Leaders of two major business lobbies have expressed optimism about the sharp decline in murders and other serious crimes in 2023 and hope maintenance of that trajectory will boost the economy.
Police need more time in JDF Credit Union fraud probe
The seven former employees of the Jamaica Defence Force Cooperative Credit Union Limited charged with defrauding the institution had their matter sent to plea and case management when they appeared in court Friday.
Antiguan DPP charged with fraud offered bail
Antigua's Director of Public Prosecutions Anthony Armstrong, who is facing fraud-related charges in relation to three properties, was today re-offered $500,000 bail when he appeared in the Home Circuit Court.
Disruptive inmates transferred from Ocho Rios lock-up
One inmate was treated and released from hospital while at least four others were bundled into a police truck and carted away from the Ocho Rios lock-up Wednesday evening after what a police inspector described as a "major disturbance" at the facility.
Two St Catherine men arrested over rape and abduction of mentally ill woman
Two St Catherine men who reportedly abducted and raped a woman suffering from mental illness have been slapped with several charges.
Don’t focus on the sprat…time to reel in the big red snappers!
By Andrew Clunis
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Usain Bolt must feel like Lewis’ Carroll’s enigmatic character Alice, in the much-celebrated tome, Alice in Wonderland, as the SSL saga becomes ‘curiouser and curiouser’.
87-year-old woman dead after gunmen shot up her house and set it ablaze
An 87-year-old woman died from injuries she received after her house was set ablaze by gunmen on Monday.
The need for moral leadership amid alleged fraud, poor oversight and risks to Jamaica
In early January 2023, news broke that several depositors at the investment firm Stocks and Securities Ltd., (SSL) had been fleeced of billions of dollars.