Acorrectional officer at the Tower Street Adult Correctional Centre in Kingston is under investigation after he was held with contraband on Tuesday.
Eight Florida residents plead guilty to cocaine charges in Jamaica
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Eight Americans were convicted for breaches of the Dangerous Drugs Act when they appeared before the St Ann Parish Court on Tuesday, November 29.
The United States Government will be increasing its investment in Jamaica with some US$34 million committed to violence reduction, combatting human trafficking, cybersecurity, energy security, and initiatives to boost the economy.
Gov't mulling new SOE's after current ones end tonight
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PRIME Minister Andrew Holness says he will be watching carefully to see if the crime rate will rise after the states of public emergency (SOEs), which he declared on November 15, end today.
Guard says Patterson told him he killed 'Slickianna' — prosecutor
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MONTEGO BAY, St James — The prosecution told the court on Monday that Rushawn Patterson had told security guard Rohan "Early B" Rose that he killed social media influencer Aneka "Slickianna" Townsend, but Rose's lawyer has called into question the level of his client's culpability after that conversation took place.
Bunting doubles down on PNP's non-support for States of Emergency
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Peter Bunting has insisted that the Opposition People's National Party (PNP) was following the tenets of the Jamaica Constitution when senators under his column voted against an extension of the latest state of emergency last Friday.
Declare more states of emergency, O'Brien Chang urges Holness
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One of Jamaica’s leading businessmen and public commentators, Kevin O’Brien Chang, is urging Prime Minister Andrew Holness to declare states of emergency (SOEs) for another 14 days when the current SOEs that were declared for seven parishes on November 15, expire on Tuesday.
What's next? PNP votes down extension of State of Emergency
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Opposition senators on Friday dealt a major blow to the Government’s main crime-fighting tool when all eight of them voted against extending the states of emergency (SOEs) that were declared for seven parishes by Prime Minister Andrew Holness on November 15.
TEF head calls on young people to help build a better Jamaica
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Executive Director of the Tourism Enhancement Fund (TEF), Dr. Carey Wallace, is encouraging young persons to play their part and help build a better Jamaica.
Guns, 120 rounds of ammo seized as cops raid most wanted man's hideout
Written by Super UserPolice have intensified their search for Nesta Morrison, the man who now heads the country's most wanted list, after they raided a place believed to be one of his hideouts in St Thomas on Thursday.
Paulette Simpson yet again makes UK's top 10 most influential black people list
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United Kingdom-based Jamaican executive, Paulette Simpson has been ranked among Britain’s top 10 most influential people of African or Caribbean heritage.
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Slickianna murder case transferred to the Circuit Court
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The case against Rushane Patterson, the man charged with the murder of social media influencer Aneka "Slickianna" Townsend, is to begin shortly in the St James Circuit Court.