Family searching for missing Hanover elderly man Relatives of Winston Watson are worried as they search for the elderly man, who went missing from his home in the Lethe district of Hanover last Tuesday.
JCF mourns death of policeman The Jamaica Constabulary Force is mourning the death of a member who died in hospital. Detective Sergeant Brenton Armstrong passed away on Thursday night at a Corporate Area hospital.
Businessman fatally shot, tourist wounded in Negril restaurant robbery A 36-year-old businessman was shot and killed and a visiting Czech medical doctor was injured during a gun attack and robbery along Norman Manley Boulevard in Negril, Westmoreland, on Friday night.
St Catherine businessman fined $500,000 over illegal gaming boxes St Catherine businessman, Leroy Sharpe, on Friday pleaded guilty to two counts of selling gaming boxes without a licence and was fined $500,000 or three months’ imprisonment in the parish court.
NWA tackling flooding and road damage in Hanover amid heavy rains Minister with responsibility for Works, Robert Nesta Morgan, has instructed the National Works Agency (NWA) to take immediate steps to mitigate flooding in the town of Lucea, Hanover.
August Town man shot dead and burnt, reggae artiste Etana claims family under attack A man was found dead with what appeared to be gunshot wounds to the head and his body was partially burnt following a fire at a premises along August Town Road in St Andrew early Saturday morning.
Caribbean Airlines discontinues and adjusts some routes State-owned Caribbean Airlines (CAL) on Friday announced that, effective June 1, it will discontinue services on the Dominica, St Kitts, and Ogle in Guyana to Suriname routes as it continues to “focus on operational reliability, customer experience and long-term financial stability.” The airline also said it will reduce the frequency of its flights to the French islands of Martinique and Guadeloupe to twice weekly.
St Catherine court eases reporting conditions for pregnant Haitian woman charged with illegal entry A Haitian woman charged with illegal entry will learn her fate when she returns to the St Catherine Parish Court on December 1 after her case was postponed pending further input from immigration authorities.
Rising global oil prices weighing on Jamaican economy – PIOJ Rising global oil prices continue to weigh on the Jamaican economy, according to Director General of the Planning Institute of Jamaica (PIOJ), Dr Wayne Henry. Speaking during the institute’s quarterly briefing on Wednesday, he emphasised that Jamaica’s economic structure remains highly sensitive to global shocks, particularly those affecting the nation’s major trading partners.
Carney vows a better Canada after Alberta plans a vote on seeking independence Prime Minister Mark Carney said Friday he’s determined to build a better Canada after the leader of the country’s oil-rich province of Alberta announced a public vote on whether to move toward independence.