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13 Sep, 2025 0

‘Salla Bagga’ facing gun charges over Manchester shooting spree

A Clarendon labourer has been charged with multiple firearm-related offences after three men were shot and injured during a gun attack at a business place in neighbouring Manchester in March. The…
Letters
13 Sep, 2025 0

Stop live streaming acts of violence

THE EDITOR, Madam: I am writing to express my deep concern about a troubling trend that has emerged in our society, the live broadcasting of violent crimes for clicks and views. Recent incidents,…
13 Sep, 2025 0

Police hunt man accused of raping 15-year-old in St Catherine

Police in St Catherine are searching for a man who allegedly sexually assaulted a 15-year-old girl during a break-in at her home on Thursday. The Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child…
Letters
13 Sep, 2025 0

Don’t vilify, rally around Calabar

THE EDITOR, Madam: As a graduate of Calabar High School and former member of Calabar Cadet Unit, I feel compelled to respond to Dale Britton’s letter ‘Those Calabar lockouts’. Calabar is not merely…
13 Sep, 2025 0

Farmer charged over discharge of licensed gun during dispute in St Elizabeth

A St Elizabeth farmer, who is a licensed firearm holder, has been charged over the discharge of his weapon during a dispute with another man in his community earlier this year. The accused has been…
Letters
13 Sep, 2025 0

Letter of the Day | True help to Haiti

THE EDITOR, Madam: CARICOM members are taking careful note of the US’s current treatment of Venezuela. Trinidad Prime Minister’s endorsement of its slaughter of the Venezuelan fishermen is,…

Gender and development practitioner Judith Wedderburn.
13 Sep, 2025 0

Real power shift needed

Despite a marginal increase in the number of women that will sit in Lower House when it resumes, at least one gender advocate believes the country is still falling short in its representation of women…
13 Sep, 2025 0

Two boys accused of stealing 'pardner’ money in St Andrew

The police have charged two teen boys over the theft of cash from a house in Temple Hall, St Andrew, between August 18 and 20. The two, who are both 15, will not be named as they are children.…
JMMB Group head office, Haughton Court, New Kingston.
13 Sep, 2025 0

Tech entrepreneur blames JMMB for business collapse, bank rejects claims

A software engineer has filed a lawsuit against JMMB Bank (Jamaica) Limited, claiming the financial institution’s decision to freeze his account and withhold sums totalling US$35,000 or $5.6 million…