RUNAWAY BAY, St Ann — Saying Prime Minister Andrew Holness's statement on allegations of a multi-billion-dollar fraud at investment firm Stocks and Securities Limited (SSL) had not gone far enough, general secretary of the Opposition People's National Party, Dr Dayton Campbell has urged the Government to "step aside" if it is unable to effectively handle the crisis and outline the way forward.
Read more: 'Not enough': Campbell blasts Holness's handling of SSL issue
BURLINGTON, Vermont (AP) — A Jamaican-born man charged with killing his live-in girlfriend in 2018 then fleeing to the island where he evaded authorities for nearly two years pleaded guilty Friday to second-degree murder and was sentenced to 20 years to life in prison.
Read more: Jamaican pleads guilty to killing girlfriend in US
National Commercial Bank employee Khadene Thomas, who was hauled before the courts on Friday to answer charges of defrauding a client who knew and trusted her, is now being investigated in connection with funds missing from three additional clients' accounts.
Read more: Alleged NCB fraudster Khadene Thomas remanded as sums, clients increase
Popular selector 'DJ Kentucky' has been arrested and charged following allegations that he raped a 12-year-old student from Montego Bay in St James.
Read more: DJ Kentucky arrested following allegations of sexual assault on 12-y-o
Dwight Henry, the St Mary man who pleaded guilty earlier this month to killing two United States missionaries in the parish six years ago, has been sentenced to life imprisonment for the crimes.
Read more: Life sentence/28 years for St. Mary man who killed two US missionaries