News
May 17, 2026
by Andre Williams
‘Parliament has tied the hands of Justice’ - Samuels calls for GG to pardon producer in imitation firearm case
Senior attorney Bert Samuels is calling for urgent intervention by the State following the sentencing of music producer Ewan Pryce, arguing that Jamaica’s firearms legislation has resulted in a…
May 17, 2026
Teen girl charged after cash stolen from home in Spalding
A teen has been charged with housebreaking and larceny in connection with the theft of $83,000 from a house in Spalding, Clarendon, on May 12.
May 17, 2026
by Rasbert Turner
Kingston man electrocuted while picking breadfruit
A 33-year-old man died from suspected electrocution while picking breadfruit in Pink Lane, Kingston on Saturday. The deceased has been identified as Damani Stewart, a labourer of Pink Lane.
May 17, 2026
Westmoreland man charged for allegedly injuring woman during dispute
A 20-year-old Westmoreland man has been charged after allegedly hitting a woman with a stone and a piece of board during a dispute.
May 17, 2026
by Adrian Frater
Woman shot dead by police in Granville; 'It doesn't look good,' says MP
A woman was allegedly shot and killed by the police in Granville, St James, Sunday afternoon, during a protest to highlight an incident in which a 17-year-old boy was killed a week ago in another…
May 17, 2026
Update | Policeman in Granville fatal shooting interdicted
The High Command of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) has ordered the immediate interdiction of the policeman involved in Sunday afternoon's fatal shooting of a woman in Granville, St James.
May 17, 2026
by Livern Barrett
‘Honey, sell your house’ - Relentless Jamaican fraudster jailed after US$22m jackpot lie bankrupts American retiree
Jamaican lottery scammer Roshard Carty urged a 73-year-old American woman to sell her house and send him the proceeds after she complained in early 2021 that she had run out of money paying the…
May 16, 2026
by Albert Ferguson
Decline in major crimes in St Bess, but murders see slight uptick
WESTERN BUREAU:
Despite currently enjoying a 38 per cent decline in major crimes, there remains heightened concern in St Elizabeth about an uptick in murders, according to Superintendent Coleridge…
May 16, 2026
by Andre Williams
‘We have the money’ - Cops foil $10m daylight robbery, but not before elderly bearer killed by thugs
A vicious daylight attempted robbery in Half-Way Tree, St Andrew, on Friday afternoon left an elderly man dead and triggered major traffic congestion across sections of the Corporate Area as police…