Jamaica on Thursday recorded eight new COVID-19 deaths, pushing the tally to 607. The deceased are: A 65-year-old male from St. Elizabeth. An 80-year-old male from St Elizabeth A 69-year-old male from St Elizabeth A 73-year-old male from St Elizabeth An 84-year-old male from St Elizabeth A 79-year-old female from St Elizabeth A 70-year-old male […]
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Bradbadlikethat shot dead in Trinidad
Rising star, Bradbadlikethat, whose real name was Brad Bailey, was shot and killed in the Santa Cruz area on March 31. According to reports, Brad Bailey of Maraj Trace, Santa Cruz was shot and killed around 10:55am. His body was discovered in a track along Blackford Street, Cantaro Village, Upper Santa Cruz. About a day […]
Read More16 y-o girl missing
An Ananda Alert has been activated, and a search is on for 16-year-old Jeneila Richards of Sandy Park, St Andrew, who has been missing since Wednesday, March 31. She is of dark complexion and slim build. Reports from the Matilda’s Corner police are that about 10:40 am, Jeneila was last seen wearing a black dress. […]
Read MoreMay Pen cops arrest man who chopped woman in the head in broad daylight
CLAUDE MILLS The May Pen police arrested and charged a male vendor who was accused of chopping a female vendor during a dispute on Wednesday afternoon. A video, showing the altercation, was widely circulated on social media yesterday where the female vendor was chopped several times by the man who had to be restrained by […]
Read MoreJamaican national first to test positive for UK COVID-19 variant in Grenada
A Jamaican national who went to Grenada earlier this month has been confirmed as the island’s first case of the United Kingdom strain of COVID-19. Acting Chief Medical Office, Dr Shawn Charles, said on Tuesday that the Jamaican man in his 20s, who arrived on March 8, tested positive after five days in the country.
Read MoreWas Khanice dating her killer?
Fifty-year-old mechanic Robert ‘Backra’ Fowler of Portmore, St Catherine has been charged with the murder of 20-year-old accounting clerk Khanice Jackson. He was charged a short while ago. Fowler is to appear in court on April 9, to answer to the charge. He reportedly confessed that he strangled her on Wednesday, March 24, 2021 with […]
Read MoreElderly Ja. woman who beat COVID-19, killed by grandson in the UK
An elderly Jamaican-born woman who beat COVID-19 and was recovering at her home, was allegedly killed by her grandson in the United Kingdom on Thursday. Donovan Miller, a 30-year-old resident of Newham Street, East London, was charged on Friday with the murder of 76-year-old Phyllis Nelson. The elderly woman’s body was found on Thursday inside […]
Read MoreQuenga guns for the ‘Millions’
Eastsyde Records dancehall artiste Quenga is heating up the streets with a new get-money single called ‘Millions’ which was released three months ago on the Eastsyde Records label. “The streets love what a gwaan, people love the metaphors and the flow, and the girls dem love the swag,” the artiste whose real name is Javaughn […]
Read MoreFormer PM Bruce Golding hospitalised again
Former Prime Minister of Jamaica, Bruce Golding, has been hospitalized again. In January 2020, he was admitted to the Tony Thwaites Wing of the University Hospital of the West Indies (UHWI) after complaining of nausea. Then, doctors at the facility conducted tests to discern his ailment. According to reports then, Golding was on his way […]
Read MoreBody found floating in Kingston Harbour
A team of police officers is now at Kingston Harbour where it was reported that a body was found on Friday morning. Reports from sources are that the body is of an elderly person. Further reports are that persons passing the area saw the body in the water and alerted the police. The body has […]
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