Jason Cross

60 days not enough - Stakeholders say time too short for social intervention in ZOSOs; fear it will fail

Published:Wednesday | September 27, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

Stressing that there is no quick fix for a long-term culture of bad behaviour, civil society stakeholders are adamant that the 60-day time frame set out for the implementation of social intervention programmes within the zones of special operations...

Murdered woman was a gangster, Franklyn Town residents say

Published:Tuesday | September 26, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

Residents of Franklyn Town in St Andrew are adamant that a woman who was killed by gunmen early Sunday morning was no saint."Yuh have two man weh dead a Rae Town weh day, and dem seh a she lick dem dung. Dat's why yuh seet suh serious, because dem...

5% in four years not going to happen, says Mahfood

Published:Wednesday | September 20, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

The Jamaican economy will not grow by five per cent in four years without murders going down and the island's tourism pull increased dramatically, CEO of Jamaica Teas, John Mahfood, has said.He was speaking on Tuesday at a Kiwanis Club meeting at...

Fire causes damage at Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church; arsonists believed responsible

Published:Sunday | September 17, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

Fire fighting personnel were called to the Sts Peter and Paul Catholic Church in St Andrew early this morning after sections of the property caught fire in an incident the police believe was caused by arsonists. “It occurred...

Greater scrutiny for FLA and all other National Security Agencies

Published:Thursday | September 14, 2017 | 5:59 PMJason Cross

Greater scrutiny now applies to all government agencies that fall under the banner of national security, such as the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), the Jamaica Constabulary Force, and the Passport Immigration and Citizenship Agency (PICA).This...

Drugs not the answer, young people - Chuck

Published:Tuesday | September 12, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

Young people in Jamaica are being reminded by Justice Minister Delroy Chuck that drugs destroy the brain and, therefore, cannot be the solution for experiencing different degrees of pleasure."These are challenging times for our young people, and we...

Five shot, one dead despite heavy police presence in Spanish Town

Published:Wednesday | September 13, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

Despite a deployment of more than 30 lawmen in Spanish Town yesterday, one man is now dead, while four others - two women and two men - are nursing gunshot wounds at hospital.Gunmen launched a brazen attack inside the arcade, situated next to the...

Bail denied! - Judge says el-Faisal's could be flight risk

Published:Monday | September 11, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

Muslim Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal who is wanted in the United States on terrorism-related charges, was denied bail when he appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court yesterday. Parish Court Judge, Broderick Smith, in denying...

41 students now JN scholars - Highest number to receive bursaries

Published:Sunday | September 10, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

Since the inception of the Jamaica National (JN) Foundation's scholarship programme in 1983, this year had the highest number of awardees to receive bursaries that should go towards their academic expenses from first through to fifth form.Forty-one...

Muslim Sheik Abdullah el-Faisal denied bail

Published:Monday | September 11, 2017 | 5:06 PMJason Cross

Muslim Sheikh Abdullah el-Faisal who is wanted in the United States on terrorism-related charges, was denied bail when he appeared before the Kingston and St Andrew Parish Court this afternoon. In turning down the bail application, parish...

Mourning Mickolle - Tears and rain as scores say farewell to teenager killed in ‘Jungle’

Published:Saturday | September 9, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

Five weeks after Mickolle Moulton was killed in her bed, the police appear no closer to finding her killers and her family and friends appear no closer to getting over her loss.The pain was evident in the faces and voices of those who turned out for...

Charges soon for man accused of killing 11-y-o boy in Rema

Published:Tuesday | September 5, 2017 | 6:52 PMJason Cross

Robust investigations have led the police to capture a man who is accused of shooting and killing 11-year-old Michael Keating on Sunday night, in the St Andrew community of Wilton Gardens, popularly called 'Rema'.A source close to the incident...

Menacing Hurricane Irma powers forward

Published:Wednesday | September 6, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

Even as it watches closely, Jamaica is assessing the level of assistance it can offer to islands across the Caribbean region that have been devastated by Hurricane Irma, now a powerful Category Five storm.Yesterday, Prime Minister Andrew Holness...

Wrong and strong - Security Council admits data blunder but defends Mt Salem zone selection

Published:Tuesday | September 5, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

Despite coming under pressure for citing and acting on inaccurate data that led to Mount Salem in St James being chosen as the first zone of special operations (ZOSO), the National Security Council (NSC) has declared that it was not apologetic for...

11-y-o shot dead - Conflicting reports emerge as boy dies one day before entering grade six

Published:Monday | September 4, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

Described by his mother Tameka Graham as a "good youth", 11-year-old Michael Keating had been all fired up, anxiously anticipating the rough preparation he would have embarked on for the sitting of the Grade Six Achievement Test in March next year....

Security forces on edge in St James after killing of influential man in Granville

Published:Monday | September 4, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

Despite announcing that things are under control within the first zone of special operations in Mount Salem,St James, members of the security forces are now on edge after receiving threats from angry gangsters in Granville following the killing of...

District constable's colleagues shocked by killing, circumstances surrounding his death

Published:Thursday | August 31, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

The killing of District Constable Roshane Walderston by a team of policemen on Wednesday night in Drewsland, St Andrew, has plunged some of his colleagues into a state of speechlessness and shock.Official police reports are that at approximately 10:...

Prisoners pass CSEC despite struggles - Plans afoot to increase subject choices for inmates

Published:Tuesday | August 29, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

The encouraging Caribbean Secondary Education Certificate (CSEC) results produced by some of the island's prisoners this year have sparked motivation for human-rights group Stand Up For Jamaica, which has added more subjects to its curriculum in...

Clayton: Anderson an inspired choice for FLA chairmanship

Published:Monday | August 28, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

News that former head of the Jamaica Defence Force (JDF), Major General Antony Anderson, is tapped to take over the chairmanship of the Firearm Licensing Authority (FLA), has received a thumbs up from at least one professor at the University of the...

Go high-tech in crime fight, says UWI professor

Published:Sunday | August 27, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

University of The West Indies Professor Anthony Clayton, while expressing agreement with National Security Minister Robert Montague, who, last week, said that the Jamaica Constabulary Force was woefully short of members, said that the problem is far...

Gov't builds new police dorms to cope with planned membership increase

Published:Friday | August 25, 2017 | 12:00 AMJason Cross

National Security Minister Robert Montague on Wednesday cut the ribbon to a new set of dormitory rooms at Harman Barracks in St Andrew in anticipation of an influx of new recruits who will need to be housed properly during long training periods.The...

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