Saturday, 24 September 2022 14:38

Cocaine worth $3.7b seized at Ian Fleming airport

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Over 1,000 pounds of cocaine with a street value of US$25 million or J$3.7 billion was seized in St Mary on Friday, law enforcement sources have revealed.

Thursday, 22 September 2022 16:03

Clarendon Massacre Butcher to be Sentenced October 20

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The sentencing of Cocoa Piece killer Rushane Barnett has been set for October 20 in the Home Circuit Court.

Thursday, 22 September 2022 14:05

Death Penalty Off the Cards for Cocoa Piece Murderer

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Director of Public Prosecutions Paula Llewellyn has pulled the death penalty as a sentencing option for Rushane Barnett, the Trelawny man charged for the June 21 murder of his cousin and her four children in Cocoa Piece, Chapelton, Clarendon.

Thursday, 22 September 2022 12:20

Jamaica on alert for approaching weather system

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Jamaicans are being advised to monitor an area of  disturbed weather which is approaching the Caribbean.
A Jamaican great-grandmother who has terminal cancer in the UK has begged the Home Office to resolve her immigration status before she dies, but it has reportedly refused to expedite the case.

Rushane Barnett, the man charged with the murders of a mother and her four children in Cocoa Piece, Clarendon in June, is to be sentenced today.

Rushane Barnett, the man who pleaded guilty to the murder of a mother and her four children in Clarendon, has been charged following an alleged confrontation with cops at the Half-Way Tree lock-up.

A 65 year-old Jamaican drug dealer, who hid crack cocaine and heroin in a body cavity, has been jailed for nine-and-a-half  years in Brighton, England. 
Tuesday, 13 September 2022 15:32

Lt General Rocky Meade Appointed Cabinet Secretary

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The Office of the Prime Minister (OPM) announced on Tuesday that Lieutenant General Rocky Ricardo Meade has been appointed as cabinet secretary and head of the public service.

Saturday, 10 September 2022 17:25

St Thomas - A Parish of Neglect and Woes

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Deon Green

By Deon Green

London, England

Having travelled home recently and expecting a smooth ride from Norman Manley International Airport, based on the improvements that I had heard about from Bull Bay into my neck of the woods in St Thomas, I was surprised by a road development nightmare.

Saturday, 10 September 2022 17:07

Murders Continue to Rise in Jamaica

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Murders in Jamaica have increased by 7.4 per cent so far this year.