opposition for the new bill proposing harsh penalties for persons found with illegal firearms. The Firearms (Prohibition, Restriction and Regulation) Act, 2022 has...
HAIR-SAY Rasta King to press claim in civil court after DPP clears cop Jamaica Gleaner 10 Feb 2022 Tanesha Mundle/Staff Reporter tanesha.mundle@gleanerjm.com Nzinga King, who claimed her hair was forcibly cut by a policewoman. RASTAFARIAN NZINGA...
The continuous hike in gas prices has been a major cause for concerns for ordinary Jamaicans over the last few months. However, business owners who use a large amount of the resource to fuel their businesses have started to feel the pinch. Some...
Eight shot, two fatally, at party in Westmoreland Jamaica Gleaner 8 Feb 2022 Hopeton Bucknor/Gleaner Writer hopeton.bucknor@gleanerjm.com AN EVENT to raise funding for a cancer patient’s medical bills was transformed into a scene of death,...
Promoters and other stakeholders expressed their disgust at the Government for banning dog racing without any explanation. They are demanding answers as they have already invested resources into setting up for the new sport. One promoter shared...
New leader of the People's National Party, Michael Manley, delivered a profound speech after being declared the winner over Mr Vivian Blake. Manley gave a glimpse into the society he hopes to create for the Jamaican people while thanking his...
The second Test match between England and West Indies was a very exciting one for both teams and spectators. More than 12,000 cricket lovers filled Sabina Park to see their favourites in action. Published Friday, February 9, 1968 2nd Test: England...
Premier Norman Manley and Opposition Leader Sir Alexander Bustamante stood up to United Kingdom Cabinet and insisted that Jamaica be allowed to be given an independence day. The duo impressed the Cabinet and was given the approval of August 6....
The Plainfield Fire Protection District were called to the scene after hearing reports of a man and pregnant woman in a car park, unable to get to a hospital. According to a Facebook post, a healthy baby girl was born seven minutes after they...
Scott Waring, who runs the YouTube channel 'UFO Sightings Daily', says he has spotted an alien figure watching the Mars rover that resembles a human being. Explaining his proof of life on Mars, Waring scanned over the apparent picture of...
Tili, a 34-year-old local resident of the Sulawesi Island, freed a huge and deadly reptile from the motorcycle part — which was first spotted around its neck in 2016 by wildlife professionals — after a three-week mission. Using chicken...
There were 313 puppies named Boris in the UK in 2020, but this dropped to just 123 in 2012 - perhaps reflecting the change of feelings towards British Prime Minister Boris Johnson. Research conducted by pet insurer Agria also revealed that COVID is...
Desha-Ann and Rashaan Kealoha, who live in Waianac on Oahu, were “shocked” to discover they are being charged for years' worth of a street lamp usage due to a local authority planning error and hope to find a “...
Lima, Peru: The economic growth recorded in 2021 was insufficient to recover labour markets in Latin America and the Caribbean, says a new report released today by the International Labour Organization (ILO). The Labour Overview of Latin America...
BRUSSELS: Whether it’s a place to do business, study, shop, keep in touch, find a partner, or sustain a lifeline to family and friends, we did not need a pandemic to show us why the internet matters. But the pandemic has reminded us that when...
PANAMA CITY: Most countries in Latin America have a long history of receptiveness to migration. But an unprecedented surge in 2021 in the number of people being displaced by political unrest, economic instability, violence, pervasive inequality,...
CAMBRIDGE : Violence against women and girls increases during periods of crisis. So, it should come as no surprise that COVID-19 has added to the risk of gender-based violence. Even before the pandemic, one in three women worldwide reported...
NEW YORK: The price of Bitcoin has undergone yet another wild gyration, rising from $41,030 on September 29, 2021, to $69,000 on November 10, 2021, before falling back to $35,075 on January 23. That is its second-largest decline in absolute value,...
If a picture is worth a thousand words, then it is likely the cartoonist's pen, chock full of underlying meaning and different ways of seeing an issue, may be worth so many more. Take a look at this week past's line-up of cartoons as...
Kidnapping charge apt in taxi case? Jamaica Gleaner 5 Feb 2022 PUBLIC OUTRAGE that Jamoy Pusey, the rogue taxi driver, who, with a car full of passengers, took the police on a wild chase through the Corporate Area on Monday, received station bail,...
THERE IS mounting unease among several Jamaican students pursuing tertiary studies in Ukraine who are without the relevant visas required to leave on short notice, as tension between the Eastern European country and Russia heightens. The students...
COP HELD IN SCAM 18-year J’can police veteran suspected of masterminding US$1.7m lottery racket Jamaica Gleaner 6 Feb 2022 Janet Silvera Senior Gleaner Writer – Hopeton Bucknor also contributed to this story. janet.silvera@gleanerjm.com...
BUTCHERED Community in shock as 24-y-o suspected of slaying parents in grisly attack Jamaica Gleaner 5 Feb 2022 Andre Williams/Staff Reporter WHEN CRASHING sounds jolted some residents of Christian Meadows in Portmore, St Catherine, out of...
