The general public has reacted with a mixture of dismay and horror at the death of an 81 year-old inmate, who had severed 40 years in prison without being tried or convicted for an offence. Photos emerged on Twitter that showed the emaciated, insect-bitten body of the 81 year-old man who seemed to have been […]
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WOMAN DOUSES TAXI OPERATOR WITH HOT OIL
A 32-year-old St Andrew woman is now on a murder charge after allegedly dousing a taxi operator with hot oil during a domestic dispute. The police are yet to finalise a date for the first court appearance of the accused, Melissa Sinclair of East King’s House Road. The police say on May 14, Sinclair and […]
Read MoreOswald Spence lost 17 years of life without being charged with a crime
Claude Mills, THE COLD, rotten floor-boards are his bed each night, and his pillow, a rolled up suit of dirty clothes. In his tiny room, which is bare of furniture, there is only a truck engine that has been converted into a coal stove, an axe, two lumps of wood, a pair of old sneakers […]
Read MoreMask-wearing gunman murders St. Thomas businessman
A mask-wearing gunman gunned down a 55 year-old businessman, Arju Balani, at his business establishment on Queen Street, Morant Bay, St. Thomas on Saturday, May 2. Yesterday, there was a video which circulated on social media that showed several cops ferrying an injured Balani otherwise called ‘Raj’ to a waiting police car. Reports from the […]
Read MorePolice terrorize citizens during curfew and government lockdowns
There have been numerous videos circulating online that show law enforcers instructing citizens, allegedly found in breach of the curfew hours (6 a.m. to 6 p.m.) to perform strenuous activities like push-ups or sprints along roadways. One of the videos shows men forced to crawl over 50 feet on the hard gravel after they were […]
Read MoreTwee Geddo helps families on lockdown in St. Catherine in COVID-19 crisis
Hong Kong-based Jamaican dancehall artiste Twee Geddo has been teaming up with Portmore-based radio station, Suncity Radio, to provide groceries for impoverished families under lockdown in Portmore. He has also been sending out his marketing teams to provide ground provisions, eggs, chicken and other essentials to families in the towns of Old Harbour, Spanish Town […]
Read MoreMr. Chicken dies from stroke complications
Dancehall deejay Mr. Chicken, who was part of the Dutty Cup Crew, passed away today. He reportedly got a stroke last Tuesday. and was rushed to the hospital. He subsequently passed away on Monday (August 26th) as a result of complications from the stroke. “The man never gave us any warning, he just drop out […]
Read MoreClive ‘Reggae Master Blaster’ Hudson reaches 400,000 listeners monthly with ‘Brooklyn Swing’ radio broadcast
New York-based broadcaster Clive Hudson, dubbed the ‘Reggae Master Blaster’ by his listeners, has launched a new programme, ‘Brooklyn Swing’ on Tuneinradio and on the streaming platform Youtube which caters to members of the Caribbean diaspora based in New York. “Presently, you can check me out on www.clivehudsonreggae.com, broadcasting 24/7. I am still promoting and […]
Read MoreOne deportee tests positive for COVID-19
Health Minister Christopher Tufton has confirmed that one of the 46 deportees who arrived in Jamaica from the United States has tested positive for the coronavirus. Other countries face similar challenges. Guatemala, the largest source of migration to the U.S.-Mexico border in recent years, fears the U.S. is exporting the virus there through deportation flights. […]
Read MoreHAPPY BIRTHDAY JODIAN FEARON, R.I.P
Today, Jodian Fearon would have celebrated her 24th birthday (April 28th). Jodian Fearon, who died at the University Hospital of the West Indies over the weekend, about six hours after delivering her daughter at the Spanish Town Hospital, “My beautiful daughter. My princess. Words can’t explain. I never knew I would be saying this,” Fearon’s […]
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