The police have detained one man in connection with illegal firearm and ammunition find made in Falmouth, Trelawny on Tuesday morning. According to reports, the man was detained after his vehicle was searched by cops and a 9mm pistol along with nine rounds of ammunition was found in his possession. Investigators...
Prime Minister of Jamaica, Andrew Holness has declared a State of Public Emergency in St James. Holness made the announcement moments ago during a live press briefing at Jamaica House citing the level of violence in the second city has reached intolerable limits. "The Government has been contemplating this action for...
Brazilian World Cup winner Ronaldinho has retired from football, according to his agent and brother Roberto Assis. The 37-year-old has not played for a professional team since leaving Brazilian side Fluminense in July 2015. Last July, Ronaldinho said on the sidelines of a friendly in Chechnya that he was “too old” to return...
The Jamaica Bobsleigh & Skeleton Federation (JBSF) today announced that it will be sending a women’s team to the Pyeongchang 2018 Winter Olympic Games in South Korea next month for the first time. Jazmine Fenlator-Victorian, who drove for the U.S. at the 2014 Sochi Games, will pilot the Jamaican sled in...
A limited state of emergency has been imposed by the Government in St James. According to reports, a major military operation is now under way in the entire parish. The details of the operation are not immediately available however Jamaica Defence Force (JDF) soldiers are visible stopping and searching motor vehicles...
Another teacher has been charged with having sex with a minor. According to detectives assigned to the St Catherine branch of the Centre for the Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), a primary school teacher was charged with the offence along with other breaches of the Sexual Offences Act such...
A St Thomas teacher was arrested and charged with having sexual intercourse with a person under 16 years old on Tuesday. According the Centre for Investigation of Sexual Offences and Child Abuse (CISOCA), the man, who teaches the complainant, is accused of convincing the child to engage him in sexual activities...
The Morant Bay Police are reporting that the skeletal remains of an unidentified person was found in Airy Castle, St Thomas on Monday. The discovery was made by a farmer in the area while he was attending to his cows about 7:30 am. The police were summoned and the remains removed to...