Jamaica to begin issuing e-passports to the public
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On Friday, March 31, 2023, the Passport, Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA) is to go live with a new high-security electronic or e-passport document to members of the public.
J’can gets 50-year sentence for sexually abusing foster children
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A Jamaican man residing in the United States, who sexually abused two of his foster children over a two-year period, has been ordered to serve 50 years in prison.
Jamaican Muslim Cleric sentenced to 18 years in US prison for terrorism
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Judge scolds convicted gangster for urinating in a court
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TED Prince, alias Mawga Man, the belligerent convict who, while on trial for crimes committed by the notorious Klansman gang openly urinated in the centuries-old Supreme Court, was Thursday convicted of contempt of court by Chief Justice Bryan Sykes, who denounced his action as "contemptuous".
Portmore serial rapist Chaddane Harris sentenced to 96 years
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Convicted serial rapist Chaddane Harris, who drove fear into female residents of Portmore, St Catherine, was on Tuesday sentenced to a combined 96 years in prison at hard labour by Justice Bertram Morrison in the St Catherine Circuit Court.
Two women and a man were shot dead on King Street in the vicinity of National Heroes Circle in Kingston shortly before midnight Thursday.
Rank-and-file cops officially sign off on Government wage offer
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Rank-and-file members of the Jamaica Constabulary Force (JCF) on Tuesday night officially signed off on the Government's public sector compensation review programme.
Jamaica’s Premier lottery provider, Supreme Ventures Limited, is pleased to announce that the Super Lotto jackpot prize is now at a historic
$514M.
Managing director at HEART/NSTA Trust Dr Taneisha Ingleton is confident that the entity is in a position to absorb loss of revenue and increase in applications under the new programme that Prime Minister Andrew Holness announced last Thursday.
NINETY-FIVE per cent of public sector workers have now accepted Government's wage offer under its compensation restructuring programme, and will start receiving payments this month.
The People’s National Party (PNP), along with its Youth Organisation (PNPYO), is expressing outrage at the “racial inference” used by Finance Minister Nigel Clarke to characterise the Leader of the Opposition, Mark Golding, in Parliament on Tuesday.
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Security guard beaten in attempted robbery at Mandeville ATM
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A security guard was beaten by gunmen during an attempted robbery at a National Commercial Bank (NCB) automated teller machine (ATM) at Bank House Mall in Mandeville on Tuesday morning.
A police source confirmed that the incident happened about 2:00 am.
The source said the guard, who was on duty, was physically assaulted and had to be taken to hospital for treatment after the gunmen attacked him.
The gunmen reportedly vandalised the ATM but were unsuccessful in removing cash from it.
The Manchester police have increased their patrols close to ATMs and money couriers.
“We have heightened our presence where [criminals] might target,” said the source.
This follows Sunday’s brazen attack in Portmore, St Catherine on Beryllium couriers.
Three Beryllium security guards were shot while servicing an automated teller machine at Scotiabank in Braeton Parkway.
Cleon March, the acting assistant commissioner of police in charge of crime, said that the robbers in Sunday's daring heist of a Beryllium truck absconded with $23.2 million.
He also revealed that the cops are pursuing several excellent leads to apprehend the perpetrators and that "a breakthrough is imminent".
‘Breakthrough imminent’ in Beryllium robbery case, says cop
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Cleon March, the acting Assistant Commissioner of Police in charge of crime, has confirmed that the robbers in Sunday's daring heist of a Beryllium van absconded with $23.2 million.
NCB warns of service delays following attack on Beryllium team
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The recent gun attack on a Beryllium team at Scotiabank in Portmore, St Catherine, has caused service disruption for National Commercial Bank Jamaica Limited (NCB) customers.
Four guards shot in $23 million Beryllium heist in Portmore
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Beryllium Limited has confirmed that one of its vehicles and the assigned crew members came under heavy gun attack at Scotiabank’s Cookson Pen Branch in Portmore, St Catherine on Sunday.